Self-harm and suicide
In time, Ohlin's social situation and his fascination with death caused his mental state to worsen greatly. He would often
cut himself onstage with a blade or broken bottle. However, he also tried to do so while with his friends, who would have to subdue him and patch him up.[SUP]
[5][/SUP] Although this upset many of his friends, Euronymous became fascinated with Ohlin's suicidal tendencies—seemingly because it fit Mayhem's image—and according to them, he would often encourage Ohlin to kill himself.[SUP]
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[9][/SUP] Manheim said: "I don’t know if Øystein did it out of pure evil or if he was just fooling around".[SUP]
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By 1991, Dead and Euronymous were living in a house in the woods near
Kråkstad, which was used as a place for the band to rehearse. Mayhem bassist Necrobutcher said that, after living together for a while, Dead and Euronymous "got on each-other's nerves a lot".[SUP]
[2][/SUP] In early 1991,
Varg Vikernes sent Ohlin several shells as for his shotgun.[SUP]
[13][/SUP] On 8 April 1991, while left alone in the house,[SUP]
[5][/SUP] he slit his wrists and throat with a knife and then shot himself in the forehead with a shotgun.[SUP]
[13][/SUP] He left a brief suicide note, which apologized for having used the gun indoors and ended with: "Excuse all the blood, cheers".[SUP]
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The body was found by Euronymous, who had to climb through an open window as the doors were locked and there were no other keys to the house.[SUP]
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[13][/SUP] Upon finding the body, he got a camera and took several pictures of the body, after re-arranging some items.[SUP]
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[13][/SUP] He also allegedly kept bits of Ohlin's shattered skull.[SUP]
[5][/SUP] His motive for doing so is unclear; Necrobutcher speculated that taking the pictures and forcing others to see them was a way for Euronymous to cope with the shock of seeing his friend dead.[SUP]
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[9][/SUP] After Hellhammer
developed the photos, Euronymous initially promised to destroy the pictures, but ultimately did not. He kept them in an envelope at his record shop
Helvete.[SUP]
[5][/SUP] Euronymous allegedly sent one of the pictures to the owner of Warmaster Records in
Colombia[SUP]
[5][/SUP] and it was used as the cover of the bootleg live album
Dawn of the Black Hearts, which was released in 1995.
The suicide caused a rift between Euronymous and his friends, who were disgusted by his attitude towards Ohlin before the suicide, and his behavior afterwards. Necrobutcher ended his friendship with Euronymous.[SUP]
[5][/SUP] Manheim later speculated that Euronymous had wilfully left Ohlin alone in the house so that he would have a chance to kill himself.[SUP]
[5][/SUP] Ohlin's suicide was said to cause "a change in mentality" in the black metal scene and was the first in
a string of infamous events carried out by its members.[SUP]
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An obituary in a Swedish newspaper stated that Ohlin's funeral was held at
Österhaninge kyrka (Eastern Haninge Church) on Friday 26 April 1991 at 10:00 am.[SUP]
[15][/SUP] He was buried at Österhaninge kyrkogård (Eastern Haninge graveyard) in Stockholm.
lol. theres all these rumors that along with keeping pieces of the skull he took pieces of his brain and made a soup with it
