Per "Dead" Ohlin
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Dead (left) and Euronymous (right)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Per Yngve Ohlin |
| Also known as | "Dead", "Pelle" |
| Born |
16 January 1969 Västerhaninge, , Sweden |
| Died | 8 April 1991 (aged 22) Kråkstad, Norway |
| Genres | Black metal, death metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, drums |
| Years active | 1986–1991 |
| Associated acts | Mayhem, Morbid |
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 999 of The Greatest Metal Front-Men of All Time.
Per Ohlin (sometimes called "Pelle") was born in 1969 in , Sweden. As a young child, he suffered from sleep apnea. At the age of ten, he suffered internal bleeding when his spleen ruptured, after what he alleged was an ice skating accident. In the Swedish metal book Blod eld död however ('Blood Fire Death', named after Swedish band Bathory's fourth album Blood Fire Death), his brother said in an exclusive interview that Dead was bullied in school and one day the beatings got out of hand causing the ruptured spleen. He had to be rushed to a hospital, where he was for a time clinically dead.
He later developed his taste for heavy music, citing bands like Black Sabbath, Kiss, Iron Maiden, AC/DC, Motörhead, Venom, Sodom and Mercyful Fate as his favourites.
In early 1986, he founded the Swedish death metal group Morbid, with which he recorded a demo tape called December Moon. Shortly afterwards, he decided the band wasn't going anywhere and contacted the members of Mayhem. According to Mayhem bassist Jørn 'Necrobutcher' Stubberud, he initially sent them a small package containing a demo tape, a letter, and a crucified mouse. Although Necrobutcher lost the package itself, he kept the tape which had Dead's contact details. Dead moved to Norway and joined the band in early 1988.
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