MUSICIAN

Jan Axel Blomberg

1969 - Today

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Jan Axel Blomberg (born 2 August 1969), better known by his stage name Hellhammer, is a Norwegian drummer known for his role as the drummer of the black metal band Mayhem, which he joined in 1988. He is the only member to have appeared 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 disbanded in April 2007 and reunited in 2011. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jan Axel Blomberg has received more than 1,120,552 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Axel Blomberg is the 1,490th most popular musician (down from 1,466th in 2019), the 349th most popular biography from Norway (down from 322nd in 2019) and the 12th most popular Norwegian Musician.

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  • 24

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  • 5.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jan Axel Blomberg ranks 1,490 out of 3,175. Before him are John Ogdon, King Tubby, Mikhail Krug, Charlie Byrd, John Taylor, and Alexander Dreyschock. After him are Esbjörn Svensson, Sonny Fortune, Zhanna Bichevskaya, Tim Sköld, Cassandra Wilson, and Duane Eddy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Jan Axel Blomberg ranks 239. Before him are Barney Greenway, Hyde, Ben Chaplin, Shea Whigham, Christy Turlington, and Masrour Barzani. After him are Lotay Tshering, Mana, Masaharu Fukuyama, Yariv Levin, Jóhann Jóhannsson, and Ilie Dumitrescu.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Jan Axel Blomberg ranks 349 out of 1,039. Before him are Gunnar Sønsteby (1918), Kristian Prestrud (1881), Egil Olsen (1942), Konrad Hirsch (1900), Ivar Formo (1951), and Sam Eyde (1866). After him are Stein Eriksen (1927), Rune Bratseth (1961), Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo (1961), Jon Ola Sand (1961), Hans Beyer (1889), and Jørn Lier Horst (1970).

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Among MUSICIANS In Norway

Among musicians born in Norway, Jan Axel Blomberg ranks 12. Before him are John Norum (1964), Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (1961), Rolf Løvland (1955), Magne Furuholmen (1962), Ketil Bjørnstad (1952), and Terje Rypdal (1947). After him are Nils Petter Molvær (1960), Olve Eikemo (1973), Ian Haugland (1964), Fenriz (1971), Lene Marlin (1980), and Sven Erik Kristiansen (1969).

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