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Per Yngve Ohlin (16 January 1969 – 8 April 1991), better known by his stage name Dead, was a Swedish black metal vocalist best known for his work with Norwegian black metal band Mayhem. He also performed as vocalist of the Swedish death metal band Morbid on their demo December Moon.
According to Emperor drummer Bård ‘Faust’ Eithun:
“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, in all. He had lots of weird ideas. I remember Aarseth was talking about him and said he did not have any humour. He did, but it was very obscure. Honestly, I don’t think he was enjoying living in this world, which of course resulted in the suicide.”[8]
To fulfill his corpse-like image, Dead would bury his stage clothes and dig them up again to wear on the night of a concert.[2][5] According to Hellhammer:
Before the shows, Dead used to bury his clothes into the ground so that they could start to rot and get that “grave” scent. He was a “corpse” on a stage. Once he even asked us to bury him in the ground - he wanted his skin to become pale.[10]
During one tour with Mayhem, he found a dead crow and kept it in a plastic bag. He often carried it about with him and would smell the bird before going onstage, to sing “with the stench of death in his nostrils”.[9] He also kept dead birds under his bed.[2][5]
In time, Ohlin’s social situation and his fascination with death[5] caused his mental state to worsen greatly. He would often cut himself onstage with a blade or broken bottle. However, he also tried to do so while with his friends, who would have to subdue him and patch him up.[5] Although this upset many of his friends, Euronymous became fascinated with Ohlin’s suicidal tendencies—seemingly because it fit Mayhem’s image—and according to them, he would often encourage Ohlin to kill himself.[5][9] Manheim said: “I don’t know if Øystein did it out of pure evil or if he was just fooling around”.[5]
An obituary in a Swedish newspaper stated that Ohlin’s funeral was held at Österhaninge kyrka (Eastern Haninge Church) on Friday 26 April 1991 at 10:00 am.[14] He was buried at Österhaninge kyrkogård (Eastern Haninge graveyard) in Stockholm.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m28cyo9bjT1qdb9h7o1_500.jpg)
Per Yngve Ohlin (16 January 1969 – 8 April 1991), better known by his stage name Dead, was a Swedish black metal vocalist best known for his work with Norwegian black metal band Mayhem. He also performed as vocalist of the Swedish death metal band Morbid on their demo December Moon.
According to Emperor drummer Bård ‘Faust’ Eithun:
“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, in all. He had lots of weird ideas. I remember Aarseth was talking about him and said he did not have any humour. He did, but it was very obscure. Honestly, I don’t think he was enjoying living in this world, which of course resulted in the suicide.”[8]
To fulfill his corpse-like image, Dead would bury his stage clothes and dig them up again to wear on the night of a concert.[2][5] According to Hellhammer:
Before the shows, Dead used to bury his clothes into the ground so that they could start to rot and get that “grave” scent. He was a “corpse” on a stage. Once he even asked us to bury him in the ground - he wanted his skin to become pale.[10]
During one tour with Mayhem, he found a dead crow and kept it in a plastic bag. He often carried it about with him and would smell the bird before going onstage, to sing “with the stench of death in his nostrils”.[9] He also kept dead birds under his bed.[2][5]
In time, Ohlin’s social situation and his fascination with death[5] caused his mental state to worsen greatly. He would often cut himself onstage with a blade or broken bottle. However, he also tried to do so while with his friends, who would have to subdue him and patch him up.[5] Although this upset many of his friends, Euronymous became fascinated with Ohlin’s suicidal tendencies—seemingly because it fit Mayhem’s image—and according to them, he would often encourage Ohlin to kill himself.[5][9] Manheim said: “I don’t know if Øystein did it out of pure evil or if he was just fooling around”.[5]
An obituary in a Swedish newspaper stated that Ohlin’s funeral was held at Österhaninge kyrka (Eastern Haninge Church) on Friday 26 April 1991 at 10:00 am.[14] He was buried at Österhaninge kyrkogård (Eastern Haninge graveyard) in Stockholm.
