Mayhem discography

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.

Mayhem discography
Mayhem performing at Hole in the Sky, Bergen Metal Fest 2007
Studio albums6
Live albums5
Compilation albums3
Video albums4
EPs4
Singles2

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
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]
12 57
Esoteric Warfare
  • Released: 6 June 2014
  • Label: Season of Mist
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, digital download[11]
32 14
Daemon
  • Released: 25 October 2019
  • Label: Century Media
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
35 8
[15]
32 37
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

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

EPs

Year Title Details
1987 Deathcrush
  • Released: 16 August 1987
  • Label: Posercorpse (1000 copies), Deathlike Silence (1993 reissue)
1997 Wolf's Lair Abyss
  • Released: 12 November 1997
  • Label: Misanthropy Records
2008 Life Eternal
  • Released: 20 October 2008
  • Label: Saturnus Production
2021 Atavistic Black Disorder / Kommando
  • Released: 9 July 2021
  • Label: Century Media

Demos and singles

Year Title Notes
1986 Pure Fucking Armageddon Recorded instrumentally. Euronymous and Necrobutcher performed vocals during rehearsals[16]
1987 Deathrehearsal Recorded between 17 and 18 January 1987. It is the first Mayhem release to feature Maniac as official vocalist[17]
1992 From The Darkest Past (Unofficial release) Instrumental rehearsal featuring Euronymous, Varg, and Hellhammer
1996 Out from the Dark Recorded in 1989
1996 Freezing Moon/Carnage Recorded 29 April 1990. Only studio-quality Mayhem recording to feature Dead as vocalist
1997 Ancient Skin/Necrolust
2009 Life Eternal Demo versions of songs from De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
2014 Psywar[18]
2019 Black Glass Communion
2021 Voces Ab Alta
Rarities
  • War and Sodomy: track incorporated later into Ye Entrancemperium by Emperor.
  • Visual Aggression: cover of Celtic Frost
  • Anno Vampyr
  • Into the Lifeless: bonus track on Japanese edition of Esoteric Warfare, originally from the Budapest Sessions (a scrapped album)
  • From Beyond the Event Horizon: also taken from the Budapest Sessions. It is the B-side on the 2014 Psywar single.

Compilation albums

Year Title Notes
2001 European Legions Live songs and outtakes from Grand Declaration of War

Box sets

Year Title Notes
2002 The Studio Experience Vinyl collection; contains all previous albums
2018 A Season In Blasphemy 2018 Vinyl collection;

contains all remixed and remastered songs

Videography

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

References

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