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Dead (Per Yngve Ohlin)

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    (January 16, 1969-April 8, 1991)
    Birth name was Per Yngve Ohlin
    Vocalist of Mayhem (1988-1991)
    Albums include 'Live in Leipzig' (1992) and the bootleg 'Dawn of the Black Hearts' (1995)

Why he might be annoying:

    He took part in church burnings, vandalism of cemeteries and other Satanic/anti-Christan activities associated with the black metal scene.
    His vocals consisted of hoarse, grating screams.
    He would cut himself on stage with glass and hunting knives, and said, 'Something I study is how people react when my blood is streaming everywhere.'
    He committed suicide by a shotgun blast to the head.
    His bandmates reportedly made necklaces from his skull fragments, and ate pieces of his brain.
    A picture of his dead body appears on the cover of Mayhem's bootleg 'Dawn of the Black Hearts.'
    He is thought to have been schizophrenic.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was known to have a good sense of humor.
    He left a suicide note reading simply, 'Please excuse all the blood.'

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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 157 Votes: 61.78% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 34 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 67 Votes: 67.16% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 67 Votes: 58.21% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 77 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 141 Votes: 75.18% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 213 Votes: 73.71% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 364 Votes: 68.96% Annoying