Deathcrush
Deathcrush EP by Mayhem Released 1987 Recorded ??? Genre Black metal Length 18:33 Record label Posercorpse, Deathlike Silence Productions Producers ??? Professional reviews ??? ??? ??? Mayhem official releases chronology Deathcrush EP
(1987)De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
(1994)
Deathcrush is the first studio release by the seminal Nowegian Black metal band Mayhem. It is one of the first records to define what would become the Norwegian black metal scene that finally crystallised a unified vision of what had before been a very disparate and widely distributed genre of music. It was initially released on a limited edition of 1000 cassettes by Posercorpse, with a version on LP and CD released by Deathlike Silence Productions in 1993 and other limited edition runs of a 1000 picture discs released by Posercorpse in 1998 and GMR Music in 2003
The song Deathcrush ranks as possibly the most covered songs in any genre of heavy metal, with Encyclopaedia Metallum listing versions by a staggering 75 different bands within the metal genre, and there are other covers, including a dance cover. The song has become slightly stereotyped as being obligatory as the cover on the demo of any start-up Black metal band. Its popularity stems both from its notoriety and individual merits, and from the fact that it is extremely easy to play.
Track listing
- Silvester Anfang 01:56
- Deathcrush 03:33
- Chainsaw Gutsfuck 03:32
- Witching Hour (Venom cover) 01:49
- Necrolust 03:37
- (Weird) Manheim 00:48
- Pure Fucking Armageddon 02:09
- Outro 01:09
Some versions put '(Weird) Manheim' and 'Pure Fucking Armageddon' on the same track.