This official Gildan Heavy Cotton Mayhem t-shirt features the legendary Deathcrush artwork screen-printed on the front with a plain back, delivering one of the most iconic and historically important designs in the entire Norwegian black metal movement. As authentic licensed extreme metal merchandise, this heavyweight cotton tee offers a standard fit made for long-term durability, making it ideal for concerts, festivals, battle jacket culture, and everyday wear while maintaining print sharpness and fabric structure over time. The raw monochrome artwork perfectly captures the violent atmosphere, primitive aggression, and underground aesthetic associated with Mayhem’s groundbreaking early era and the birth of Scandinavian black metal.

The design is directly inspired by Deathcrush, Mayhem’s seminal 1987 debut EP that helped establish the foundations of second-wave black metal through its chaotic sound, raw production, and uncompromising extremity. Formed in Norway in 1984 by guitarist Øystein “Euronymous” Aarseth, bassist Jørn “Necrobutcher” Stubberud, and drummer Kjetil Manheim, Mayhem became one of the most influential and controversial bands in extreme metal history alongside bands like Darkthrone and Emperor. Deathcrush marked a decisive break away from traditional thrash and death metal, introducing a colder and more hostile sonic identity that would influence countless underground bands worldwide. The release remains one of the most important recordings ever produced within black metal culture and continues to symbolise the genre’s raw underground origins.

Highly recommended for fans of Darkthrone, Emperor, Gorgoroth, and Marduk.

Official Licensed Merchandise

Brand: Gildan Heavy Cotton

Front Print: Yes

Back Print: No

For best fit, take a shirt that fits you well and measure laid flat from armpit to armpit (pit to pit) and front collar to hem, then select the closest size from the measurements below.

Size Small measures 58cm length front collar to hem, 42cm width pit to pit, approximately 23 inches long and 17 inches wide.

Size Medium measures 63cm length front collar to hem, 48cm width pit to pit, approximately 25 inches long and 19 inches wide.

Size Large measures 66cm length front collar to hem, 55cm width pit to pit, approximately 26 inches long and 22 inches wide.

Size XL measures 67cm length front collar to hem, 58cm width pit to pit, approximately 27 inches long and 23 inches wide.

Size XXL measures 71cm length front collar to hem, 66cm width pit to pit, approximately 28 inches long and 26 inches wide.