DISSECTION DEMO LETTER JON FLYER GRAVE DISMEMBER CARBONIZED UNLEASHED THE BLACK

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"DISSECTION"

A HANDWRITTEN AND SIGNED FLYER FROM JON NODVEIDT!

NOT THE DEMO TAPE!!!

NEVER TO BE SEEN! READ THAT LETTER!

IT READS:

FRED,

THIS IS JONH FROM DISSECTION WRITING! THANX A LOT FOR WRITING! WELL, OUR DEMO IS OUT BY NOW AND IT'S FOR SALE AT $4.00! IF YOU'R INTERESTED JUST SEND ME THE MONEY, AND I'LL SEND YOU THE DEMO! NO RIP -OFF!!! OUR DEMO WILL SOON BE OUT AS AN 7" EP ON THE FRENCH LABEL CORPSEGRINDER RECORDS, AND NOT ON MACABRE SOUNDS! I HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON! MORBIDLY YOURS!

JON NODTVEIDT (SIGNATURE)

HE PUTS HIS ADDRESS ON THE LETTER AND SAYS PS: SOON T-SHIRTS!

RETURN MY STAMP, HERE'S YOURS!

JON COMMIT SUICIDE ON MY BIRTHDAY IN AUGUST, 2006!

THE LETTER IS ON THE BACK OF A GRAVE, DISMEMBER, CARBONIZED & UNLEASHED 1991 SHOW FLYER

ALSO COMES WITH A TRECHOMA MAG FLYER AND ORG. ENVELOPE! I SENT THE STAMP BACK!

I ship $1.00 to the USA and $2.00 WORLDWIDE! DIE!!

I TOTALLY COMBINE SHIPPING! YOU CAN WIN 10 FLYERS/ETC AND THE COST WILL REMAIN THE SAME!!

 I SHIP WITHIN TWO DAYS OF PAYMENT--USUALLY NEXT DAY!! I DO COMBINE SHIPPING AND WILL OFFER OTHER SHIPPING METHODS AND/OR INSURANCE. I SHIP IN A THICK CARDBOARD BOX WITH PLENTY OF BUBBLE WRAP TO ENSURE SAFE DELIVERY. CHECK OUT MY FEED BACK. NO UNHAPPY CUSTOMERS SO FAR. AUCTIONS THAT TOTAL $200 GET AUTOMTATIC REGISTERED SHIPPING AT THE STANDARD SHIPPING RATES

I TAKE NO CREDIT FOR THIS...... BUT THIS IS A SINCERE OBITUARY  ON THE WEB FOR THE GREAT JON NODVEIDT!

Jon Nödtveidt Obituary

"I believe in the breaking of the cosmic cycle. I believe in the formless eternity beyond, in which those who carry the formless spirit will live on forever." Jon Nödtveidt

On August 16, 2006 Stockholm police were notified that a 31-year-old man had been discovered dead in his apartment. That man was Dissection leader Jon Nödtveidt. The death was nothing suspicious or accidental, rather a purposely-planned suicide.

Nödtveidt had shot himself in the head surrounded by a ring of lit candles. He had left a note as well as a will, clearly symptomatic of a prepared ritual. There were also separate letters to both his father and girlfriend.

Another friend also remembered Jon had remarked he was "going away for a long, long time. I'm going to Transylvania."

Though Swedish tabloid newspaper Expressen reported that there was an open copy of the Satanic Bible at the death scene, the remaining members of Dissection later commented this was false and in actuality it was a Satanic Grimoire found beside Nödtveidt (a grimoire is a book of 'magical knowledge').

Interestingly the remainder of Dissection noted, "Jon was more focussed, happier and stronger than ever" before his death. So why had the quietly spoken, intense Nödtveidt taken his own life? It was especially puzzling given the fact the singer/guitarist had not long been released from prison.

In 1997 he murdered homosexual Algerian man Josef Ben Maddour in what was deemed a 'gay hate crime'. Nödtveidt served seven years of jail time for the offence and would later say he was ashamed of his actions and that he wished he hadn't have committed the crime but that he'd served his time and had moved on.

Indeed the time spent incarcerated was beneficial to both Jon and his legions of fans, many of whom consider Dissection one of the greatest all-time extreme metal bands, an opinion which this writer shares. Whilst in jail the enigmatic Swede composed much of the material which was to become Dissection's swansong recording, 'Reinkaos'.

The benefit of time in prison gave Nödtveidt and his two fellow Satanist band mates (who joined him upon his release) an album they considered perfect. Nödtveidt believed it was the culmination of everything he had ever wanted for Dissection and that there was now no need to release anything further – 'Reinkaos' would be the final Dissection album.

Nödtveidt once said of the band, "We don't belong in the current music scene." Many concurred and felt Dissection were of a distinct type and style, impossible to categorise or pigeonhole. The lazy insinuations and comparisons of many journalists, and even some fans, insulted the creativity and originality of both Nödtveidt and Dissection and this also contributed to the confirmation 'Reinkaos' would indeed close their career.

What else could be said? The likes of 'Starless Aeon' were faultless extreme metal anthems, swathed in magical fire and borne of years of intense Satanic devotion and belief. Nödtveidt was his own man, distancing himself from traditional assumed Satanism. He was not a bitter or vicious man, but he was of another plain, something he always felt himself.

This therefore brought his life to a premature conclusion (at least viewed by those with mere human perception). Beyond the earthly considerations however Nödtveidt was simply moving onto another phase of his existence. He trusted in the idiom of life, death and transcendence and thus when he felt his use in this life had been exhausted and the next phase had to be death, before the ability to transcend.

And for Nödtveidt the most important essence of leaving this life was to have achieved enough to move on. "The Satanist decides over his own life and death and prefers to go with a smile on his lips when he has reached his peak in life, when he has accomplished everything," he once said. "The Satanist dies strong, not by age, disease or depression, and he chooses death before dishonor! Death is the orgasm of life!"

With hindsight one can find many clues Nödtveidt was about to commit his final earthly act from interviews, lyrics and so on. Asked about the 'Rebirth Of Dissection' DVD, a fantastic account of the band's first gig after Jon's release, the man with the piercing eyes claimed, "It's a new phase since it is the beginning of the end, and the hungry end is coming soon..." He also felt as if every day was his last and lived his life accordingly.

So what is there to say about such an extreme act depriving his friends, family and fans of such a considered, creative and misunderstood genius? There are no answers for people who do not share Jon's beliefs or choice of lifestyle. For many of us it is impossible to understand, much less justify, an act, which many consider to be the ultimate selfish statement.

As Nödtveidt often expressed, he could not continue in a band unless his fellow musicians were as devoutly Satanic as he. Jon tolerated everybody's right to live as they chose and he expected the same courtesy, but when it came to producing his art, his glory, he needed like-minded souls. This helped create the ultimate Dissection album, in 'Reinkaos', and we must all be thankful for this triumphant legacy.

Jon Nödtveidt was unique, immensely directed, talented and certainly misconstrued. Given his extreme privacy there will not be many, if anyone, who can fully comprehend the reasons for his suicide. And no one could possibly condone or suggest copycat incidents. Nödtveidt was not the kind of person people would seek to mimic, for to imitate is impossible. Instead, we must all leave his legacy be.

In trying to grasp his personal beliefs we might better see how he came to leave this world at just 31 years of age, but nobody, least of all Jon would expect anyone to follow him. He was destined to leave the world alone and in pursuit of his ultimate goal.

Fans and friends alike must leave the untainted flawlessness of the Dissection catalogue and continue to enjoy the enduring music Nödtveidt left behind. He will be forever missed.

Jon Nödtveidt born June 28 1975; died August 16 2006.