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

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band

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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.

Musical career

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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, Maniac 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. During promotional interviews for the 2018's ''

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'', Necrobutcher claimed he was "On isway to kill Euronymous but Varg beat imto it", and also claimed that the Norwegian Police were aware of Vikernes' plot to kill Euronymous, stating: "But little did I know that the Norwegian police already knew that Count Grishnackh argwas going down also to kill him. Because they bugged his phone, and he actually talked about this killing before he went to Bergen so the cops already knew that he was coming, so they probably were thinking to themselves, ‘We didn’t nail this guy for the church burnings, so let’s nail him for murder, and get rid of this f–king guy in Oslo the same time.’ So that’s basically what happened." In 2019, he claimed that while he had intended to kill Euronymous, he had a change of heart after visiting him at his apartment several weeks before the murder actually took place. He recalled: "I’m such a fucking softy. He started to call me, and was like, I need to come to see him. In the end, I came to his apartment, listened to the ''Mysteriis'' album and he wanted to know if I wanted to return to the band. At that time, I thought maybe he’d thrown the photos away, because I never saw any, up until then. Two or three weeks later, he was killed."

Personal life

Necrobutcher is an atheist. He has a daughter and a grandson. Known for playing and representing black metal music for most of his career, he enjoys listening to mainstream bands like

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, Ministry,

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Discography

Albums

* ''

De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas ''De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas'' is the debut 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 ...

'' (1994) (Songwriting) * '' Grand Declaration of War'' (2000) * ''

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'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2007) * '' Esoteric Warfare'' (2014) * ''

'' (2019)

EPs

* '' Deathcrush'' (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

*'' Live in Leipzig'' (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 be ...

'' (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

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Necrobutcher 1968 births 20th-century atheists 21st-century atheists Living people Norwegian atheists 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)