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Deathcrush is the debut EP and overall first commercial release by Norwegian black metal band Mayhem. It was released on 16 August 1987 by Posercorpse Music.

Deathcrush
EP by Mayhem
Released	16 August 1987
Recorded	February–March 1987 at Creative Studios, Kolbotn, Norway
Genre	Black metal
Length	17:28
Label	Posercorpse Music
Producer	Mayhem, Erik Avnskog
Mayhem chronology
Deathcrush (1987) Live in Leipzig (1993)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Background

Though influential to black metal, its lyrics and sound were largely influenced by thrash metal bands. After vocalist Dead joined the group, the band adopted darker lyrical topics and guitarist Euronymous (Øystein Aarseth) started rejecting most other metal bands as their lyrics turned towards "social awareness"[2] and "normal" topics[3] instead of death worship;[2] he "wanted things to be more serious and extreme".[3] Dead stated that the lyrics "aren't bad at all, but they are later what would become gore and trendy".[2]

The opening track "Silvester Anfang" was provided to the band by German electronic music composer Conrad Schnitzler, after Euronymous found Schnitzler's home address and sat outside his house until he was eventually invited in.[4] Euronymous then asked Schnitzler to compose an intro for the album; rather than record a new composition Schnitzler gave Euronymous a random piece from his archives, which would later become known as "Silvester Anfang".

Drummer Kjetil Manheim later stated that the band's sound was "something that [the studio technician] did not know how to record (...) so he just set the settings and we recorded". He also noted that there was "no mix, before or after" and "no overdubs: bass, drums, guitar are live and then we recorded the vocals after".[5]

In 2008, Daniel Ekeroth wrote, "The two visionaries [Aarseth and Per 'Dead' Ohlin] pushed each other further into darkness, and sometime in 1990 they finally adopted the Satanic image that would become so crucial for the genre [...] It's well documented that Øystein initially was very into death metal and grindcore".[6]

According to Dead, most, but not all of the lyrics were written by bassist Necrobutcher.[2][7]

Maniac performed vocals on all of the tracks except "Pure Fucking Armageddon", which was sung by Messiah. The Venom cover "Witching Hour" was sung by Messiah and Maniac.[8] Manheim played piano on "(Weird) Manheim".[8]

Reception

Despite its limited print run, the mini-album appeared in the top 20 on Kerrang! magazine's album charts.[4]

Legacy

"Chainsaw Gutsfuck" was voted "Most Gruesome Lyrics Ever" by Blender in 2006.[9]

Track listing

LP Bonus track

Note: Some versions have "(Weird) Manheim" and "Pure Fucking Armageddon" on the same track.

Personnel

Mayhem

• Maniac – "Gutpuking" (lead vocals on tracks 2, 3 and 5; co-lead vocals on track 4 and 8)
• Euronymous – "Deathsaw" (guitar; co-lead vocals on track 8)
• NecroButcher – "4-string Crushfuck" (bass; lyrics; co-lead vocals on track 8)
• Manheim – "Hellhammers" (drums; piano on track 6; co-lead vocals on track 8)

Session members

• Messiah (Eirik Skyseth Norheim) – "Iron Lungs (session)" (lead vocals on track 7; co-lead vocals on track 4 and 8)[10]
• Conrad Schnitzler – drums, percussion and electronic instruments on track 1

References

На других языках

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[de] Deathcrush

Deathcrush ist eine erstmals 1987 veröffentlichte EP von Mayhem, die in der Black-Metal-Szene Kultstatus erreicht hat. Die EP gilt als eine der ersten Veröffentlichungen des Genres.[1]

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- [en] Deathcrush

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[es] Deathcrush

Deathcrush es el primer EP de la banda noruega de black metal Mayhem, publicado el 16 de agosto de 1987 por el sello discográfico Posercorpse Music. Este trabajo fue el primer lanzamiento de un conjunto noruego de dicho subgénero, aunque también incorporó elementos del thrash, el death metal, el punk, así como una introducción de música electrónica a cargo de Conrad Schnitzler. La labor de los vocalistas Sven Erik «Maniac» Kristiansen y Eirik «Messiah» Norheim, que se repartieron las canciones, fue uno de los puntos destacados y serviría de influencia para otros cantantes. Su grabación tuvo lugar en los estudios Creative de Kolbotn, seleccionados por el grupo por su cercanía y su baja tarifa, y en donde el productor Erik Avnskog decidió no realizar la mezcla porque «no sabía cómo grabar aquello».

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[ru] Deathcrush

Deathcrush (англ. Смертельная давка) — дебютный мини-альбом блэк-метал группы Mayhem, выпущенный 16 августа 1987 года на лейбле Posercorpse Music (англ. Труп позёра). Данный релиз стал первым такого поджанра, как блэк-метал, хотя он также включал элементы трэш- и дэт-метала, панка, а также введение электронной музыки Конрадом Шницлером. Работа вокалистов Свена Эрика «Маньяка» Кристиансена и Эйрика «Мессия» Норхайма, которые распространяли копии пластинки, была одним из основных моментов в истории норвежской блэк-метал музыки и будет оказывать влияние на других вокалистов. Запись альбома состоялась в студии Creative в городе Колботн, — это была самая ближайшая студия для группы, также выбрал пал именно на неё в виду низкой оплаты за запись. Продюсером стал Эрик Авнског; он не делал микширование альбома, так как «не знал, как записать это»

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