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55 years old (Born on January 16, 1969)

Swedish black metal vocalist; He is famous from Lead vocalist of Mayhem.

Rumors say that he kept a dead raven in a bag, and would often smell it, just to feel the stench of death in his nostrils. (metalstorm.net) During a gig in Sarpsorg, Dead was rushed to the hospital due to severe blood loss caused by the cut wounds he inflicted upon himself. (metalstorm.net) Dead used to cut himself while performing on stage. He would also attempt to stab people in the audience. (metalstorm.net) Dead committed suicide in 1991 by shooting himself in the mouth with Euronymous' shotgun after cutting his wrists with a machete. His body (wearing an ''I Love Transylvania'' shirt and leaving a suicide note saying ''Excuse all the Blood'') was discovered by Euronymous in his room.
Before calling the police, he went to buy a disposable camera and took some pictures - one of them is now the cover of the infamous "Dawn Of Black Hearts" bootleg. (metalstorm.net) Before gigs he would wear clothes which he had buried in the ground several weeks earlier. It helped him create a corpselike image. (metalstorm.net)