Erik Rutan
Erik Rutan | |
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 Erik Rutan on stage at El Corazon in Seattle | |
| Background information | |
| Born | June 10, 1971 |
| Genres | Death metal Thrash metal Progressive metal Symphonic metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, drums, keyboards |
Erik Rutan is an American heavy metal musician from New Jersey.[1] He currently leads Hate Eternal on lead vocals and guitar and has also spent time with Morbid Angel (three different stints) and Ripping Corpse. When not performing, Rutan operates his own recording studio in Florida called Mana Recording Studios.
Recording
Rutan started his metal career with Ripping Corpse, recording one album titled Dreaming with the Dead released in 1991. Around 1995, Rutan left to join Morbid Angel, recording Domination (1995) before leaving in 1996 to found his own band, Hate Eternal, releasing their debut album Conquering the Throne in 1999. Rutan then returned to Morbid Angel to record Gateways to Annihilation, released in 2000. Rutan left Morbid Angel again to concentrate on Hate Eternal, releasing King of All Kings in 2002 and I, Monarch in 2005. He rejoined Morbid Angel once more for the band's 2006 summer tour of Europe, a move about which the other band members stated, "This will certainly be an exciting event with the 'Domination' lineup together for the first time in 10 years!" The tour included a stop at the Wacken Open Air festival.
Erik has also done a number of different side projects that highlight different aspects of his playing. For example, he formed the group Alas with former Therion vocalist Martina Astner, releasing the landmark progressive metal album Absolute Purity in 2001. With female lead vocals, orchestral synths, and a heavy emphasis on harmony and melody, "Absolute Purity" was a definite departure from Rutan's usual songwriting approach and a testament to his versatility within the genre.
Erik Rutan is featured as guest vocalist in "Bone Crown" off of Annotations Of An Autopsy's album, The Reign of Darkness.
Production
Rutan has produced the following albums:
- Cannibal Corpse: Kill, Evisceration Plague, TBA
- Six Feet Under: Commandment
- Annotations of an Autopsy: The Reign of Darkness
- Through the Eyes of the Dead: Malice
- Goatwhore: A Haunting Curse, Carving Out The Eyes Of God
- Vital Remains: Icons of Evil
- Nile: Those Whom the Gods Detest
- The Mountain Goats: All Eternals Deck (four songs)[2]
- Masacre: Total Death[3]
Equipment
Guitars
Pickups
Amps
- ENGL Amps
- 2 Marshall JCM900 Dual Reverb heads with matching JCM900 4x12 bottoms.
Accessories
- Furman power conditioner.
- Korg rack tuner.
- ProCo Rat R2DU. This is the rack mount version.
- BBE Sonic Maximizer.
- 2 Rocktron Intelliflex units for delays / reverbs.
- ART Floorboard controller X-15 Ultrafoot.
References
- ^ "Erik Rutan Of Hate Eternal: 'My Whole Life Became About This Record'".
- ^ "John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats Twitter". Twitter. 2010-12-08. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
- ^ "Details of Colombian Death metal band Masacre: Total Death".
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