Rune Eriksen

Rune Eriksen
Background information
Also known as	Blasphemer , Herr Schmitt
Born	13 January 1975
Origin	Norway
Genres	Black metal, doom metal, death metal
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Guitar, bass, vocals
Years active	1990–present
Associated acts	Mayhem Nader Sadek Mezzerschmitt Ava Inferi Aura Noir
Notable instruments
BC Rich Warlock Ibanez RG Prestige[1]

Rune Eriksen (born January 13, 1975) is a Norwegian Spellemann-award winning^[2] 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 1995, but parted ways in late 2008.^[3] He also plays in various other Norwegian bands: In Silence, Aura Noir,^[4] Nader Sadek, Mezzerschmitt, and the Portuguese band Ava Inferi. He resides in Portugal.

Discography

With Mayhem

• Wolf's Lair Abyss (1997)
• Mediolanum Capta Est (1999)
• Grand Declaration of War (2000)
• Live in Marseilles (2002)
• Chimera (2004)
• Ordo Ad Chao (2007)

With Mezzerschmitt

• Weltherrschaft (2002)

With Ava Inferi

• Burdens (2006)
• The Silhouette (2007)
• Blood of Bacchus (2009)
• Onyx (2011)

With Aura Noir

• Black Thrash Attack (1996)
• Deep Tracts of Hell (1998)
• The Merciless (2004)
• Hades Rise (2008)
• Out to Die (2012)

With Nader Sadek

• In the Flesh (2011)
• Living Flesh (2013)

References

1. "Mayhem: Orchestrated Chaos In Black". Ultimate Guitar. May 30, 2008. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
2. "Mayhem - Win Spellemann Metal Award". Metalstorm. February 2, 2008. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
3. "Mayhem Successfully Enters U.S. Ahead Of Blackenedfest Launch". Blabbermouth. May 18, 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
4. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Biography: Aura Noir". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 March 2010.