Mayhem - European Legions - Live In Marseille 2000 (2001)

 

 M A N I A C

 Kristiansen joined Mayhem in 1986 after the departure of the band's original vocalist Messiah and left in 1988, when he was replaced by Kittil. When Hellhammer decided to revive Mayhem in 1995 after the deaths of both Euronymous and Dead and the imprisonment of Count Grishnakh, he invited Maniac to return as the band's vocalist.

 He was known for giving extremely intense live performances and would often cut himself onstage, frequently landing him in intensive care units. However, in a later interview Kristiansen stated "...when we realized that the cutting had become a phenomenon people came to watch, I quit doing it." He has also stated that the coverage Mayhem has received is disproportionate.

Kristiansen was in the band until 2004 when he was forced to leave, his erratic behavior cited as the main reason for the departure. In the only press release about the split, he also cited lack of time as being a vital factor. In 2016 Kristensen briefly rejoined Mayhem onstage during the Inferno Festival in Oslo, Norway.

Just months before Kristiansen joined Mayhem he released the first issue off his fanzine Damage Inc. in 1986. The second issue came out in 1987 after he had joined Mayhem. Both issues include interviews with Mayhem among other content. He is currently a member of extreme metal band Skitliv with Niklas Kvarforth, and Kristiansen has also participated as a session member for Kvarforth's band Shining, did vocals for hardcore punk band Bomberos, and shares an ongoing experimental music project called Sehnsucht alongside his wife Vivian Slaughter.

For several years, Kristiansen was a self-admitted alcoholic. According to him, the turning point was one day when he found himself hanging by one arm out of a fourth floor window, with no idea how he got there. He is married to Vivian Slaughter, bassist and vocalist for the Japanese band Gallhammer.

 

 

-Setlist:

 01. Intro (Silvester Anfang)
02. In The Lies Where Upon You Lay
03. Fall Of Seraphs
04. Carnage
05. Crystalized Pain In Deconstruction
06. Buried By Time And Dust
07. Symbols Of Bloodswords
08. View From Nihil
09. Deathcrush
10. To Daimonion
11. Freezing Moon
12. Chainsaw Gutsfuck
13. A Time To Die
14. Pure Fucking Armageddon
15. I Am Thy Labyrinth
16. From The Dark Past

 1:01:40

 

 -Line up:

• Maniac (Sven Erik Kristiansen) : Vocals
• Blasphemer (Rune Eriksen) : Guitar
• Necrobutcher (Jørn Stubberud) : Bass
• Hellhammer (Jan Axel Blomberg) : Drums

 

Produced by Season of Mist.

Recorded live in Marseille, 24th of September 2000.

Special Features: Interviews with maniac, Blasphemer, Hellhammer, and Necrobutcher.

 Interactive menus - Exclusive backstage Footage - Picture Gallery 

 Directed by Michael H. Berberian.