MUSICIAN

Erik Rutan

1971 - Today

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Erik Rutan (born June 10, 1971) is an American heavy metal musician and record producer. He is the guitarist and lead vocalist of death metal band Hate Eternal and most notably, lead guitarist for Cannibal Corpse, since 2021. Rutan has also spent time with Morbid Angel (three different stints) and Ripping Corpse. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Erik Rutan has received more than 409,835 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Erik Rutan is the 2,808th most popular musician (down from 2,687th in 2019), the 16,129th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,577th in 2019) and the 1,164th most popular American Musician.

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  • 410k

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  • 34.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Erik Rutan ranks 2,808 out of 3,175Before him are Daniel Svensson, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Leszek Możdżer, Sigala, Lars Winnerbäck, and Michelle Branch. After him are Carla Morrison, Pabllo Vittar, Dan Donegan, Olly Alexander, Patrick Stump, and Ty Dolla Sign.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Erik Rutan ranks 801Before him are Monty Williams, Marguerite Abouet, Leszek Możdżer, Alejandro García Padilla, Šárka Kašpárková, and Nico Mattan. After him are Chuck Palumbo, Sunay Erdem, Frédéric Guesdon, Steven Lustü, Myndy Crist, and Nikki Ziering.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Erik Rutan ranks 16,129 out of 20,380Before him are Robert Iler (1985), Joe Quesada (1962), Scott Adsit (1965), Austin Amelio (1988), Dede Gardner (1967), and Josh Green (1970). After him are Barbara Perry (1921), Faiq Bolkiah (1998), Carolyn Lawrence (1967), Scott Brown (1959), Liza Lapira (1981), and Nicole Aunapu Mann (1977).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Erik Rutan ranks 1,164Before him are Bear McCreary (1979), Greg Kurstin (1969), Scott Raynor (1978), Kevin Shields (1963), Teddy Riley (1967), and Michelle Branch (1983). After him are Dan Donegan (1968), Patrick Stump (1984), Ty Dolla Sign (1985), Tiffany Alvord (1992), James Valentine (1978), and Tony Campos (1973).