MAYHEM Kicks Off U.S. Tour; Video Footage, Photos Available

May 22, 2009

Norwegian black metal band MAYHEM kicked off its U.S. headlining tour last night (Thursday, May 21) as part of Blackenedfest at The Fillmore NY @ Irving Plaza in New York City.

Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be viewed below.

Check out a review and photos at BrooklynVegan.com.

Blackenedfest also features Swedish black metallers MARDUK (although they were conspicuously absent from last night's show),along with CEPHALIC CARNAGE, CATTLE DECAPITATION and WITHERED.

MAYHEM recently announced the addition of French guitarist Silmaeth (ex-VORKREIST) to the group's touring lineup. He said in a statement, "It's a great honor for me to join such a legend. My experience with MAYHEM has been extremely positive so far. Within the band, we all have a very good feeling about this new lineup, as the songs have become more solid and intense now with the addition of a second guitar."

MAYHEM's current live formation is as follows:

Attila Csihar: Vocals
Necrobutcher (a.k.a. Jørn Stubberud): Bass
Hellhammer (a.k.a. Jan Axel Blomberg): Drums
Morfeus (a.k.a. Krister Dreyer): Guitar
Silmaeth: Guitar

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