Jørn Stubberud (born 13 April 1968) is a Norwegian musician best known as the bassist in the

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band Mayhem under the stage name Necrobutcher. He is one of Mayhem's founding members, along with

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and Manheim. He is the band's only remaining original member, as Messiah and Manheim left Mayhem, respectively, in 1986 and 1988, and Euronymous was murdered in 1993. He has also played in other bands, including L.E.G.O., Kvikksølvguttene,

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(guest artist), and Checker Patrol.

Mayhem

Necrobutcher was in the band since 1984, but left in 1991 because of personal concerns following the suicide of former vocalist

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as well as internal conflicts and disagreement with bandmate

. He was replaced as a session bassist by

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, who murdered Euronymous in 1993. In 1995, Necrobutcher reformed the band, along with

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and Blasphemer. He still plays in Mayhem. In 2018, he released his retrospective book about the early stages of the band, ''The Death Archives: Mayhem 1984–94'', published by

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's publishing house Ecstatic Peace Library.

Personal life

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Necrobutcher is an atheist. He has a daughter and a grandson.

Discography

Albums

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De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas ''De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas'' is the first studio album by Norwegian black metal band Mayhem. Songwriting began in 1987, but due to the suicide of vocalist Per "Dead" Ohlin and the murder of guitarist Øystein "Euronymous" Aarseth, the album's r ...

'' (1994) (Songwriting) * ''

Grand Declaration of War ''Grand Declaration of War'' is the second full-length studio album by the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem, released by Season of Mist and Necropolis Records on 6 June 2000. A re-release of the album came out in December 2018, with Jaime Gomez ...

'' (2000) * ''

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'' (2004) * '' Ordo ad Chao'' (2007) * ''

Esoteric Warfare ''Esoteric Warfare'' is the fifth full-length studio album by Norwegian black metal band Mayhem. It was released by Season of Mist on 6 June 2014 in Europe and Asia, and on 10 June 2014 in North America. It is the band's first album with Teloch ...

'' (2014) * ''

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'' (2019)

EPs

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Deathcrush ''Deathcrush'' is the debut EP and overall first commercial release by Norwegian black metal band Mayhem. It was released on 16 August 1987 by Posercorpse Music. Background Though influential to black metal, its lyrics and sound were largely i ...

'' (1987) * ''

Wolf's Lair Abyss ''Wolf's Lair Abyss'' is an EP by the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem. According to the band's website, it is the first part of ''Grand Declaration of War''. The main riff of the last track, "Symbols of Bloodswords", is used in "A Grand Decl ...

'' (1997) * ''Life Eternal'' (2008) (Lyrics) * ''Atavistic Black Disorder / Kommando'' (2021)

Live albums

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Live in Leipzig ''Live in Leipzig'' is a live album by the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem. It was recorded at the Eiskeller club in Leipzig, Germany on 26 November 1990 but not released until 1993. The songs performed during the concert were from the ''Pure ...

'' (1993) *''

The Dawn of the Black Hearts ''The Dawn of the Black Hearts'' (subtitled Live in Sarpsborg, Norway 28/2, 1990) is a bootleg live album by the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem. The title originates from a line of lyrics Fenriz of Darkthrone wrote for the band. Despite ...

'' (1995) *''Mediolanum Capta Est'' (1999) *''Live in Marseille'' (2001) *''Live in Zeitz'' (2016) *''De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas Alive'' (2016) *''Live in Jessheim'' (2017) *''Live in Sarpsborg'' (2019)

References

External links

* * 1968 births Living people Norwegian heavy metal bass guitarists Norwegian male bass guitarists Mayhem (band) members Norwegian black metal musicians Norwegian rock bass guitarists Place of birth missing (living people) {{Norway-musician-stub