Mayhem Announce New Zealand Tour For 2023

A name synonymous with diabolical sonic extremity, near-mythical Norwegian black metal group Mayhem are journeying back to Aotearoa for a triple headline date tour, hitting Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch in January 2023. Infamous subjects of director Jonas Åkerlund's 2018 film Lords of Chaos (adapted from the controversial 1998 book of the same name), Mayhem's lineup for the tour includes founding bassist Necrobutcher, drummer Hellhammer and vocalist Attila Csihar. Mayhem's uncompromising malevolent vision has captivated the imaginations of multiple generations of artists since they formed in 1984, resonating far beyond the metal underground to become one of the most iconic groups in any genre of the late 20th century — via such pioneering releases as 1987's Deathcrush EP and 1994's debut album De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas. Make your pilgrimage with the metal hordes to the following dates...

Mayhem ‘Thalassic Ritual’ New Zealand Tour 2023

Thursday 26th January - Galatos, Auckland*
Friday 27th January - 12 Bar, Christchurch
Saturday 28th January - San Fran, Wellington

Tickets on sale HERE via UTR
*Auckland tickets available HERE

Listen to Mayhem's classic 'Freezing Moon' from their 1994 debut studio album De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas...

Press release:

Far beyond legendary and a living monument to fearless creativity, MAYHEM have cast an icy shadow across the world of heavy music for nearly four decades.

Subversive students of the metal underground from the start, MAYHEM single handedly pioneered a new strain of black metal in their native Norway, taking the nascent genre by the scruff of the neck and hurling it into the pitch-black abyss.

Featuring iconic members Atilla Csihar, Necrobutcher and Hellhammer, and with the reputation of being one of the most controversial live acts to ever disgrace this planet, MAYHEM propel their latest rituals to Aotearoa this forthcoming January.