Jan Axel Blomberg

Jan Axel Blomberg
Hellhammer live in 2024
Hellhammer live in 2024
Background information
Also known asHellhammer
Born(1969-08-02)August 2, 1969
Trysil, Norway
Genres
OccupationDrummer
Years active1987–present
Member of
Formerly of

Jan Axel Blomberg (born 2 August 1969), better known by his stage name Hellhammer,[1] is a Norwegian drummer renowned for his role as the drummer of the black metal band Mayhem, which he joined in 1988. He is the only member to have appeared on all of their albums. In 1987, Blomberg, alongside Steinar Sverd Johnsen and Marius Vold, formed the avant-garde black metal band Arcturus (initially under the name Mortem), which disbanded in April 2007 and reunited in 2011.[2] He adopted his stage name in homage to the Swiss extreme metal band Hellhammer.[3] Acclaimed as a talented musician,[4] Blomberg is a three-time recipient of the Spellemannprisen award.[5]

Early life

As a child, Blomberg's primary interests were football and wrestling. Initially, he had no interest in drums or drumming; however, as music became increasingly appealing to him, he began to find different instruments intriguing, which eventually led to an interest in drums.[citation needed] His grandparents purchased his first three drum kits, the first of which was a four-piece jazz kit. He started learning to play the drums by playing along with the albums he listened to. He was influenced by heavy metal bands such as Iron Maiden, Metallica, and Slayer, as well as bands like Depeche Mode and Duran Duran. Eventually, he discovered Venom, Celtic Frost, and jazz, inspired by a previous drum teacher.

Career

Before joining Mayhem, Blomberg played in various local bands, including the progressive metal band Tritonus,[citation needed] where he met Carl August Tidemann, who later became the guitarist for Arcturus and Winds. He also participated in live performances and was then hired by Mayhem, who needed to replace Kjetil Manheim. Blomberg secured the position and adopted the pseudonym Hellhammer.[4]

The first recordings he completed with Mayhem were two songs for a compilation album around 1989, featuring the tracks Carnage and The Freezing Moon. The first full recording he did with Mayhem was Live in Leipzig in 1990. Following that album, Mayhem encountered lineup difficulties due to the suicide of singer Dead and the departure of Necrobutcher. During this period, he co-founded the band Arcturus with Sverd in 1991, emerging from the remnants of the band Mortem. They released the 7" My Angel in 1991, followed by the mini album Constellation.

In 1995, he joined Immortal as a session drummer during their tour that year,[6] and he also contributed drums to their first official video, Grim and Frostbitten Kingdoms. He briefly played for Emperor during this time as well. The recording and release of Arcturus's debut album Aspera Hiems Symfonia also occurred in this year.

In 1997, Jan Axel began collaborating with Covenant, now known as The Kovenant, for the recording of their second album, Nexus Polaris. That album was released in 1998, followed by a European tour. During 1997, Arcturus also released another album, La Masquerade Infernale.

The following year, another album from The Kovenant, Animatronic, was released.

In 2000, he recorded a mini album with his new band Winds, titled Of Entity And Mind, which was released in May 2001. Winds also recorded a full-length album during the spring of 2001, Reflections of the I.

Jan Axel is a two-time Norwegian Grammy Awards winner, having received the award in 1998 for The Kovenant's Nexus Polaris and in 1999 for Animatronic. Both years, they won the prize for Best Hard Rock Album. In addition to these collaborations, Jan Axel has made numerous guest and session musician appearances on various releases.

Hellhammer performing in 2008

In 2005, he was interviewed for the black metal mini-documentary included with the 2-disc DVD edition of Metal: A Headbanger's Journey, alongside other Mayhem members Necrobutcher (Jørn Stubberud) and Blasphemer (Rune Eriksen).

In 2009, Hellhammer appeared on Eyes of Noctum's album Inceptum, where he played drums on six tracks. Eyes of Noctum is a black metal band from America featuring Weston Cage, the son of Nicolas Cage, as their lead singer.

Hellhammer collaborated with keyboardist Andy Winter on one of his albums.[7]

In 2010, he played on Nidingr's album Wolf-Father. In 2011, Arcturus reunited, including Hellhammer, and released Arcturian in 2015.

Beliefs

Blomberg joined Mayhem under the influence of friends. He naively gave away his recording tapes, which led to his official entry into the band.[8]

He, however, came to distrust the attitudes he considered "weird":

I came to his house: he was all dressed in black, and there was a knife hanging on his belt. I remember thinking, "What the hell does it mean?" Dead joined the band a few months earlier than I did. He was a Swede and didn’t understand a lot of what we were talking about. Well, he was a strange guy. A very reserved person. It was impossible to discuss personal things with him.

— Hellhammer, [9]

Soon after, Blomberg had his first contact with Satanism. Initially, driven by youthful curiosity and having read various books on occultism that described different rituals, Blomberg soon realized that he was entering a dangerous path:

Soon after, we got into everything connected with death, the dark side of life, and Satanism. I always liked those things, despite being born into a Christian family. Only years later did I realize how weird and harmful it was for us. But I was too young to resist my temptation for Darkness. I found some books where various rituals were described. Later on, we applied our knowledge to real life... Euronymous was the most involved. He was our teacher. Now I know he went too far—too far. And Dead followed in his footsteps.

— Hellhammer, [9]

Session of Antestor

Borgund stave church is depicted in the cover art of the Det tapte liv EP.

Blomberg served as the session drummer for the Christian black metal band Antestor, contributing to the EP Det tapte liv and subsequently to the album The Forsaken, which also featured vocalist Ann-Mari Edvardsen.

Hellhammer's involvement occurred despite the adversarial relationship between Antestor and Mayhem during the former's "Crush Evil" era, characterized by Mayhem's guitarist, Euronymous, attempting to force the band to disband.[citation needed]

Hellhammer's appearance on the recordings elicited a polarized reception within the metal scene. In an interview with the Russian metal site Metal Library on 7 January 2007, Blomberg stated:

To be honest, it [playing for Antestor] was a big 'fuck off!' to them all [Mayhem colleagues and record company]. I will repeat again that I decide what I do and I play not only in black metal groups.

— Jan Axel Blomberg (Hellhammer), Metal Library[10]

The vocalist Ronny Hansen knew Hellhammer personally and invited him to play for the band. The members of Antestor provided Hellhammer with the demos for the songs in person; however, according to Blomberg, he never met the Antestor members in the studio due to producer Børge Finstad's preference for working with each musician individually to achieve better and more productive results. The band also asked Hellhammer to perform live with them, but Blomberg declined. It was not a matter of their beliefs, as Hellhammer explains: "In my opinion, black metal today is just music. I will tell you that neither I nor other members of Mayhem were ever really against religion or anything else. We are primarily interested in music."[10] Additionally, Hellhammer stated that no member of the new lineup was a Satanist,[11] and that the "Satanic stuff […] isn't what I feel Mayhem is about today. […] Mayhem's music is still dark, but I wouldn't say that it's Satanic."[12] Antestor vocalist Ronny Hansen remarked on Blomberg's contribution:

First of all, Jan Axel "Hellhammer" is a total professional. He started up together with the secular scene and worse (laughs), but he doesn't care if it's secular or Christian. He knew from the start what Antestor stands for. And maybe if we get the chance, we are more than willing to use him again. Because his drumming is outstanding. I think that he is the very best drummer in the scene, and we are just very lucky to have borrowed his brilliance.

— Ronny Hansen (Vrede), Jesus Metal[13]

Drums/techniques

Equipment (2012)

  • Sonor Drums: Black Nickel Hardware – White Marine Pearl (Outer), Blue Stratawood (Inner)
  • Bass Drums: 20x20 – Evans EQ4 – Medium Maple
  • Snare Drum: 13x4.25 – Evans Genera Dry – Heavy Beech – Pearl Masterworks Snare, Pearl CZX Snare
  • Toms: 8x10, 10x12, 12x13, 13x14, 16x18 – Thin Maple
  • Cymbals: Paiste Rude (some custom-made)
  • Pedals: Axis A Short-boards – Variable Drive: Lowest – Springs: Highest
  • Sticks: B-Stick 3AN

Techniques

Discography

As a member

Mortem

  • Slow Death (Demo) – (1989)
  • Ravnsvart – (2019)

Arcturus

Mayhem

Covenant/The Kovenant

Troll

Winds

Mezzerschmitt

Shining

Age of Silence

Dimmu Borgir

Carnivora

  • Judas – (2004)

Umoral

  • 7" Umoral EP – (2007)

Nidingr

  • Wolf-Father – (2010)

As a session musician

Tritonus

Emperor

  • Live drummer – (1992)[citation needed]
  • Moon over Kara-Shehr – on the compilation Nordic Metal: A Tribute to Euronymous – (1995)
  • Live drummer, Sons of Northern Darkness Tour Part II – (1995)[6]
  • Grim and Frostbitten Kingdoms music video – on the Masters of Nebulah Frost video cassette – (1995)

Jørn

Thorns

Vidsyn

  • On Frostbitten Path Beneath demo – (2004)
  • On Frostbitten Path Beneath – (2004)

Antestor

Endezzma

  • Alone (EP) – (2007)

Suchthaus

  • The Dark Side and the Bright Side – (2011)[14]

Andy Winter

  • Incomprehensible – (2013)

Dynasty of Darkness

  • Empire of Pain – (2014)

Circle of Chaos

  • Crossing The Line – (2014)

As a guest

Ulver

  • Synen – on the compilation Souvenirs from Hell – (1997)

Fleurety

Eyes of Noctum

  • Inceptum (tracks 2, 3, 4, 8, 10, 11) – (2009)

Lord Impaler

  • Admire the Cosmos Black (all tracks) – (2011)

References

  1. ^ Grow, Kory (9 February 2017). "Mayhem's Long, Dark Road to Reviving a Black-Metal Classic". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Announcing two Arcturus gigs". ArtisanNorway.com. 16 September 2011. Archived from the original on 22 October 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  3. ^ Christe, Ian (17 February 2004). Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal. HarperCollins. p. 281. ISBN 978-0-380-81127-4. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  4. ^ a b Kaplan, Jeffrey (2000). Encyclopedia of White Power:A Sourcebook on the Radical Racist Right. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-7425-0340-3. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Spellemannprisen award winners for 2008". Spellemann.no. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  6. ^ a b MEMBERS.
  7. ^ Mayhem's Hellhammer Completes Drum Recordings For New Andy Winter Project Archived 21 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine blabbermouth.net. 6 November 2007. Retrieved on 10 January 2012.
  8. ^ "New Page 1". 23 August 2007. Archived from the original on 23 August 2007. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  9. ^ a b Interview with Hellhammer conducted by Dmitry Basik June 1998
  10. ^ a b Skogtroll (7 January 2007). "Hellhammer (Jan Axel Blomberg): 'I just have wonderful memories of your country!'". Metal Library (in Russian). Open Publishing. Retrieved 24 June 2008. Quote 1: "To be honest, it was a big 'fuck off!' to them all. I will repeat again that I decide what I do and I play not only in black metal bands." Quote 2: "In my opinion, black metal today is just music. I will tell you that neither I nor other members of Mayhem never really were against religion or anything else. We are primarily interested in music."
  11. ^ Dmitry Basik: Interview with Hellhammer conducted by Dmitry Basik June 1998, Web.archive.org
  12. ^ Dan Zimmer: Interview with Hellhammer taken from Sounds Of Death Magazine, Web.archive.org
  13. ^ Kemman, Max. "Antestor interview" at the Wayback Machine (archived June 12, 2008). Jesus Metal. Retrieved 2007-10-30. Archived from the original on 2008-06-12.
  14. ^ Sculptor Spacebrain Launches Debut Album from His Suchthaus Project Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine patriciathomasmanagement.com. 13 December 2011. Retrieved on 26 August 2012.
Preceded by Drummer for Mayhem
since 1988
Incumbent
New title Drummer for Arcturus
1987–2007, 2011–present
Incumbent
Preceded by Drummer for Emperor
Touring

1992
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Grim
Drummer for Immortal
Touring

1995–1996
Succeeded by
Preceded by Drummer for Thorns
Session

1998–2000
Succeeded by
New title Drummer for Winds
since 1998
Incumbent
Preceded by Drummer for The Kovenant
1998–2003
Succeeded by
Drummer for Troll
2000–2001
Succeeded by
Ygg
New title Drummer for Mezzerschmitt
since 2000
Incumbent
Preceded by Drummer for Jørn
Session

2001
Succeeded by
Stian Kristoffersen
Preceded by
Impaler
Drummer for Shining
2001–2004
Succeeded by
Ludvig Witt
Preceded by
Armoth
Drummer for Antestor
Session

2004–2005
Vacant
New title Drummer for Age of Silence
since 2004
Incumbent
Preceded by Drummer for Dimmu Borgir
2005–2007
Succeeded by
New title Dynasty of Darkness
2009–present
Incumbent

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