---
title: "Dead"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/dead-63a5b268"
genre: "Black Metal"
country: "Sweden"
formed: 1969
disbanded: 1991
---

# Dead

**Dead** is a black metal band, from Sweden, active 1969 to 1991.

Per Yngve "Pelle" Ohlin, known professionally as Dead, was a Swedish musician, best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem from 1988 until his suicide in 1991. Prior to Mayhem, he performed as the vocalist in the Swedish death/thrash band Morbid. Roadrunner Records ranked him No. 48 out of 50 of The Greatest Metal Front-Men of All Time.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_(musician)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Dead |
| Genre | Black Metal |
| Parent genre | Black Metal |
| Origin | Västerhaninge, Sweden |
| Formed | 1969 |
| Disbanded | 1991 |
| Releases in catalog | 0 |

## Genres

[Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/black-metal)

## Related bands

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## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Dead/41
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/54361572

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/dead-63a5b268](https://themetalnet.com/band/dead-63a5b268). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt