Maniac really is a Maniac. And sort of a massive troll and kind of a goober. He’s also a great lyricist and vocalist with crazy energy and stage presence. Seems like a nice enough dude, but I can’t exactly tell. Good on him for leaving and saving himself from the booze.
I may be wrong but to me it seems Rune always had a chip on his shoulder about not being appreciated enough. He's always been stand-offish and slightly arrogant, he thinks very highly of himself, and with reason since at some point he was arguably the best writer in all of black metal, but like i said this attitude of his may come from the fact he was never given his dues. All the comparisons with Euronymous and the fact that some stubborn fans never gave Mayhem a chance after DMDS. For me Rune's time with Mayhem was the highest point of the band songwriting wise, their run from Wolf's Lair Abyss to Ordo Ad Chao was an amazing and unforgettable time. Blasphemer and Maniac were such a creative force. A shame Rune will apparently never perform with Mayhem again.
Maniac's writing and concepts stand alone as the best stuff Mayhem ever had lyrically, in my opinion. The stuff between Wolf's Lair Abyss and Chimera, with the magnum opus Grand Declaration Of War in between, was the highest point of the band. I miss Maniac a lot in the band.
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Maniac really is a Maniac. And sort of a massive troll and kind of a goober. He’s also a great lyricist and vocalist with crazy energy and stage presence. Seems like a nice enough dude, but I can’t exactly tell. Good on him for leaving and saving himself from the booze.
Fantastic show. I have the DVD. One of the best shows they did.
Thank you for posting all these hidden treasures!
Love this!!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🔥🔥🔥🔥
Very awesome high point for the band
Damn!!! 20 years ago.
yeah, 21 now, crazy
22 now
23!
24 🤘🔥
I may be wrong but to me it seems Rune always had a chip on his shoulder about not being appreciated enough. He's always been stand-offish and slightly arrogant, he thinks very highly of himself, and with reason since at some point he was arguably the best writer in all of black metal, but like i said this attitude of his may come from the fact he was never given his dues. All the comparisons with Euronymous and the fact that some stubborn fans never gave Mayhem a chance after DMDS.
For me Rune's time with Mayhem was the highest point of the band songwriting wise, their run from Wolf's Lair Abyss to Ordo Ad Chao was an amazing and unforgettable time. Blasphemer and Maniac were such a creative force. A shame Rune will apparently never perform with Mayhem again.
8:40 is that maniac coughing his lung out in the background?
Yes it is
Maniac predates Dead, what or to whom would he be rising to the occasion? That's the stupidest question I ever heard.
It’s ridiculous Maniac had to receive that constant comparison
Fuck off maniac sucks mayhem was done after euro was killed
Maniac's writing and concepts stand alone as the best stuff Mayhem ever had lyrically, in my opinion. The stuff between Wolf's Lair Abyss and Chimera, with the magnum opus Grand Declaration Of War in between, was the highest point of the band. I miss Maniac a lot in the band.
The adrenaline kick called Coke...
Why the low audio?
Great interview as always.
The blood cut
Só eu que percebi que o único guitarrista carregou a banda nas costas neste show???! 😎😈💀
Wow man the singer at this time was a total corncob
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🤘☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️🤘
13:50 who's being interviewed here?
Blasphemer, their then guitar player
Your mom
Dude !! Jan axel is hot AF
arent they all fake tho?
Poséurs
Lords of Chaos is fake trash. So is the book.
Shitlords of chaos