The Dawn of the Black Hearts

The Dawn of the Black Hearts
Live album (bootleg) by
Mayhem
Released1995
Recorded28 February 1990 in Sarpsborg, Norway
GenreBlack metal
Length37:57
LabelWarmaster Records
Mayhem chronology
De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
(1994) 		The Dawn of the Black Hearts
(1995) 		Out from the Dark
(1996)

The Dawn of the Black Hearts[a] (subtitled Live in Sarpsborg, Norway 28/2, 1990) is a bootleg live album by the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem. The title originates from a line of lyrics Fenriz of Darkthrone wrote for the band.[b]

Despite being a bootleg, the album is sometimes erroneously listed as one of the band's most important albums, mainly due to the notoriety regarding the cover art, which is an image of the late Mayhem vocalist Per "Dead" Ohlin shortly after he committed suicide.[1][2][3]


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  1. ^ Bowar, Chad. "Mayhem". About.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2008.
  2. ^ "Mayhem". MusicMight. Archived from the original on 14 February 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2008.
  3. ^ "Mayhem Main Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved 15 July 2008.