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Jan Axel ‘Hellhammer’ Blomberg
Birth name Jan Axel Blomberg
Also known as Hellhammer
Hauptman Hammer
Mr. Hellhammer
Jan Axel Von Blomberg
HH
Von Blomberg
Born August 2, 1969 (1969-08-02) (age 38)
Origin Norway
Genre(s) Black metal
Avant-garde metal
Heavy metal
Neo-classical metal
Death metal
Progressive metal
Instrument(s) Drums
Bass Guitar
Guitar
Years active 1987–present
Associated acts Age Of Silence
Antestor
Arcturus
Carnivora
Circle of Chaos
Dimmu Borgir
Emperor
Fleurety
Gorgoroth (Gaahl-fronted version)
Immortal
The Kovenant
Jørn Lande
Mayhem
Mezzerschmitt
Mortem
Mysticum
Shining
Thorns
Tritonus
Troll
Ulver
Vidsyn
Winds
Notable instrument(s)
Sabian Cymbals
Axis Pedals
Pearl drums
Yamaha drums
B-Stick Drumsticks

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It often employs fast tempos shrieked vocals highly distorted guitars played with Tremolo picking, Avant-garde metal or experimental metal is a subgenre of Heavy metal music characterised by the use of innovative Avant-garde elements large-scale For the historical original neoclassical music see Neoclassicism (music Neo-classical metal is a subgenre of Heavy metal music Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs fast tempos heavily distorted guitars deep growling vocals morbid lyrics Progressive metal (often referred to simply as prog metal) is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music which blends the powerful guitar-driven sound of metal with the complex A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Age of Silence is a Norwegian avant-garde Progressive metal band formed in 2004 by Andy Winter of Winds. Antestor is a Norwegian Black metal band that formed in 1990 The group is credited for starting the whole northern European Christian Extreme Arcturus was an Avant-garde metal band formed in Norway in 1987 under the name Mortem. Dimmu Borgir (ˌdɪmuːˈbɔːrɡɪr is a Symphonic black metal band from Norway. Emperor is a Norwegian Symphonic black metal band formed in 1991 Fleurety is a Norwegian Avant-garde metal band The band was formed in 1991 by Svein Egil Hatlevik and Alexander Nordgaren Gorgoroth is a Black metal band from Bergen, Norway that was founded by Infernus in 1992 Immortal is a pioneering Black metal band from Bergen, Norway. The Kovenant is a Norwegian band from Bergen which has evolved from Melodic black metal to an Industrial metal sound on more recent albums Mayhem is a Black metal band formed during 1984 in Oslo Norway. Mezzerschmitt is a Norwegian Black metal band a spinoff of the legendary Mayhem. Mortem are a Death metal band from Lima Peru. They are the first Peruvian metal band to have toured Europe and the United States Mysticum (1992 - 2000 was a Norwegian industrial Black metal band Formed in 1996 Shining is a Swedish Black metal band that incorporate many doom metal elements in their music Thorns is a Norwegian Black metal band that formed in 1989 and was part of the Early Norwegian black metal scene. Troll is a Norwegian Black metal band It was founded in 1992 when 14-year-old Stian Arnesen aka "Nagash" started writing music with Glaurung Ulver ( Norwegian for “ wolves ” is a multi-disciplinary musical trio from Norway. Sabian is a Canadian Cymbal designer and manufacturer It is one of the largest in the world along with Zildjian, Paiste and Meinl. Axis Percussion is a United States company specializing in the manufacture of precision drum pedals and drum hardware The is a Multinational Corporation based in Japan with a wide range of products predominately Percussion instruments and Flutes Yamaha Drums is a subsidiary of the Yamaha Corporation. Yamaha has been building drums since 1967 and builds their drums by hand in Japan. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Spellemannprisen is an award for Norwegian artists The award was established on the initiative of IFPI (International Organization for Record Companies and was first A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion Trysil is a Municipality in the County of Hedmark, Norway. Trysil was established as a municipality January 1 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional He is most well known for his drumming with the band Mayhem, with which he began his career. Mayhem is a Black metal band formed during 1984 in Oslo Norway. He is endorsed by Sabian Cymbals, Axis Pedals and Pearl drums, though he has been known to use Yamaha drums as well. Sabian is a Canadian Cymbal designer and manufacturer It is one of the largest in the world along with Zildjian, Paiste and Meinl. Axis Percussion is a United States company specializing in the manufacture of precision drum pedals and drum hardware The is a Multinational Corporation based in Japan with a wide range of products predominately Percussion instruments and Flutes Yamaha Drums is a subsidiary of the Yamaha Corporation. Yamaha has been building drums since 1967 and builds their drums by hand in Japan. He also has written numerous Mayhem songs and plays guitar and bass guitar. Mayhem is a Black metal band formed during 1984 in Oslo Norway. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the

He joined Mayhem in 1988, following the departure of the drummer and founding member Kjetil Manheim. Kjetil Esten Haraldsson Manheim, (born November 27 1968) was the drummer for the Norwegian Black metal band Mayhem. In addition to Mayhem, one of his long-standing bands was the avant-garde metal band Arcturus, which he formed with Steinar Sverd Johnsen in 1987, originally under the name Mortem, and broke up in April 2007. Arcturus was an Avant-garde metal band formed in Norway in 1987 under the name Mortem. Steinar Sverd Johnsen is a Norwegian Piano / keyboard / Synthesizer player and composer He has since joined and sessioned for numerous bands.

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Biography

As a child Jan's main interests were football (soccer), wrestling and drums. He began learning to play drums by playing along with albums he listened to. He was into heavy metal bands such as Iron Maiden and Slayer, but also bands like Depeche Mode and Duran Duran. For other uses see Iron maiden. Slayer is an American Thrash metal band founded by Guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King in Depeche Mode (dəˌpɛʃˈmoʊd are an English Electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. Duran Duran are an English Pop rock band famous for a long series of popular singles, albums and vivid Music videos for which they've won two He then found out about Venom and Celtic Frost, and eventually jazz, due to influences from a past drum teacher. Venom are an English Celtic Frost were an influential heavy metal band from Zürich, Switzerland. He began learning drums on a four piece jazz kit.

Before joining Mayhem, Jan Axel played in various local bands, including the progressive metal band Tritonus, where he met Carl August Tidemann, the later to become Arcturus and Winds guitarist. Carl August Tidemann is a highly technical Norwegian Neo-classical metal guitarist and composer best known for his work in progressive bands like He did some performing live during this period as well. He then saw an ad in the newspaper announcing that Mayhem was looking for a drummer. So he went down to Oslo to meet the band and gave them his demo tape. (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. They called him the next day to let him know that he was now a member of the band. He then took the pseudonym Hellhammer, which he borrowed from the pre-Celtic Frost band with the same name, because he thought it was a shame that such a good name would disappear, and, it was also a good name for a drummer. Hellhammer was an influential early 1980s Extreme metal band from Switzerland.

The first recordings he did with Mayhem were two songs for a compilation album around 1989, with the songs “Carnage” and “The Freezing Moon”. The first proper recording he did with Mayhem was “Live in Leipzig” in 1990. Live in Leipzig is a Live album by the Norwegian Black metal band Mayhem. After that album, Mayhem had some trouble with the line up due to the suicide of the singer Dead and Necrobutcher's departure from the band. Per Yngve Ohlin ( January 16 1969 – April 8 1991) better known by his stage name Dead, was a Swedish Black Not to be confused with Necro Butcher Jørn Stubberud (born April 13, 1968) is a Norwegian musician During this time he founded the band Arcturus together with Sverd in 1991, out of the remains of the band Mortem. They released a 7" entitled ”My Angel“ in 1991 and later the mini album entitled “Constellation”. My Angel is a 1991 EP by Arcturus. Arcturus's first work published on an actual record label My Angel represents a halfway point between Constellation is an EP by the Norwegian Black metal band Arcturus. In 1995 he joined Immortal as a session drummer during their tour that year, he also agreed to play drums on their first official Video, “Grim and Frostbitten Kingdom”. Immortal is a pioneering Black metal band from Bergen, Norway. He also briefly played for Emperor during this period. Emperor is a Norwegian Symphonic black metal band formed in 1991 The recording and release of the Arcturus debut album entitled “Aspera Hiems Symfonia” also happened this year. Aspera Hiems Symfonia is the debut Album by the Norwegian Black metal band Arcturus.

In 1997 Jan Axel began working with Covenant, now known as The Kovenant, for the recording of their second album entitled “Nexus Polaris”. The Kovenant is a Norwegian band from Bergen which has evolved from Melodic black metal to an Industrial metal sound on more recent albums Nexus Polaris is the second album recorded by Norwegian Black metal band The Kovenant, and was released in 1998 through Nuclear Blast That album was released in 1998 with a following European tour. During 1997 Arcturus also released another album, “La Masquerade Infernale” which became a landmark album in the history of avantgarde metal. La Masquerade Infernale (the title meaning "the infernal masquerade" in French is a 1997 Album by Arcturus. Avant-garde metal or experimental metal is a subgenre of Heavy metal music characterised by the use of innovative Avant-garde elements large-scale

The next year another album from The Kovenant was released, namely the ground breaking album “Animatronic” which led Jan Axel away from the more traditional black metal drumming to a more beat oriented sound. Animatronic is the third album from Norwegian Heavy metal band The Kovenant, and was released in 1999 through Nuclear Blast.

The year 2000 was another hectic year for Jan Axel due to the recording and release of Mayhem's second full-length studio album “Grand Declaration of War. Grand Declaration of War (2000 is the third full-length Album by influential Norwegian Black metal band Mayhem. ”

During spring that year, Jan Axel toured the USA with The Kovenant, during summer toured with Mayhem and toured Europe with The Kovenant in autumn.

During the year 2000 he recorded a mini album with his new band Winds, entitled “Of Entity And Mind”, which was released in May of 2001. Winds also recorded a full-length album during spring 2001, entitled “Reflections of the I”. Reflections of the I is the first full-length album by Norwegian Progressive metal band Winds. The music of Winds takes Jan Axel's drumming into yet a new direction, embarking on a progressive, symphonic and classically oriented musical foundation while still retaining his roots in metal.

Jan Axel is now a two-time Norwegian Grammy Awards winner, in 1998 for The Kovenant with “Nexus Polaris” and in 1999 for The Kovenant with “Animatronic”. They claimed the prize for best hard rock album both years. In addition to these mentioned involvements, Jan Axel has also done numerous appearances as a guest or session musician on other releases. Before his current career as a full time drummer, Jan Axel used to work as a nocturnal guard at a mental hospital. He doesn't smoke, drinks very little alcohol, and he practices his drumming for 3 hours every day. [3]

In 2005, he was interviewed for the black metal mini-documentary that was included with the 2-disc DVD edition of Metal: A Headbanger's Journey, in addition to other Mayhem members Necrobutcher (Jørn Stubberud) and Blasphemer (Rune Erickson). Metal A Headbanger's Journey is a 2005 documentary directed by Sam Dunn with Scot McFadyen and Jessica Wise Not to be confused with Necro Butcher Jørn Stubberud (born April 13, 1968) is a Norwegian musician Rune Eriksen (born in December 1974 is a Norwegian musician He is best known as the Guitarist in the Black metal band Mayhem under the stage

He has courted controversy in the past by making numerous racial statements. The satanic metal biography, Lords of Chaos, which has been criticized for inaccurate information and statements, quotes him as saying, "I'll put it this way, we don't like black people here. Lords of Chaos The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground is a book by Michael Moynihan and Didrik Søderlind Black metal is for white people. … I'm pretty convinced that there are differences between races as well as everything else. I think that like animals, some races are more…you know, like a cat is much more intelligent than a bird or a cow, or even a dog, and I think that's also the case with different races. " Contradicting these racial statements, Blomberg said in a 2004 interview, "I don’t give a crap if the fans are white, black, green, yellow, or blue. For me music and politics don’t go hand in hand. "[4].

Hellhammer sustained a serious neck injury in 2007. Dimmu Borgir issued the following statement:

"Due to Hellhammer's injury (the x-ray report confirms a severe neck prolapse causing his right arm to numb out) he will be unable to play drums for Dimmu Borgir on the remaining festivals this summer and the upcoming European tour, also featuring Amon Amarth and Hatesphere. Dimmu Borgir (ˌdɪmuːˈbɔːrɡɪr is a Symphonic black metal band from Norway. Dimmu Borgir (ˌdɪmuːˈbɔːrɡɪr is a Symphonic black metal band from Norway. Amon Amarth is a Viking -themed Melodic death metal band from Tumba, Sweden founded in 1992 Hellhammer will go into treatment and a possible surgery for this shortly. Taking his place will be Tony Laureano (Nile, Angelcorpse, Aurora Borealis, Belphegor), who also played for Dimmu Borgir during Ozzfest 2004 and festivals in 2005. Tony Laureano is an Extreme metal drummer originally from Puerto Rico that has played for a number of bands including Dimmu Borgir, Nile, Angelcorpse Nile is a brutal / Technical death metal band from Greenville, South Carolina that assembled in 1993 Angelcorpse is a Blackened death metal band born on the ashes of Pete Helmkamp's previous band Order From Chaos originally from Kansas City, Missouri Belphegor is an Austrian Blackened death metal band named after the Demon Belphegor (originally Baal-Peor and formed in 1993. "

It has been confirmed that Hellhammer will join Gaahl and King ov Hell in their version of Gorgoroth as a touring member starting from 2008. Kristian Eivind Espedal (born August 7, 1975) better known by his stage name Gaahl, is a Norwegian Black metal vocalist known Gorgoroth is a Black metal band from Bergen, Norway that was founded by Infernus in 1992

According to Lex Icon's MyOpera blog, despite Hellhammer quitting The Kovenant in 2003, he has promised to do drums for upcoming The Kovenant album Aria Galactica, if needed. The Kovenant is a Norwegian band from Bergen which has evolved from Melodic black metal to an Industrial metal sound on more recent albums

Discography

As a member

Age of Silence

Arcturus

Carnivora

Circle of Chaos[5]

Dimmu Borgir

Gorgoroth

It was announced that Hellhammer was joining Gaahl/King-fronted version of Gorgoroth in 2008 but statements made after that by them mentioned another drummer in the line-up. Age of Silence is a Norwegian avant-garde Progressive metal band formed in 2004 by Andy Winter of Winds. Acceleration is the first full-length album by Norwegian avant-garde Progressive metal band Age Of Silence. Complications - Trilogy Of Intricacy is an EP by the Norwegian avant-garde Progressive metal band Age of Silence. Arcturus was an Avant-garde metal band formed in Norway in 1987 under the name Mortem. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Constellation is an EP by the Norwegian Black metal band Arcturus. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Aspera Hiems Symfonia is the debut Album by the Norwegian Black metal band Arcturus. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar La Masquerade Infernale (the title meaning "the infernal masquerade" in French is a 1997 Album by Arcturus. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Disguised Masters is a compilation Album by the Norwegian Avant-garde metal band Arcturus. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Aspera Hiems Symfonia '95 Constellation '94 and My Angel '91 is a compilation Album by the Norwegian Black metal band Arcturus Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Sham Mirrors is the third full-length album by Norwegian Avant-garde metal band Arcturus. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Sideshow Symphonies is an Album by the Norwegian Avant-garde metal band Arcturus. Events January 1 - In most of Europe copyright expired on a number of classic pop and rock-and-roll songs recorded in 1954 and earlier including Shipwrecked In Oslo is the first DVD release by Arcturus. It was released in August 21, 2006 by Season Of Mist. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Dimmu Borgir (ˌdɪmuːˈbɔːrɡɪr is a Symphonic black metal band from Norway. Stormblåst MMV (sometimes referred to as Stormblåst 2005 or Stormblåst (re-recorded) is an Album by Norwegian Black metal In Sorte Diaboli (incorrect Latin for "In Direct Contact With Satan " the Latin literally means "in the lot of the Devil" or "in " The Serpentine Offering " is a single by Dimmu Borgir from their 2007 album In Sorte Diaboli. Gorgoroth is a Black metal band from Bergen, Norway that was founded by Infernus in 1992

The Kovenant

Mayhem

Mezzerschmitt

Mortem

Mysticum

Shining

Troll

Umoral

Winds

As a session musician

Antestor

Emperor

Immortal

Jørn

Thorns

Tritonus

Vidsyn

As a guest

Fleurety

Ulver

Notes

  1. ^ home.c2i.net/famhegg/BLACKMET.htm
  2. ^ Axis percussion artist page
  3. ^ Axis percussion artist page
  4. ^ ThyDoom.com
  5. ^ Circle of Chaos band profile
  6. ^ Axis percussion artist page

External links

Emperor is a Norwegian Symphonic black metal band formed in 1991 Thorns is the long awaited debut Album by Norwegian Black metal band Thorns. Fleurety is a Norwegian Avant-garde metal band The band was formed in 1991 by Svein Egil Hatlevik and Alexander Nordgaren Department of Apocalyptic Affairs is the second Album by the Norwegian Avant-garde metal band Fleurety. Ulver ( Norwegian for “ wolves ” is a multi-disciplinary musical trio from Norway.
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