Mayhem discography explained

Artist:Mayhem
Studio:6
Live:5
Ep:4
Singles:2
Compilation:3
Video:4

This is a comprehensive discography of Mayhem, a black metal band formed in 1984 in Oslo, Norway. Mayhem has released six studio albums, five live albums, two EPs, five demos and singles, three compilation albums and four video albums.

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
NOR
[1]
AUT
[2]
FIN
[3]
SWE
[4]
SWI
[5]
US Heat.
[6]
De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
  • Released: 24 May 1994
  • Label: Deathlike Silence, Century Black
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, digital download[7]
35
Grand Declaration of War
  • Released: 27 March 2000
  • Label: Season of Mist, Necropolis Records
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, digital download[8]
Chimera
  • Released: 17 January 2004
  • Label: Season of Mist
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, digital download[9]
28
Ordo Ad Chao
  • Released: 16 April 2007
  • Label: Season of Mist
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, digital download[10]
1257
Esoteric Warfare
  • Released: 6 June 2014
  • Label: Season of Mist
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, digital download[11]
3214
Daemon
  • Released: 25 October 2019
  • Label: Century Media
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
358
[15]
3237
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

YearTitleDetails
1993Live in Leipzig
  • Recorded: 1990
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Obscure Plasma Records, Avantgarde Records
1995The Dawn of the Black Hearts
  • Recorded: 28 February 1990
  • Released: 17 February 1995
  • Label: Warmaster Records
  • Bootleg release
1999Mediolanum Capta Est
  • Released: 7 December 1999
  • Label: Avant Garde
2001Live in Marseille 2000
  • Released: 16 June 2001
  • Label: Black Metal Records
2016Live in Zeitz
  • Recorded: 1990
  • Released: 16 September 2016
  • Label: Peaceville
2016De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas Alive
  • Released: 13 December 2016
  • Label: Mayhem Self-released
2017Live in Jessheim
  • Recorded: 1990
  • Released: 3 November 2017
  • Label: Peaceville
2019Live in Sarpsborg
  • Recorded: 1990
  • Released: 29 March 2019
  • Label: Peaceville
2023Daemonic Rites
  • Recorded:
  • Released: 15 September 2023
  • Label: Century Media Records

EPs

YearTitleDetails
1987Deathcrush
  • Released: August 1987
  • Label: Posercorpse (1000 copies), Deathlike Silence (1993 reissue)
1997Wolf's Lair Abyss
  • Released: 12 November 1997
  • Label: Misanthropy Records
2008Life Eternal
2021Atavistic Black Disorder / Kommando
  • Released: 9 July 2021
  • Label: Century Media

Demos and singles

YearTitleNotes
1986Pure Fucking ArmageddonRecorded instrumentally. Euronymous and Necrobutcher performed vocals during rehearsals[16]
1987DeathrehearsalRecorded between 17 and 18 January 1987. It is the first Mayhem release to feature Maniac as official vocalist[17]
1992From The Darkest Past (Unofficial release)Instrumental rehearsal featuring Euronymous, Varg, and Hellhammer
1996Out from the DarkRecorded in 1989
1996Freezing Moon/CarnageRecorded 29 April 1990. Only studio-quality Mayhem recording to feature Dead as vocalist
1997Ancient Skin/Necrolust
2009Life EternalDemo versions of songs from De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
2014Psywar[18]
2019Black Glass Communion https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Mayhem/Black_Glass_Communion/946621
2021Voces Ab Alta https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Mayhem/Voces_ab_Alta/952644
Rarities

Box sets

YearTitleNotes
2002The Studio ExperienceVinyl collection; contains all previous albums
2018A Season In Blasphemy 2018Vinyl collection;contains all remixed and remastered songs

Videography

YearTitleNotes
1988Rehearsal 1988It is the only Mayhem recording where the faces of Dead and Euronymous are clearly visible.
1990Live In Jessheim 1990Released with Cursed In Eternity Box Set by Peaceville the entire video of the concert.
1990Live In Sarpsborg 1990A video released by Peaceville with a new video of the concert.
1998Live In BischofswerdaRecorded in June 1997. It is the first concert since the Izmir one in December 1990.
2001Live In Marseille 2000
2002Mayhem – Cult of AggressionNorwegian/Swedish documentary by Stefan Rydehed
2008Pure Fucking MayhemEnglish documentary by Stefan Rydehed

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal . Steffen Hung . norwegiancharts.com . 15 May 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121102124706/http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?search=Mayhem&cat=a . 2 November 2012 .
  2. Web site: Discographie Mayhem. austriancharts.at. 21 November 2019.
  3. Web site: finnishcharts.com - Finnish charts portal. Steffen Hung. finnishcharts.com. 15 May 2016.
  4. Web site: swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal. Steffen Hung. swedishcharts.com. 15 May 2016.
  5. Web site: Discographie Mayhem. hitparade.ch. 21 November 2019.
  6. Mayhem Chart History: Heatseekers Albums. Billboard. 21 November 2019.
  7. Web site: De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas by Mayhem on iTunes. 24 May 1994 . itunes.apple.com. 15 May 2016.
  8. Web site: Grand Declaration of War by Mayhem on iTunes. January 2000 . itunes.apple.com. 15 May 2016.
  9. Web site: Chimera by Mayhem on iTunes. January 2004 . itunes.apple.com. 15 May 2016.
  10. Web site: Ordo Ad Chao by Mayhem on iTunes. January 2007 . itunes.apple.com. 15 May 2016.
  11. Web site: Esoteric Warfare by Mayhem on iTunes. itunes.apple.com. 10 June 2014 . 15 May 2016.
  12. Web site: Metal By Numbers 6/18: Can we get a Hellyeah? Metal Insider. 18 June 2014 . metalinsider.net. 15 May 2016.
  13. Web site: Metal By Numbers 7/9: You can't fight the Seether Metal Insider. 9 July 2014 . metalinsider.net. 15 May 2016.
  14. Web site: Metal By Numbers 7/2: Once more 'round the charts Metal Insider. 2 July 2014. metalinsider.net. 15 May 2016.
  15. Web site: Suomen Virallinen Lista.
  16. Web site: Mayhem - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives. metal-archives.com. 15 May 2016.
  17. Web site: Mayhem - Deathrehearsal - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives. metal-archives.com. 15 May 2016.
  18. Web site: Mayhem To Release 'Psywar' Single In April; Full Length Album To Follow In May - Blabbermouth.net. 18 February 2014. blabbermouth.net. 15 May 2016.