This is a comprehensive discography of Mayhem, a black metal band formed in 1984 in Oslo, Norway. Mayhem has released seven studio albums, five live albums, two EPs, six demos and singles, three compilation albums and four video albums.
Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions SalesNORAUTFINSWESWIUK Rock & MetalUS Heat.De Mysteriis Dom SathanasReleased: 24 May 1994 Label: Deathlike Silence, Century Black Formats: CD, CS, LP, digital download 35 — — — — — —Grand Declaration of WarReleased: 27 March 2000 Label: Season of Mist, Necropolis Records Formats: CD, CS, LP, digital download — — — — — — —ChimeraReleased: 17 January 2004 Label: Season of Mist Formats: CD, CS, LP, digital download 28 — — — — — —Ordo Ad ChaoReleased: 16 April 2007 Label: Season of Mist Formats: CD, CS, LP, digital download 12 — — 57 — 26 —Esoteric WarfareReleased: 6 June 2014 Label: Season of Mist Formats: CD, CS, LP, digital download — — 32 — — — 14 US: 1,900+DaemonReleased: 25 October 2019 Label: Century Media Formats: CD, digital download, streaming — 35 8 32 37 8 — Liturgy of DeathReleased: 6 February 2026 Label: Century Media Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 34 3 10 — 10 7 — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums YearTitleDetails 1993Live in LeipzigRecorded: 1990 Released: 1993 Label: Obscure Plasma Records, Avantgarde Records1995The Dawn of the Black HeartsRecorded: 28 February 1990 Released: 17 February 1995 Label: Warmaster Records Bootleg release1999Mediolanum Capta EstReleased: 7 December 1999 Label: Avant Garde2001Live in Marseille 2000Released: 16 June 2001 Label: Black Metal Records2016Live in ZeitzRecorded: 1990 Released: 16 September 2016 Label: Peaceville2016De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas AliveReleased: 13 December 2016 Label: Mayhem Self-released2017Live in JessheimRecorded: 1990 Released: 3 November 2017 Label: Peaceville2019Live in SarpsborgRecorded: 1990 Released: 29 March 2019 Label: Peaceville 2023Daemonic RitesRecorded: 2022-2023 Released: 15 September 2023 Label: Century Media Records2026Live In Bischofswerda Recorded: 21st June 1997 Label: Soulseller Records
EPs Year TitleDetails 1987DeathcrushReleased: August 1987 Label: Posercorpse (1000 copies), Deathlike Silence (1993 reissue) 1997Wolf's Lair AbyssReleased: 12 November 1997 Label: Misanthropy Records 2008Life EternalReleased: 20 October 2008 Label: Saturnus Production 2021Atavistic Black Disorder / KommandoReleased: 9 July 2021 Label: Century Media
Demos and singles Year Title Notes 1986Pure Fucking Armageddon Instrumental recording. According to original drummer Manheim, Necrobutcher performed vocals during rehearsals1987Deathrehearsal Recorded between 17 and 18 January 1987. It is the first Mayhem release to feature Maniac as official vocalist1992From The Darkest Past (Unofficial release)Instrumental rehearsal featuring Euronymous, Varg, and Hellhammer1996Out from the Dark Recorded in 1989 1996Freezing Moon/Carnage Recorded 29 April 1990. Only studio-quality Mayhem recording to feature Dead as vocalist1997Ancient Skin/Necrolust2009Life EternalDemo versions of songs from De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas2014Psywar2019Black Glass Communion2021Voces Ab Alta2025Weep for Nothing2025Despair2026Life is a Corpse You Drag
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 YearTitleNotes2001European LegionsLive songs and outtakes from Grand Declaration of War
Box sets YearTitleNotes2002The Studio ExperienceVinyl collection; contains all previous albums2018A Season In Blasphemy 2018Vinyl collection; contains all remixed and remastered songs
Videography Year Title Notes1988Rehearsal 1988 It is the only Mayhem recording where the faces of Dead and Euronymous are clearly visible.1990Live In Jessheim 1990Released with Cursed In Eternity Box Set by Peaceville the entire video of the concert.1990Live In Sarpsborg 1990A video released by Peaceville with a new video of the concert. 1998Live In BischofswerdaRecorded in June 1997. It is the first concert since the Izmir one in December 1990.2001Live In Marseille 20002002Mayhem – Cult of AggressionNorwegian/Swedish documentary by Stefan Rydehed2008Pure Fucking MayhemEnglish documentary by Stefan Rydehed
A film, Lords of Chaos (based on the book of the same name), which focuses on Mayhem, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2018. Mayhem gave permission to director Jonas Åkerlund to use their music.
References
External links Mayhem's official website