Jan 'Hellhammer' Axel Blomberg (Mayhem, Arcturus) - drumtalk [episode 55]

[@lexbeltran1354]

You have to realize Hell hammer is in his 50s and still is one of the best BM drummers that ever lived. The man is a living legend\m/

[@unleash-hell6666]

He looks very young! Late 30s! He looks very young!💪💪

[@serpentscoil9868]

He is also one of the best drummers in extreme metal

[@melodic.metalgirl]

Looks like 35 years old he's youthful

[@sadville13]

His drumming hits the soul hard

[@thrasherpete3147]

Darkside from Mgla would like a word. Hellhammer is basic. Frost, even blows him out of the water.

[@marioburku-drummer]

We opened a Show in Salzburg (austria) for mayhem back in 2004. We were a local metal Band and we were totally green. All of us were at the age between 17 and 19. We were very nervous and afraid of those guys, especially "Maniac". After our gig suddenly Hellhammer was standing in front of me with a smile on his face and he shook my hand and told me we did a great job. Later on we had a blast with all of the guys from Mayhem, they were great and especially Hellhammer, what a living legend he is🫡🫡🫡

[@halosakte1946]

Holy fucking shit, the golden era with maniac and blasphemer ❤

[@marioburku-drummer]

@@halosakte1946 Fuck yeah😁

[@ogelsmogel]

Damn. I would be so star struck. Other people go crazy about Taylor Swift and Post Malone, but put me in front of any of these legends from the Norwegian BM scene (Hellhammer, Fenriz, Ihsahn, Abbath etc) and I'd turn into a shy teenage boy again..

[@JoshuaTraffanstedt]

They know everyone has to start somewhere. You're my age and jamming about the time we started in bands. We started younger but didn't get shows until 17 and 18.

[@JayRamahi3810]

Damn it is rare to see a decent Hellhammer interview haha. This is quite a rare treat. :D

[@brukernavn3409]

I find it funny how he looks like he's from Southern Europe or Latin America, while having the strongest, Norwegian accent.

[@fatsdumbono2979]

And being a massive racist 🤣

[@Buko99999]

He's adopted

[@fatsdumbono2979]

@@Buko99999 didn't seth putnam write a song about that?

[@Buko99999]

@@fatsdumbono2979 really? 😂 Name?

[@azwris]

@@fatsdumbono2979 He is fukken Hellhammer dude.

[@dr.armageddon4483]

"Black metal is about thinking for yourself, not following anything"

[@mihaiabrass1108]

Thats why i love it

[@boodleboy]

"Black metal is about thinking for yourself, not following anything" sure, but isn't it weird that this is one of the most common things you hear from the NSBM clique? Which world view is based more on conformity, homogeneity and traditionalism than fascism? The greatest plague.

[@zachary_attackery]

Meanwhile they all look and sound exactly the same

[@endlessorbaggins8223]

Was reading the comments while listening to the inerview and read your comment exactly at the same tim Hellhammer said it.

[@VSM8999]

@@boodleboy Paranoia about racism and fascism is the more problematic plague id say.. Why do people act surprised when Norwegians in their early 20's would use the swastika as a tool for rebellion? Who cares, its evil and obscure. Fuck off.

[@Nicolas.Vincent]

This is the longest and most insightful Hellhammer interview I've ever seen. Maybe the longest and most insightful ever?

[@xxpapabakedxx-5110]

My first hellhammer interview

[@bladerunner6662]

Holy shit this is the best Hellhammer interview ever

[@Chris_Brah]

For sure

[@unleash-hell6666]

Awesome drummer!!🔥😈🔥💪💪💪

[@Noedig]

Fenriz 2005: "ding ding ding ding diling dalingding..." Hellhammer 2020: "ding dingading dingading dingading"

[@pedaldick8615]

Hahaha

[@frostnettenes]

Jan Axel has been one of my closest friends since the 1990s, and almost everyone who has commented on this video is spot-on- he is a genuinely great person, and a phenomenal drummer. To those who have spoken of his ethnicity, his father is Moroccan, but he is 100% Norwegian. It has been awesome to see Mayhem's popularity grow over the years; in the 90s, they were still "underground", and now they tour constantly all over the world. :)

[@unratedPT]

How is he 100% Norwegian if his father is Moroccan? Doesn't add up.

[@frostnettenes]

His father was born in Morocco, then emigrated to Norway in the 1960s. Jan Axel was born and raised in Norway.

[@kimiab69]

@@frostnettenes jan saved my life when I was 14 years old when I saw him in the until the light takes us documentary in 2009 his drumming made me feel again since then I have been a loyal fan of his I truly am greatful to him and all he does

[@groovywitch1955]

@@frostnettenesdon’t mean to be rude but isn’t he mixed with anything else?

[@frostnettenes]

As with all of us, we are a mixture of ethnicities and origins. I can't speak of his lineage beyond his mother and father.

[@MirkkoDeMaio]

Hellhammer has done so much for the black drummers community, since ages! He's a Legend!

[@AstronomyDomine]

So not racist?

[@possumofdestruction]

@@AstronomyDomine definitely racist and homophobic

[@bannedfromisrael]

@@possumofdestruction My kinda drummer!

[@Str1ng5]

@@AstronomyDomine supee racist. Hahah i tend to learn from everyone...from this man we can learn : A) dont be a racist B) be yourself always and true to yourself..."i do my own shit"

[@MirkkoDeMaio]

Guys sorry I forgot to type "black metal" 🤣

[@giorgikavsadze3185]

he looks in a very high spirit and mood. good.

[@littlebear2477]

What’s he like normally or otherwise?

[@giorgikavsadze3185]

@@littlebear2477 very calm and emotionless. bit arrogant in phrases and sarcastic in tone

[@littlebear2477]

Giorgi Kavsadze arrogant I got but I’m not sure about sarcasm... Although I don’t know him he’s obviously very comfortable in himself to be that calm before a show..

[@giorgikavsadze3185]

@@littlebear2477 hes an excellent dude anyway but he does have that sarcastic grin from time to time

[@littlebear2477]

Giorgi Kavsadze okay, humans are an odd lot I definitely aren’t good with interacting which is fine with me a my life... Thanks for the conversation

[@-Animal-]

An interview with Nick Barker would be awesome, Last time that I saw someone doing an interview to him was like 3 years ago.

[@Nefville]

Definitely would LOVE to see Nick Barker on the next one. He is awesome and really creative, so talented. So many drummers are here because of him.

[@yngvebalmsteen9174]

Yeah, definitely Nick Barker! Way underrated IMO.

[@amasvodka]

That would be fucking amazing!

[@gerardoneri5115]

Fuck yeah totally agree.

[@fatsdumbono2979]

Yeah! Could also ask him about his recreational habits and the guy on crutches he beat up in XL's to see if he loses his shit. Just for the lols, like. 🤣 I wonder if randomly fighting kids in clubs has any impact on consistency of technique? If anything he seemed to improve over the years! I'll have to get on the phone to my dealer

[@ravher]

Hellhammer check, Inferno check, Lombardo check, Igor check, Sandoval check, Portnoy check... I wish you would interview FROST !! to complete la crème de la crème

[@ChaosPootato]

Oooh yeah that would be awesome!

[@ProjeKtWEREWOLF]

Frost would be iinterestimg. He is a weird dude. Met him on the Rebel Extravaganza tour in Bradford Rios.

[@ravher]

@@ProjeKtWEREWOLF haha, Yeah, I've seen a few interviews of Frost and surely seems an oddbball. Inferno seem such a shy guy and man, this guy did an awesome interview of him.

[@ericcurtis3536]

What about Nick Barker? He’s definitely a suitable candidate for an interview

[@ProjeKtWEREWOLF]

@@ericcurtis3536 got really drunk with Nick once. Nice bloke. He fell over a trailer hitch at a Nile gig.

[@rangerwhiskeybreath4935]

When Varg Vikernes describes your drumming as "Totally Awesome" you know you've made it.

[@hansdumbf7608]

yeah, because varg has definitely the competence to evaluate that...

[@hansdumbf7608]

@Welcome To Hell You mean like having a cell wtih view on the mountain side?

[@t3hgir]

@Metal Albums Archive must have been some Burzum cover band I heard then... I'M KIDDING

[@lazersmuertos3162]

yeah like having the approval of a talentless racist fucking moron who knows jackshit about drumming matters...

[@raymondpatrick430]

Lol Varg is a loser and will be remembered as nothing more than a child who was desperate to fit in with the kids he thought were cool.

[@EEAMD-co6nw]

The drum work done on Grand Declaration of War is a masterpiece. The whole album is a masterpiece.

[@vexomnight3079]

it really is a work of art. people who recognize that album understand maaaan

[@CFHardstyle]

also one of the very rare occasions where the Re-work of the album from a few years ago was even better imo.

[@metal_monocle7334]

It's a great and fucking wierd album!

[@metal_monocle7334]

@@CFHardstyle for sure!

[@lucaspardocarvajal6675]

That's totally right! The entire album is a masterpiece!!!

[@afra_r]

Best interview I've seen with Hellhammer

[@Mantte14]

He threw his drumstick to me at one of their shows in helsinki last year. Best moment ever.

[@behindthen0thing525]

Helenski?

[@Mantte14]

@@behindthen0thing525 Helsinki

[@behindthen0thing525]

@@Mantte14 I think it was Санкт Петербург

[@Mantte14]

@@behindthen0thing525 What are you talking about?

[@behindthen0thing525]

@@Mantte14 I'm saying you were in saint Petersburg when that happened

[@ddseir1443]

When you ask the right questions, you get the right answers.

[@ItsNotaTuhmah]

His drumming in Arcturus is absolutely mindblowing. Same for Chimera.

[@aztronaut]

You should check out his band Winds & Age Of Silence

[@ItsNotaTuhmah]

@@aztronaut I actually own 2 Winds albums and the Acceleration as well. Even the stuff he did with Covenant and Antestor is incredible. I just happen to enjoy more his work with Arcturus, especially LMI and TSM

[@deathfan2002]

Chimera is the best Mayhem album

[@AdAstra78]

@@aztronaut Neither of those are great drummimg albums though really. He was on autopilot there in my opinion. Didn't have a great deal to do because the compositions were generally so straightforward.

[@Vidyograf]

aztronaut my favorites !

[@kaylanwade3392]

Hellhammer on learning drums and his formative years: "...it was no frustration...." Wow, that must be nice. Great interview!

[@SimonHeritage]

One of my all time favourite drummers. His playing is FULL of dynamics.

[@jonatanhedlin3992]

In my early days of playing live I shared stage with both Mayhem and Arcuturus so I've met Hellhammer half a dozen times or so and this guy is the real deal. Friendly and social, we also at one point made a drumcircle with him, his daughter, the other guitarist in my band and me. Jan Axel = Legend.

[@NightSide1349]

That’s an incredible story bro

[@beth5633]

He lives and breathes drumming, it is a joy to hear him talking about his passion.

[@peevee605]

I don't know if Jan Axel realize how talented he is. Have met him, would love to hire him for a few metal sessions. His playing is effortless and I love the way he creates his grooves. One of the best drummers alive, regardless of genres.

[@lazersmuertos3162]

Was a total gent when Mayhem came to Mexico City, had some beers with him, a very cool chat and gave us some presents, legend.

[@marcoslipknot19]

¿En serio? órale, no pensé que fuera así.

[@mikestckl6939]

imagine having played in so many bands that on day you turn on the radio and a song comes up , you think damn that drummer plays exactly like i would play it and then when they say the name of the band you remember it was actually you who played it but completly forgot about it hahaha

[@tiboum8825]

"Not following an idiot who says you have to do that to be true" I think he's talking about his ex bandmate Euronymous.

[@jessepinkeye2339]

we all know but shh ;)

[@thatbluestegosaurus7269]

At what minute does he say that?

[@bigalexxx]

I love how he laughs with that grin, he is thinking of how stupid and ridiculous Euronymous was. That whole Trve shit was so corny and cheesy and I never bought into it as a black metal fan. Like Hellhammer said, it's about not following and confirming to anything. Like him, I love differnet genre's as well as metal and that should never make you less of a true black metal fan

[@tiboum8825]

@@bigalexxx I agree 100%, as he said BM is about following your instincts and being free, it's not a sect.

[@davidkauppi6029]

@@bigalexxx It's more ridiculos to hold grudges and speak ill of someone 25 something years later

[@lovecraftmusic8717]

The audio/video quality of the scenes where he's playing is excellent... Now we need a full drum-cam setlist of him playing with this exact quality. PLEASE!

[@malteadotas4]

I'd love to know where that footage came from. Looks great, sounds great.

[@Talvalin]

Indeed. Also, it's more work I guess, but adding a note admit which song is being played would be really great for people who want to check out the music.

[@ernokorhonen1732]

Hellhammer is the most complete drummer of all times. Absolute musician on so many albums.

[@adamxtianvc9631]

The most in depth interview of him ever. How you made him open up himself is awesome

[@drumtalkofficial]

thanks mate!

[@jessvolina6007]

I’m not even a drummer but absolutely love Mayhem and his work. Fantastic interview, he seems happy and really enjoying “geeking out” over his craft. If you play metal and can’t pull creative inspiration from Mayhem, man Idk what to tell ya!

[@dannycheesums]

Excellent interview - it’s good that interviewers are finally realising that Mayhem have a lot of interesting things to say about the music itself and the compositional process. For a lot of years it seemed that all they were asked was gossipy questions about the old members’ headline grabbing personal lives, which have already been documented a million times. Good work guys - you have a new subscriber

[@drumtalkofficial]

thanks a lot Danny. btw. drumtalk is a one-man-army show, so no plural necessary... ;-)

[@TheBramVC]

@@drumtalkofficial Fantastic work, let alone for a one-man project! Cheers from Belgium!

[@Chris_Brah]

I totally agree, so refreshing not to hear any questions about Øystein or Varg.

[@unleash-hell6666]

@@drumtalkofficial WOW!! THIS IS A VERY RARE INTERVIEW!! \HELL-HAMMER/!!💪💪🔥😈🔥..MAYHEM!! SO BAD ASS!!💪💪🔥🔥🔥💥😈

[@Nicolas.Vincent]

@@drumtalkofficial You should convince him to produce a tutorial series with you. I'm dead serious!!!

[@DanPresland]

Yes! waiting for this one. thanks!

[@-Miroslav]

Hey Dan, I hope you are one of the next drummer here in Drumtalk!

[@DanPresland]

@@-Miroslav would love to some day, one of my fav drummer podcasts

[@-Miroslav]

@@DanPresland You are definitely ideal candidate to be here!

[@Kain_R_Heinlein]

You and God himself Jamie Saint merat would be amazing!

[@anesthetizingdrums]

Same here bro!

[@jesus9855]

Finally a decent Hellhammer interview! I've waited long for this.

[@destineemarquez8934]

Um-

[@foteini-fg9xv]

Really Jesus?

[@miguelyanez2285]

13:04 Where did I listen that before? Oh, yep. Fenriz.

[@crishidalgo9809]

Saw Mayhem live last night in The Wiltern in Los Angeles and I’ve got to say Hellhammer’s drumming live is unreal. He’s far too good and definitely made his presence known and killed it.

[@NightSide1349]

I agree with you, in my opinion Hellhammer live drumming definitely cuts through the audience and venue. I saw Mayhem live at the Fonda Theater the max capacity is 1500 people.

[@albertchandra3314]

Hellhammer is one of the most best drummers in blackmetal scene..one of the greatest..the way he playing and the sounds he made..it is always good to listen the song..then also involved in many other genres...FULL RESPECT TO HAILHAMMER! BLACLMETAL RULES!!!🤘🏼🤘🏼🖤🖤

[@jefflyon2020]

This guy is responsible for some killer black metal drumming, always wanted to hear his thoughts on music he helped pioneer.

[@livingbeing1113]

The man himself, one of the great masters that took extreme's drumming to the next level, and since the early 90s. He was doing stuff that others caught up only in recent years, and still he had this unique jazz twist that separared him from everyone else. His cymbals work has always been fantastic. Other than Mayhem people should check him out in his countless other bands/project to get his capabilities and versatility fully.

[@joeyh9619]

Saw Mayhem last night at Brooklyn Steel and caught HELLHAMER's drumstick! HellHammer is a true legend of drumming, whether a person likes black metal of not- HELLHAMMER is an inspiration !

[@gringochucha]

Covenant's 'Nexus Polaris' is another gem he played on. A masterpiece of catchy, melodic black metal.

[@miguelpacheco2129]

Such an underrated melodic BM release and yet one of the best albums of the genre.

[@caprise-music6722]

One of the greatest albums ever. His drumming is exceptional on it

[@nr655321]

If only regular people knew how interesting extreme metal is..

[@whos_your_daddy]

We know, don't worry.

[@jesus9855]

All the more for us my child

[@Metalwhore89]

They’d rather listen to shitty rap and pop music that’s easy for the brain to process. My guitar teacher use to say it’s “simple music for simple minds”. Dead on true.

[@mrdeathamore]

regular people LMAO

[@mrdeathamore]

@@Metalwhore89 that's a bullshit. you don't understand the fundamental thing - not everybody are interested in music by default. if you do and you think it makes you better as a person OR it's indicates that you're not "simple minded" or whatever - you're so wrong. actually pretty funny how metal elitists always trying to show how intellectual they are when in the most cases they are not. I know a lot of people who don't give a shit about music and listen to it just because it helps them to focus on their work more = some of them are very clever people. and clever means they successful programmers, teachers etc. On top of that, pop music is not shitty by default, more of the trendy music is, because it's easy to sell, and why I said above - not everybody interested in music by default. When you're trying to define person by music you're already failed.

[@profit6209]

This man knows his shit, the only man who changed the drums game in black metal

[@masaharumorimoto4761]

I just found out about Hellhammer, thanks for the interview, he's a super cool dude!

[@kensloth]

I know exactly the part he is talking about on Life Eternal where it sounds like multiple hi-hats. Really cool to learn about the thought process behind such techniques.

[@Dummertrummer]

AWESOME!!! An interview with Frost would be amazing as well. You seldom hear him talk about his drumming in his interviews.

[@darkestdarker3726]

Enjoyed this interview. Hellhammer IS true to himself, to his drumming, and to black metal.

[@wesleywarsmith1113]

The only Drummer that can't be replaced. Every other band has side drummers. Not Mayhem. It's Hellhamer or NO Mayhem!

[@behindthen0thing525]

What about Tomas haake

[@wesleywarsmith1113]

@@behindthen0thing525 What about him?

[@joshferguson6069]

Wesley Warsmith agreed bands like the one Tomas is in and lamb of god are ok not great

[@wesleywarsmith1113]

@@joshferguson6069 That wasn't my point. I know nothing of that music. My point is that Hellhammer can't be replaced. He was supposed to come to America for us to see them in 2008ish. But Hellhammer got injured and that canceled the whole tour. Any other band would get a replacement drummer. But Mayhem declared they won't tour without him.

[@thomass.586]

No. Can't imagine Tool without Danny Carey.

[@Necroblas]

I've been a fan of his work since mid 90's and I'm not even a drummer. One band of his that rarely gets mentioned is a classically inspired prog group called Winds, which I really recommend checking out. It's some of my favourite music to listen to in a car, cause you can still enjoy it even if you just hear the cymbals.

[@AdAstra78]

I was always a bit disappointed by them. The drumming was always pretty straightforward compared to the other stuff he was doing at the time. Then came The Kovenant...

[@chickenblaster]

I had the first Winds album, they were very good!

[@fistoftulkas7335]

@@AdAstra78 Check out Prominence And Demise from 2007, their last record, the drumming there is INSANE.

[@lloydzarathoustra]

Winds were great!!!!

[@joelgoodwin811]

He’s a pretty cool guy. When I met him we talked about his excellent work with Antestor

[@jimmyfingers227]

That's a very overlooked band obviously only because their lyrical concept

[@bellmeisterful]

Man I've loved his drumming for 20 years now.

[@MEmoosetrax]

That was the most pleasant and involved in an interview I have ever seen Hellhammer, you’ve got to have him back!

[@aske7862]

And so we have the fenriz hello kitty: DING DING DING DING DIDIDI DING DING and the hellhammer: DING DIGGA DING DIGGA DING. What more could you ask for in an interview.

[@johngavin1175]

There is one song on Daemon where I swear Hellhammer is playing the Fenriz Hello Kitty. Strangely enough,it sounds like a Enslaved song of sorts,Enslaved even dedicated some Hello Kitty playing to Fenriz on "E" I think....

[@sethcashman1011]

Wow, I was NOT expecting this! The best interview I've ever seen, heard, or read with this most elusive (and influential) fellow. Well done, as always, good sir!

[@stromghouls]

hellhammer has even played pop metal with jorn lande on the album worldchanger. he is one of the most talented and versatile drummer in the metal world. he is so much more than the drummer of mayhem. i discovered him in the early nineties with the first arcturus ep: constellation. arcturus is my favorite band. i am an amateur astronomer and i always listen to arcturus when i stargaze. arcturus is a beautiful star of the northern skies.

[@masterofreality5528]

This guys drum hittin' on Des mysteris is phenomenal

[@autumnrose8617]

My favorite drummer 💕 I still have your drumstick. Come back to me in New Mexico sometime soon. Wish I could have seen Mayhem and Abbath before covid19

[@unleash-hell6666]

I.know sweet heart!! Me too! I wanted to see that tour so bad!!🙏🙌💪👏😭😭😥😈😈🔥🔥🔥

[@apestasguey]

Thanks to Hellmammer for agreeing to interview. I'm also 52 and into this music and drumming since high school. I can tell you that are the real thing. You've rei-inspired me. Greeting from Los Angeles

[@---do2qd]

one of my favorite drummers of all time - cheers

[@tamarajancic5090]

Thank you for uploading this interview. It's a rarity and a pleasure to see him in a long one. Good vibes!

[@drumtalkofficial]

you're welcome Tamara! but to be honest... I wouldn't consider this long ;-)

[@tamarajancic5090]

@@drumtalkofficial Haha, that is also true... ;))

[@v8cool231]

So glad he mentioned the weird set up in Chimera.

[@metal_monocle7334]

Chimera is a stroke of genious!

[@nicodiaz627]

I also avoid social media. In my eyes it's one of the ways to focus on my goals and craft.

[@-Miroslav]

Yeees, perfect interview! Hellhammer was, is and will be a great inspiration for me! BIG THX Drumtalk for this!! 🤘🤘🤘

[@olliesmart665]

He’s got perfect posture man. What a legend

[@crashtestdrummie-nl6411]

As mentioned several Times, Grand Declaration of War is a masterpiece. What a distinctive atmosphere, sound and technique. Even at age 41 (An unwanted debt slave...thanks Varg 😄) I still enjoy the mystique of Mayhem. Love them to dead ;). A pioneer and still one of the inspirators. Just a few new skool black metal bands nowadays can approach a sortlike feeling.

[@lordmarco]

My hero! Man, I miss talking to Jan on Facebook. I was wondering why he disappeared from social media abruptly, but I totally understand. Anyways thank you for this interview, an absolute legend 🙌

[@Moertelo]

I miss that too...it was a pleasure to be in contact with him...like the pleasure to be in contact and interaction with you Lord Marco

[@wastelander1015]

bc facebook, twitter, instagram and alike are not only time wasters, they're fire dumpsters of shallow enraged frustrated people. The only social media i use is YT. The rest i deleted years ago.

[@Hoopspur]

Same here , was friends with him on Facebook then it disappeared.

[@hellbentfordrumskirk5095]

I’m 52, will be 53 in Nov., and a brand new drummer. One of my bro’s on Gene Hoglan’s Discord server uploaded this video on there, and I’m so glad! It is refreshing to see the delight that is evident shown on their countenance. Finally....an interviewer who is talented at asking a lot of the right questions! Selfishly...it is sad what social media has become. But what do you expect when a plethora of unintelligible primates are given cameras and audio, and then given free range to the world??! I say selfishly, because evidently he’s fun to talk to.

[@blakecurtis7809]

Have to say out of all the interviews I have seen HellHammer do, this is the best. Great questions, a very connected vibe throughout. And he was pretty tame. Well done.

[@m0tionblur48]

Thank you so much for this in-depth interview. Hellhammer was one of my first inspirations as a teenager to play drums, there isnt a lot of content of him out there but he is such a genuine and cool guy.

[@rafaelalmeida24]

Such a nice great drummer! His work at Dimmu Borgir in the 2007's album is amazing! Great interview, by the way, as always, Drum Talk! Greetings from Brazil!!!

[@rafaelalmeida24]

@Andrew Hollingshead That's correct, dude!

[@Desmodus_]

Один из самых крутых и легендарных барабанщиков, а уж в black metal точно лучший. Я фанат его стиля уже лет 25 как, он безумно крутой. Был на концерте Mayhem дважды и каждый раз полный восторг, во многом благодаря Hellhammer'у.

[@ZydarCalh]

He looks younger than me and I'm 25

[@metal_monocle7334]

There's no denying that he's a great looking guy for sure! The guy is 51! Compare him to Necro who is 52... Yikes!

[@fernandezmarkbrianc.2542]

@@metal_monocle7334 yea Necro did not age well

[@metal_monocle7334]

@@fernandezmarkbrianc.2542 I dunno, Necro looks like a regular 52 year old, Hellhammer looks like he's in his fucking 30's hah!

[@unleash-hell6666]

@@metal_monocle7334 ..he could pass for 29!! He looks young!!👏💪💪💪🔥🔥🔥💥😈

[@unleash-hell6666]

Damn he looks YOUNG!! 29! Must be all them black metal Blast beats!!💪👏😂🔥🔥😈😈

[@vaevictis_]

Just saw mayhem and they were really tight! This man is a monster on the kit

[@BrianBower]

Definitely one of the best drummers in the genre!

[@SuperTicklemonsters]

What a great get! Hellhammer has always been one of my favorite extreme metal drummers and yet it's so rare to see interview footage with him in english. Very cool!

[@VigdisRorlegger9]

It’s so rare too see a proper interview with him, this is so nice!

[@StateCollapse]

The mighty Hellhammer, always great!

[@stevehunt914]

I met Hellhammer for 37 seconds when he walked past me at the Mayhem concert in Auckland NZ - These are ALL of the questions i wanted to ask but didn't have time to! Thanks for the GREAT interview!

[@drumtalkofficial]

cool, glad it is helpful!

[@unleash-hell6666]

@@drumtalkofficial BAD ASS INTERVIEW!!💪💪💪💪💪🔥😈🔥..BEST INTERVIEW ON YOUR CHANNEL SIR!! THIS GUY IS AMAZZZING LIVE!! HOLY SHIT!! SUPER FAST AND TIGHT!! \HELL-HAMMER/!!🔥😈🔥💪💪💪

[@mikapereira51]

I love you for ever , man. Stay on mayhem, i drink a good red wine and listening your drums performance. Thanks bro

[@D2ezbmu]

Amazing interview! Let's get Trym on here soon!! And of course Frost :)

[@necrodestroyer]

love how different he is from his band mates from mayhem meaning necrobutcher saying he wanted to kill a certain person varg being varg and um euronymous and dead except attila was awesome

[@Amp661]

Hellhammer hates social media. Smart man.

[@mishqagohome6197]

He`s one of the biggest musical inspirations for me since the 90s when I was listening to metal a lot. Him and a young Igor Cavalera. Jan should get more recognition in the mainstream globally (not sure he needs it himself).

[@MaskedRiderChris]

He's right about "extreme" metal, along with Nergal (black metal hipster though that guy has turned into); it all sounds alike because people can't be bothered to branch out and create anything new within the genre and make it more interesting. They're more determined to adhere to a template because it's easier to do that and get an instant audience as opposed to working for it, putting the work in to create something new. That goes for all types of metal.

[@F1DD3]

Well I think, as soon as you make a Living off Something, you automatically to do what brings the Most Profit. I really get your Point because Music should not feel generic but at the same Time you have to admit: If you where to make Music or something else and People would pay you for it, you simply cant change the working Concept. You cant be like "nah, I dont care what People like and buy, I just do what I really want and I dont care if they do not buy it". Try to explain that to your Landlord etc :-D. After all, everything is a Business and if you have a lot of Responsibility for you, your Family, Bandmates, Roadies and other Folks, you can not just say "welp F it". Thats why newer and smaller Bands often Times sound and feel so much better but get Mainstream over Time. to put it with the Words of Mainstreametallica: Sad but trve

[@icipher6730]

@@F1DD3 Are you high?

[@fistoftulkas7335]

But like HH perfectly said, as years go by it's becoming more and more difficult to be original and create something different. You also tend to stick to what works and what pays the bills, it is what it is.

[@helpalongyourwayiitx470]

Work for it, pay for it. Now that’s a get it done attitude!

[@superiormusic]

18:20 I think he did a similar "skip pattern" on Arcturus' Deception Genesis

[@AdAstra78]

Damn, that was an incredible song. His cymbal work on that was exceptional. His only other performance in that area that came close was his playing on that Fleurety album in my opinion.

[@RobHellfire666]

Hellhammer and Darkside are 2 of the most interesting and diverse in their playing style.. I love what each drummer interprets each need from song to song.. I also love how both drummers play up top allot, especially allot more than most other black metal drummer's. Both HH and DS are truly 2 of the best in their genré. HH playing on Chimera... Holy fuck.

[@helenamunoz4500]

Leyenda absoluta!!! HELLHAMMER es mi héroe! 🤘🤘

[@InfestedScapegoat]

That's amazing, never knew thats how he played "Life Eternal". I just assumed they recorded over it twice or something. Beast drummer. Excellent interview!

[@alexanderd.driftwoodoffici2128]

At 10.50 he talks about "Slaughter Of Dreams" on Chimera...great song, 2 drummers in 1 Person.

[@florianwroblewski4499]

Finally ! A real interview about the master, thanks a lot guys ! 15 years that i hear him, learn from him, many informations are here, ho boy, so good !

[@alexyorkshots]

An absolute legend, gentleman and inspiration. Fantastic interview. One day I would love to talk with him about his work with Snorre on Thorns and if there's any news on that side.

[@Morgenmaane]

If you haven't heard there's some Thorns related news on the slagmaur_official instagram channel.

[@christiancaracciolo4406]

and beatiful

[@harrymanbach]

I came to this channel to see him talk. Ended up subscribing. I've been a guitar player for 25 years and I play off the drummer. Great interview and looking at the drummers in the episodes the channel has a very diverse and open mindset. I'll be spending a lot of time with this channel.

[@drumtalkofficial]

hey Harry, thank you! I try to not just focus on drum questions, gets a little boring over time. glad it works for 'those other musicians' as well ;-)

[@stmag431]

Most modest, most genuine, most clever, most talented guy in this genre. A real gentleman!

[@mrsqrrl]

Quote from this 'gentleman': "I'll put it this way, we don't like black people here. Black Metal is for white people." ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Axel_Blomberg#Controversy )

[@stmag431]

@@mrsqrrl Didn't know this. Black Metal and any kind of music as well is for Everyone. Period.

[@burgertime790]

@@mrsqrrl he was young

[@dragonsfreelance]

this man is a real drummer. no samples no effects on edition and post production.... 🍺

[@Kain_R_Heinlein]

The monstrous heel toe God and live drummer is here. Also 12:57 he echos my sentiments on many of these generic diner burger extreme metal drummers out there playing the same fills. Guys like you, Jamie saint merat, proscriptor McGovern, etc are the best and stand out for that reason

[@behindthen0thing525]

Ok

[@Kain_R_Heinlein]

@@behindthen0thing525 so what is the point of this pointless comment?

[@behindthen0thing525]

@@Kain_R_Heinlein you aren't true enough to understand

[@Kain_R_Heinlein]

@@behindthen0thing525 haha ok, says the one who commented Nick Barker. Keep projecting though you poseur

[@behindthen0thing525]

@@Kain_R_Heinlein sorry I meant bick narker. I'm in the forest right now and it's dark and cold in the north and I have bad reception. It's hard to read a phone by the light of a torch

[@marcelocumbiales7104]

IMMORTAL, COVENANT(NOR), WINDS, DIMMU BORGIR AND A LOT OF TECs... BEST METAL DRUMMER EVER INCLUDNG ALL METAL GENDERS

[@bramiwami]

Good to see him such a good mood. Absolute legend.

[@philjenssen3480]

Pedro E. He is rarely in a bad mood

[@bramiwami]

@@philjenssen3480 even better then

[@AH-wt7zu]

Fantastic and legendary metal drummer! Huge respect!

[@shredfactor7]

Great interview. Nils “Dominator” Fjellstrom would be outstanding to have on Drum Talk

[@YanusDV]

Finally a good interview with Hellhammer. Thanks for this!!