I like this band as well. Just picked up their new one.

He certainly is...He was a great shot!

Seconded. Niklas ranks low on the list of people I've encountered, in recent years.

http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=8483

I wonder if he committed suicide or if the date is a coincidence.

I have to say that I personally agree with the above statement. My band Witchclan actually makes me happy because when I am writing new material and I hear the way the tracks are taking shape, I get a real buzz from it and it does give me a lift.
Of course when I am doing my vocals it vents a lot of aggression for me and the lyrical content may be seen as either depressive, destructive, violent or anti everything but I am still a fairly up beat person despite my personal views and opinions.
I think music should be something to get something out of and improve the way you feel etc etc, ie - if you're having a bad day then whack a bit of classic Impaled Nazarene or Dark Throne on and that'll sort you out. But let's face it - if it makes you depressed then what's the point in listening to it? I feel that a lot of the suicides are more down to personal beliefs and desires than anything particularly musical.

Nattramn from Silencer has probably come close. He's clinically insane, at any rate. I don't know if anybody knows for sure if the pig trotter story is true...

Oh come on.

Not true at all.

How do you mean? A Blaze In The Northern Sky and Under A Funeral Moon are awesome classic LPs, no?

They are, but what does this have to do with suicides in black metal?

Agreed. And that's a very good quote.

Wrong, he's a very effective business man and market exec. Actually alot like Kvarforth (well he's better at it).

Maybe meant that the later Punkthrone stuff was a commercial Black Metal Suicide for old fans

^
punkthrone is a pretty good name for a band
I don't agree with the commerial thing though, as what Darkthrone are doing these days probably lost them more fans than it gained and is actually highely uncommerial, being closer to crusts punk, it's not like Fenriz got some fringe bangs and is playing "post hardcore" music. I also think that the older albums (especially the trilogy) sell much more than the new stuff anyway.

I guess, it was more of a joke really...

Really quick...

Does anyone know WHY Dead of Mayhem committed suicide? Was he just screwed up in the head or was he depressed? Any info is welcome.

Depressed. He basically left behind his whole life in Sweden to join Mayhem. I'm sure there are many reasons, and he probably didn't share them with everyone else.

Hearing stories like that really can drag one down. It's very sad that Dead and others had to leave this earth so soon.

ROFL.

this has been sigged.

no mention of that NME guy?

Personally, I think he was bi-polar, but that is just my own speculation.

I remember reading about his life philosphies, and if I remember correctly, he never felt like he was really alive (hence, Dead), and the felt that he wasn't even a part of this world. He could've been slightly psychotic, and he was probably heavily depressed.

Yeah, I've read that also. What brings me to the above conclusion is his alleged wild mood swings. Going off of what I have read, he would mostly be very quiet and introverted person, but would be prone to intense outbursts and displays of anger. This doesn't specifically point to bipolar disorder, but he may have been. Nobody knows, but it's a very safe bet that he suffered some kind of mental illness. His fascination with death was probably a by-product of this illness, whatever it was.

Not trying to throw some disrespect to him but is there any proof that he actually had mental problems? Did they come from him?
It's easy enough for someone else to claim this, we all need money in the end.

what the... afaik he is in a psychatric clinic, but this pig trotter story is not real, as far as you can even see it on the pictures

I'm no fanboy of Dead, but really, that's idiotic. He was a black metal vocalists, for fuck's sake.

This all stems from a near death experience that Ohlin had as a child. I guess he had drowned and was dead for quite some time until they revived him. Ever since then, he felt like he never really was alive. Also, he had sleep apnea and would go for long periods of time without breathing.

Come to think of it. If he went for periods of time without oxygen going to his brain, that probably would've caused some brain damage.

I think it's pretty obvious that he was referring to the way it was spelled incorrectly as "Dark Throne" instead of "Darkthrone".

I don't think he was/is mate, unfortunately it would seem you've fallen for the gimmick.
I'm not really sure what the "pig trotter" story is, but you can go down to any butchers and ask for them. Nothing cult there.

There was a story about him cutting off his hands during the recording of Death - Pierce Me due to some picture of him holding pig trotters on bandaged hands or something. tnythral, would you like to provide one of those pictures you refer to?

I'm pretty sure most of the stories are fabricated and indeed rather ordinary in origin. You guys do remember Velvet Cacoon, don't you? Art created by the insane has always interested people, so it's a pretty good gimmick.

:O How did you find that out? I didn't think anybody knew for sure.

I've been very skeptikal re: Nattrman for a long time. Smell of pig sht anyone?

I believe Kanwulf committed suicide.

Kanwulf is still alive and Nargaroth is still active.

Uhm.. Maybe the fact that he carved his arms to pieces with a dull knife then shot himself?

No,that's just what most haters wish of him. He is very much still active with Nargaroth and that new album is already out. It's not like if a guy doesn't put out an album evey single year that he has offed himself. That type of music is not exactly a style that you can dedicate your whole career too. I'm sure the dude works a real job. Kanwulf also likes to travel on his chopper so I don't even think his writing is top priority.

Terje "Valfar" Bakken (R.I.P. January 14, 2004)

Nadrach from Finish band Nidhoggr committed suicide in 1998, not before releasing a pretty decent demo though.

Not a suicide. He died of hypothermia in a snow storm.

To paraphrase Blackadder "By using that large thing between my ears"
If you take an objective look at these "psychos" you would see that they are nothing more than cheap gimmicks design to hoodwink and sell records to gullible teenagers (and some adults =x)