Jan Axel "Hellhammer" Blomberg

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia   Jan Axel Hellhammer Blomberg born August 2 1969 in Trysil Norway is a three time Spellemannprisen awardwinning heavy metal drummer He is most wellknown for his drumming with the band Mayhem with which he began his career He is endorsed by Paiste Axis Pedals and Pearl drums though he has been known to use Yamaha drums as well He joined Mayhem in 1988 following the departure of the drummer and founding member Kjetil Manheim In addition to Mayhem one of his longstanding bands was the avantgarde metal band Arcturus which he formed with Steinar Sverd Johnsen in 1987 originally under the name Mortem and broke up in April 2007 He has since joined and sessioned for numerous bands Description above from the Wikipedia article Jan Axel Blomberg licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia