Norwegian black metal is beloved by fans worldwide, but is also known for its shocking story. Now the musicians who created the grim genre, tells how it all came to be.
Per Yngve Ohlin (16 January 1969 – 8 April 1991), better known by his stage name Dead, was a Swedish black/death metal vocalist and lyricist 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. Roadrunner Records ranked him No. 48 out of 50 of The Greatest Metal Front-Men of All Time. Description above from the Wikipedia article Per "Dead" Ohlin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.