pelle ohlin 

First singer of the black metal band Mayhem
Stage name was ‘dead’. He died to suicide by a shotgun and knife in 1991.

when its cold… and when its dark… the freezing moon can obsess you…

Pelle ohlin was mentally ill but hes a legend

pelle ohlin by Metal duif November 20, 2021

pelle ohlin

also known as dead, was the frontman of the norwegian black metal band mayhem as well as the swedish death/thrash metal band morbid. he wrote songs such as life eternal and freezing moon

sadly, on april 8th, 1991. at the age of 22. he passed away due a self inflicted gunshot wounds

despite that, he is infamous for popularizing corpse paint and his stints during concerts

fun fact! his first known band was called ohlin metal

(NOTE: support the art not the artist, i do not support what dead had done to that guinea pig)

random person 1: man! i love pelle ohlin!

random person 2: same, i like his work with morbid!

pelle ohlin by disgusting_semla October 26, 2025