Jan Axel Blomberg

Jan Axel Blomberg
Jan Axel Blomberg
	Hellhammer live at Jalometalli 2008
Background information
Also known as	Hellhammer
Born	2 August 1969; Trysil, Norway
Genres	Black metal; death metal; symphonic black metal; power metal; heavy metal; unblack metal;
Occupation(s)	Drummer
Years active	1987–present
Member of	Mayhem; Age of Silence; Arcturus; Mezzerschmitt; Mortem; Winds;
Formerly of	The Kovenant; Troll; Den Saakaldte; Shining; Dimmu Borgir;

Jan Axel Blomberg (born 2 August 1969) is a Norwegian drummer known professionally as Hellhammer. He is best known as the drummer of the black metal band Mayhem, which he joined in 1988, and is the only member to appear 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 broke up in April 2007 and reunited in 2011. He named himself after the Swiss extreme metal band Hellhammer. Praised as a talented musician, Blomberg is a three-time winner of the Spellemannprisen award.

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