Rune Eriksen (born 13 January 1975) is a Norwegian Spellemann award-winning[1] musician and composer. He is best known as the former guitarist in the black metal band Mayhem under the stage name Blasphemer, which he took from a Sodom song. He joined the band in October 1994, but departed in late 2008.[2] He currently plays in Aura Noir,[3] Earth Electric, and the multinational bands Twilight Of The Gods and Vltimas, the latter a supergroup of sorts with vocalist David Vincent (formerly of Morbid Angel), and drummer Flo Mounier of Cryptopsy.[4] Ironically, Rune and Flo also played together with Steve Tucker (predecessor and successor of David Vincent in Morbid Angel) for the artist Nader Sadek[5] and de Rune has also made guest appearances with Absu, Negură Bunget, and Root. His former bands and projects are, besides Nader Sadek, Mezzerschmitt, and the Portuguese gothic doom band Ava Inferi. He resides in Portugal.
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Also known as | Blasphemer, Herr Schmitt |
Born | (1975-01-13) 13 January 1975 (age 47) |
Origin | Norway |
Genres | Black metal, doom metal, death metal |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, bass, vocals |
Years active | 1990–present |
With Mayhem
With Earth Electric
With Twilight Of The Gods
With Mezzerschmitt
With Ava Inferi
With Aura Noir
With Nader Sadek
With Vltimas
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