101X and No Control Radio Presents:
Mayhem
Keep of Kalessin, Hate, Abigail Williams
Sunday, December 4
Doors: 9:00 pm / Show: 9:00 pm
Emo's - Inside
$22
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Mayhem
Mayhem is a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1984 [2] in Oslo, Norway and regarded as one of the pioneers of the influential Norwegian black metal scene. Mayhem's career has been highly controversial, primarily due to the their violent stage performances, the suicide of original vocalist Per Yngve Ohlin in 1991 and the murder of guitarist Øystein Aarseth by former band member Varg Vikernes, then of Burzum, in 1993.
Early years (1984–1987)
Inspired by groups such as Venom, Slayer, Motörhead and Celtic Frost,[3] Mayhem was founded in 1984 by guitarist/vocalist Øystein Aarseth (aka Euronymous), bass guitarist Jørn Stubberud (aka Necrobutcher), and drummer Kjetil Manheim (aka Manheim). The band name is taken from the Venom song, "Mayhem with Mercy".[4] This lineup recorded and released the demo Pure Fucking Armageddon. After its release, Euronymous concentrated solely on guitar after recruiting first Eirik Nordheim (Messiah), then Sven Erik Kristiansen (aka Maniac) as vocalists in 1986. With Maniac, Mayhem recorded the band's first EP, Deathcrush in 1986 and 1987, and released it through Euronymous's newly formed label Posercorpse Music.
The initial 1,000 copy release of Deathcrush quickly sold out. It was later reissued in 1993 by the newly renamed Deathlike Silence Productions as a joint venture with Euronymous's Oslo specialist record shop Helvete.
By mid-1988 both Manheim and Maniac had left the band.
[edit]With Dead (1988–1991)
After two brief replacements, their positions were filled by Swedish vocalist Per Yngve Ohlin (aka Dead) and local drummer Jan Axel Blomberg (aka Hellhammer). According to Bård Eithun of the band Emperor:
He (Dead) wasn't a guy you could know very well. I think even the other guys in Mayhem didn't know him very well. He was hard to get close to. I met him two weeks before he died. I'd met him maybe six to eight times, all in all. He had lots of weird ideas. I remember Aarseth was talking about him and said he did not have any humor. He did, but it was very obscure. Honestly, I don't think he was enjoying living in this world.[5]
With Dead as vocalist, the band's concerts became notorious. Whilst performing, Dead would often cut himself with hunting knives and broken glass.[6] Additionally, the band often had pig or sheep heads impaled on stakes and planted at the front of their stage.[6]
At some point in 1990, the members of Mayhem moved to "an old house in the forest" near Oslo.[7] They began writing songs for their next album, De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas. On 8 April 1991, Dead committed suicide in the house owned by the band. He was found by Euronymous with slit wrists and a shotgun round to the head. Dead's suicide note notably read "Excuse all the blood, cheers." and included an apology for firing the weapon indoors. Instead of calling the police, Euronymous went to a nearby store and bought a disposable camera to photograph the corpse, after re-arranging some items.[8] One of these photographs was later stolen and used as the cover of a bootleg live album entitled Dawn of the Black Hearts.[9]
Eventually, rumors surfaced that Euronymous made a stew with pieces of Dead's brain, and made necklaces with fragments of Dead's skull. Additionally, Euronymous claimed to have given these necklaces to musicians he deemed worthy.
According to Stian Johannsen (aka Occultus), who briefly took position as vocalist after Dead's suicide:
He (Dead) didn't see himself as human; he saw himself as a creature from another world. He said he had many visions that his blood has frozen in his veins, that he was dead. That is the reason he took that name. He knew he would die.[10]
Early years (1984–1987)
Inspired by groups such as Venom, Slayer, Motörhead and Celtic Frost,[3] Mayhem was founded in 1984 by guitarist/vocalist Øystein Aarseth (aka Euronymous), bass guitarist Jørn Stubberud (aka Necrobutcher), and drummer Kjetil Manheim (aka Manheim). The band name is taken from the Venom song, "Mayhem with Mercy".[4] This lineup recorded and released the demo Pure Fucking Armageddon. After its release, Euronymous concentrated solely on guitar after recruiting first Eirik Nordheim (Messiah), then Sven Erik Kristiansen (aka Maniac) as vocalists in 1986. With Maniac, Mayhem recorded the band's first EP, Deathcrush in 1986 and 1987, and released it through Euronymous's newly formed label Posercorpse Music.
The initial 1,000 copy release of Deathcrush quickly sold out. It was later reissued in 1993 by the newly renamed Deathlike Silence Productions as a joint venture with Euronymous's Oslo specialist record shop Helvete.
By mid-1988 both Manheim and Maniac had left the band.
[edit]With Dead (1988–1991)
After two brief replacements, their positions were filled by Swedish vocalist Per Yngve Ohlin (aka Dead) and local drummer Jan Axel Blomberg (aka Hellhammer). According to Bård Eithun of the band Emperor:
He (Dead) wasn't a guy you could know very well. I think even the other guys in Mayhem didn't know him very well. He was hard to get close to. I met him two weeks before he died. I'd met him maybe six to eight times, all in all. He had lots of weird ideas. I remember Aarseth was talking about him and said he did not have any humor. He did, but it was very obscure. Honestly, I don't think he was enjoying living in this world.[5]
With Dead as vocalist, the band's concerts became notorious. Whilst performing, Dead would often cut himself with hunting knives and broken glass.[6] Additionally, the band often had pig or sheep heads impaled on stakes and planted at the front of their stage.[6]
At some point in 1990, the members of Mayhem moved to "an old house in the forest" near Oslo.[7] They began writing songs for their next album, De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas. On 8 April 1991, Dead committed suicide in the house owned by the band. He was found by Euronymous with slit wrists and a shotgun round to the head. Dead's suicide note notably read "Excuse all the blood, cheers." and included an apology for firing the weapon indoors. Instead of calling the police, Euronymous went to a nearby store and bought a disposable camera to photograph the corpse, after re-arranging some items.[8] One of these photographs was later stolen and used as the cover of a bootleg live album entitled Dawn of the Black Hearts.[9]
Eventually, rumors surfaced that Euronymous made a stew with pieces of Dead's brain, and made necklaces with fragments of Dead's skull. Additionally, Euronymous claimed to have given these necklaces to musicians he deemed worthy.
According to Stian Johannsen (aka Occultus), who briefly took position as vocalist after Dead's suicide:
He (Dead) didn't see himself as human; he saw himself as a creature from another world. He said he had many visions that his blood has frozen in his veins, that he was dead. That is the reason he took that name. He knew he would die.[10]
Keep of Kalessin
The fury has been building for years, Obsidian C. and his crew, has since the very beginning constantly worked hard, building the band's name brick by brick. From the flame was lit back in the mid nineties, it has taken Keep Of Kalessin over ten years of dedication and hard work to get them where they are today.
Formed back in 1994 under the name of Ildskjaer, the band immediately caught the attention from several labels with their demo recording "Skygger av sorg" – which directly resulted in two albums ("Through Times of War" & "Agnen") released under the wings of the Italian label Avantgarde Music. Due to personal issues the original line-up of the band split up in 2000, but guitarist, composer and mainman Obsidian C. had set his goals for the band and was determined to continue composing material for a future release
Formed back in 1994 under the name of Ildskjaer, the band immediately caught the attention from several labels with their demo recording "Skygger av sorg" – which directly resulted in two albums ("Through Times of War" & "Agnen") released under the wings of the Italian label Avantgarde Music. Due to personal issues the original line-up of the band split up in 2000, but guitarist, composer and mainman Obsidian C. had set his goals for the band and was determined to continue composing material for a future release
Hate
Considered as one of the leading extreme metal acts coming from Poland, HATE have endured quite a few lineup shifts during their career, with founding singer/guitarist ATF Sinner being the only constant member. HATE started in 1990 as four-piece playing straight uncompromising death metal, which later developed into a more elaborate form containing industrial and ambient elements as well as distinct black metal influences. In the first half of the nineties, HATE issued several demos (Abhorrence - 1992, Evil Art - 1994, The Unwritten Law - 1995) before releasing their first full-length record - "Daemon Qui Fecit Terram" in 1996 on a Polish label Vox Mortiis. The record demonstrated great potential of the group, presenting ferocious death metal with obvious influences from American acts like Morbid Angel and Deicide. Two years later HATE released another album titled "Lord Is Avenger" (1998), which is considered as highlight in their early years. It was the group's first material distributed outside their native homeland of Poland. The next record "Cain's Way" (2000) showed further development of the band and gained good reviews in the metal press. The album had also its premiere in the USA on World War III/Mercenary Musik, but poor distribution and promotion made it a relatively unknown record.
The first breakthrough in the band's career came along with signing a record deal with French-based label - Listenable Records in 2002. One year later HATE released their highly acclaimed album "Awakening of the Liar" (2003), which is considered the essence of the band's early style. The material demonstrated so-called Polish death metal at its best and gained the band rave reviews in the metal press. A year later HATE recorded their first official audio-visual material - a DVD titled "The Litanies of Satan", which had its worldwide premiere on Metal Mind Productions (2004). It was the moment when the band's style gained new musical characteristics and a kind of black metal vibe. This was fully developed on the next album "Anaclasis - A Haunting Gospel Of Malice & Hatred" (2005), which no longer presented traditional death metal, but ingenious combination of death and black metal with distinct industrial influences. The album's fierce brutality and innovative approach constitued HATE's new style. "Anaclasis" got great reviews in almost every metal magazine across Europe, and was highly acclaimed among metal fans.
In 2006 the band hit the road supporting Carpathian Forest and Keep of Kalessin on their European tour, and performed on a few prestigious live events such as Party.San Open Air and Winter Assault.
Supporting their countrymen Decapitated, the band once again went on a European raid, and soon their after, HATE invaded 10 major cities on their headlining tour in Russia. In January 2008 the next album "Morphosis" had its worldwide premiere - again on Listenable Records. It showed fast development of the band's style as well as the production part. The record was a logical follow-up to "Anaclasis", but sounded more massive, varied and again - innovative. This also marked the point in their career when HATE received offers to play at numerous festivals throughtout Europe, such as such as Metalcamp, Neurotic Death Fest, Brutal Assault, Screamfest, Metal Mean, Summer Breeze etc.
In May 2008, HATE recorded their first official video-clip for the song "Threnody" which was shot in a real coal mine in Silesia/Poland. The band hit the road again in February of 2009, and for the first time they were headlining a European tour on their own. The same year HATE also invaded Brazil to headline a few shows, and soon afterwords toured Europe again in company of Blood Red Throne. In november 2009, the band visited Mexico for the first time to headline 9 concerts. Throughout all that, the musicians already started writing new material which was planned to be recorded later the same year. In January 2010 the unstoppable force of HATE went on another rewarding tour, this time accompanying Incantation on a long series of shows across Europe. And only a few months later the band flew across the Atlantic to play their first ever US tour, supporting Hypocrisy and Scar Symmetry.
Just a few days after arriving back in Poland, the musicians entered Hertz Studio in Bialystok to start recording their next album titled "EREBOS". This new masterpiece was completed in only five weeks' time and promises to be the strongest HATE album thus far. Ferocious, challenging, complex, varied, innovative, and extremely well-produced - EREBOS - is HATE in full-swing! The album is set to be released in Europe in November 2010, and in the USA in January 2011 as an extended version containing a few additional live tracks. Once again, supporting Decapitated, HATE will venture on a tour through Poland in October of 2010. In November, the band will tour Russia and Ukraine, and plans to return to North America in early 2011 are well under way. Until then prepare to HATE and "Taste my Blood From a Thousand Cuts"!
The first breakthrough in the band's career came along with signing a record deal with French-based label - Listenable Records in 2002. One year later HATE released their highly acclaimed album "Awakening of the Liar" (2003), which is considered the essence of the band's early style. The material demonstrated so-called Polish death metal at its best and gained the band rave reviews in the metal press. A year later HATE recorded their first official audio-visual material - a DVD titled "The Litanies of Satan", which had its worldwide premiere on Metal Mind Productions (2004). It was the moment when the band's style gained new musical characteristics and a kind of black metal vibe. This was fully developed on the next album "Anaclasis - A Haunting Gospel Of Malice & Hatred" (2005), which no longer presented traditional death metal, but ingenious combination of death and black metal with distinct industrial influences. The album's fierce brutality and innovative approach constitued HATE's new style. "Anaclasis" got great reviews in almost every metal magazine across Europe, and was highly acclaimed among metal fans.
In 2006 the band hit the road supporting Carpathian Forest and Keep of Kalessin on their European tour, and performed on a few prestigious live events such as Party.San Open Air and Winter Assault.
Supporting their countrymen Decapitated, the band once again went on a European raid, and soon their after, HATE invaded 10 major cities on their headlining tour in Russia. In January 2008 the next album "Morphosis" had its worldwide premiere - again on Listenable Records. It showed fast development of the band's style as well as the production part. The record was a logical follow-up to "Anaclasis", but sounded more massive, varied and again - innovative. This also marked the point in their career when HATE received offers to play at numerous festivals throughtout Europe, such as such as Metalcamp, Neurotic Death Fest, Brutal Assault, Screamfest, Metal Mean, Summer Breeze etc.
In May 2008, HATE recorded their first official video-clip for the song "Threnody" which was shot in a real coal mine in Silesia/Poland. The band hit the road again in February of 2009, and for the first time they were headlining a European tour on their own. The same year HATE also invaded Brazil to headline a few shows, and soon afterwords toured Europe again in company of Blood Red Throne. In november 2009, the band visited Mexico for the first time to headline 9 concerts. Throughout all that, the musicians already started writing new material which was planned to be recorded later the same year. In January 2010 the unstoppable force of HATE went on another rewarding tour, this time accompanying Incantation on a long series of shows across Europe. And only a few months later the band flew across the Atlantic to play their first ever US tour, supporting Hypocrisy and Scar Symmetry.
Just a few days after arriving back in Poland, the musicians entered Hertz Studio in Bialystok to start recording their next album titled "EREBOS". This new masterpiece was completed in only five weeks' time and promises to be the strongest HATE album thus far. Ferocious, challenging, complex, varied, innovative, and extremely well-produced - EREBOS - is HATE in full-swing! The album is set to be released in Europe in November 2010, and in the USA in January 2011 as an extended version containing a few additional live tracks. Once again, supporting Decapitated, HATE will venture on a tour through Poland in October of 2010. In November, the band will tour Russia and Ukraine, and plans to return to North America in early 2011 are well under way. Until then prepare to HATE and "Taste my Blood From a Thousand Cuts"!
Venue Information:
Emo's - Inside
603 Red River Street
Austin, TX, 78701
Emo's - Inside
603 Red River Street
Austin, TX, 78701