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MAYHEM – Deathcrush LP orig

By cooch | Published 03/27/2010

OK, I’ll be the first to admit I really can’t stand black metal. The whole genre seems a little too clowney for me, with dudes hiding out in the woods with their faces pained and carrying swords. I remember my brother got this LP a couple years after it came out (he was doing a black/death metal zine at the time), but at that point I was probably 14 years old and more concerned with listening to Black Flag and scrutinizing the collage on the back of the SOD lp.

That being said, this LP is one of the classics of genre and keeps getting more and more expensive each year. I think my bro sold this for $300 or so about 10 years ago, which was pretty mind blowing at the time. And metal, in general, to me, is a genre where older fans/collectors tend to hang on to their records, so this stuff just gets harder and harder to find every year.

The description is pretty outrageous and worth reading, the seller seems pretty nuts.

picture of Dead when he was dead, vocals by Dead when he was alive

By Josh | Published 03/03/2010

Norwegian black metal heroes Mayhem live February 28, 1990 in Sarpsborg, Norway with original vocalist ‘Dead’ on vocals. The real novelty of this record is the cover.

Its a picture of the singer (whos name was) Dead that was taken after he commited suicide. The picture was taken by Euronymous, the guitarist of Mayhem when he first discovered the body. Theres also a rumer that he picked up some bits of Deads skull and later made jewlery for himself and some friends from the pieces.

The LP itself is a bootleg that is not considered a ‘semi-official’ release. The seller says that its limited to 300, but its been repressed a bunch of times. I know that some pressings added another 4 songs that were recorded after Deads suicide with Messiah on vocals.

As much as I would like to have this record I’ll never pay what true black metal fans think its worth. Today (3.3.10) is my birthday though so feel free to buy it and have it shipped directly to me as a present!