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Erik Rutan

Erik Rutan

Real/full name:
Erik Rutan
Age:
52 (born Jun 10th, 1971)
Place of birth:
United States (New Jersey)
Gender:
Male

Biography

As owner of Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida, Rutan has produced albums for a number of metal bands including Cannibal Corpse, Morbid Angel, Goatwhore, Black Fast, Soilent Green and many others.

Trivia

In 2021, Rutan became a full-time member of Cannibal Corpse after the departure of Pat O'Brien in 2018. He was also twice a full-time member of Morbid Angel from 1993 to 1996 and from 1999 to 2002. After his departures, he appeared as a live guitarist in 1998 and 2006.

Cannibal Corpse

Guitars (2020-present)

2021 Maximum Metal Vol. 263 (Split) Guitars
2021 Violence Unimagined Songwriting (tracks 4, 6, 10), Guitars, Lyrics (tracks 4, 6, 10), Vocals (backing) (track 1)
2023 Maximum Metal Vol. 280 (Split) Guitars
2023 Chaos Horrific Vocals (backing) (track 2), Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 2, 4, 10), Lyrics (tracks 2, 10)

Hate Eternal

Guitars, Vocals (1997-present)

1997 Promo '97 (Demo) Vocals, Guitars
1998 Promo '97 / Engulfed in Grief (Split) Guitars (tracks 5-7), Vocals (lead) (tracks 5-7)
1999 Conquering the Throne Lyrics (tracks 1-3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11), Vocals (lead), Songwriting (tracks 1-3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11), Guitars
2002 King of All Kings Guitars, Vocals (lead), Songwriting, Lyrics
2005 I, Monarch Guitars, Vocals, Songwriting, Lyrics
2005 I, Monarch (Single) Guitars, Vocals
2006 The Perilous Fight (Video) Guitars, Vocals
2008 Fury & Flames Guitars, Vocals, Songwriting, Lyrics
2010 Live in London (Live album) Guitars, Vocals
2011 Phoenix Amongst the Ashes Guitars, Vocals, Songwriting, Lyrics
2015 Infernus Guitars, Vocals, Songwriting, Lyrics (tracks 1, 2, 4-7, 10)
2018 Upon Desolate Sands Guitars, Vocals, Songwriting, Lyrics
(show all)

Alas

Guitars (1995-?)

1996 Engulfed in Grief (Demo) Keyboards, Guitars
1998 Promo '97 / Engulfed in Grief (Split) Guitars (tracks 1-4), Keyboards (tracks 1-4)
2001 Absolute Purity Guitars, Keyboards

Morbid Angel

Guitars (1993-1996, 1999-2002)

1995 Domination Songwriting (tracks 3-5, 7, 11), Guitars, Keyboards
1996 Entangled in Chaos (Live album) Guitars
2000 Gateways to Annihilation Keyboards, Songwriting (tracks 9, 11), Guitars
2016 The Best of Morbid Angel (Compilation) Guitars (tracks 1, 8, 10)

Ripping Corpse

Guitars (1989-1993)

1990 Glorious Depravity (Demo) Guitars
1991 Dreaming with the Dead Guitars
1992 Industry (Demo) Guitars

Cannibal Corpse

Guitars (2019-2020)

Morbid Angel

Guitars (1998, 2006)

Cannibal Corpse

2006 Kill Vocals (backing) (track 1)
2009 Evisceration Plague Guitars (lead) (track 11)
2017 Red Before Black Vocals (backing) (track 1), Guitars (lead) (track 10)

Cellador

2006 Enter Deception Drum programming

Corpsegrinder

2022 Corpsegrinder Guitars (track 1)

Ephel Duath

2013 Hemmed by Light, Shaped by Darkness Vocals (backing) (track 1)

Fueled by Fire

2013 Trapped in Perdition Guitars (lead) (track 4)

Goatwhore

2012 Blood for the Master Guitars (lead) (track 6 intro)

Hannes Grossmann

2016 The Crypts of Sleep Guitars (lead) (track 8)

In Battle

2004 Welcome to the Battlefield Guitars (lead) (track 7)

Infernaeon

2010 Genesis to Nemesis Vocals (additional) (track 4)

Internecine

2002 The Book of Lambs Guitars (lead)

Krisiun

2015 Forged in Fury Guitars (lead) (track 6, 2nd lead)

Lizzy Borden

2007 Appointment with Death Guitars (lead)

Misery Index

2010 Heirs to Thievery Vocals (track 6)

Nile

2010 Making Things That Gods Detest (Video) Documentary

Pessimist

2002 Slaughtering the Faithful Guitars (lead) (at the end of track 8)

Ritual Carnage

1998 The Highest Law Guitars (lead) (tracks 7, 8)

Ritual Torment

1993 Gaffed (Demo) Vocals (track 4)

Saratan

2017 Dark Orient (EP) Guitars (track 1)

Scour

2020 Black (EP) Guitars (lead) (track 1)

Tombs

2017 The Grand Annihilation Vocals (backing) (track 2), Keyboards (track 10)

Warfather

2016 The Grey Eminence Guitars (lead) (track 8), Vocals (track 3)

Abysmal Dawn

2011 Leveling the Plane of Existence Mixing, Re-amping, Mastering

Acephalus

2002 Forgotten Shadows Mastering

Aeon

2010 Path of Fire Mixing

Alas

1996 Engulfed in Grief (Demo) Recording (guitar tracks), Engineering, Recording (guitar tracks), Mixing, Producer
2001 Absolute Purity Mixing, Producer

Alkira

2016 Klotho Mixing

Avulsed

2005 Gorespattered Suicide Mixing, Mastering

Belphegor

2014 Gasmask Terror (Single) Producer, Tracking, Mixing
2014 Conjuring the Dead Producer, Tracking, Mixing

Binary Code

2005 2005 3 Song Demo (Demo) Mixing, Engineering

Black Fast

2015 Terms of Surrender Producer
2018 Spectre of Ruin Producer, Recording, Mixing

Cannibal Corpse

2006 Kill Producer, Mixing, Engineering
2009 Evisceration Plague Engineering, Mixing, Producer
2012 Torture Mixing, Producer, Engineering
2017 Red Before Black Producer, Engineering, Mixing
2018 Red Before Black (Single) Producer, Engineering, Mixing
2021 Violence Unimagined Mixing, Producer, Engineering
2023 Chaos Horrific Mixing, Producer, Engineering

Cellador

2006 Enter Deception Producer

Corpsegrinder

2022 Corpsegrinder Recording (vocals)

Covenance

2005 Ravaging the Pristine (EP) Mastering
2008 Fuck U All / Covenance / Severed Head (Split) Mastering (tracks 11-13)

Crisix

2013 Rise...Then Rest Mastering, Mixing

Demiricous

2007 Two (Poverty) Mixing, Producer, Engineering

Desecravity

2012 Implicit Obedience Mastering, Mixing

Dim Mak

1999 Enter the Dragon Engineering
2002 Intercepting Fist Producer, Engineering, Mixing

Divine Rapture

2001 Promo 2001 (Demo) Mixing, Engineering

Earth Rot

2017 Renascentia Mixing

Ether Coven

2020 Everything Is Temporary Except Suffering Mixing, Engineering, Producer

Goatwhore

2006 A Haunting Curse Producer, Engineering, Mixing
2009 Carving Out the Eyes of God Mixing, Producer, Engineering
2012 Blood for the Master Producer, Engineering, Mixing
2014 Constricting Rage of the Merciless Recording, Mixing, Producer

Hate Eternal

1997 Promo '97 (Demo) Engineering, Producer, Mixing
1998 Promo '97 / Engulfed in Grief (Split) Producer, Engineering, Mixing
1999 Conquering the Throne Engineering, Mixing, Producer
2002 King of All Kings Producer, Engineering, Mixing, Mastering
2005 I, Monarch Mixing, Producer, Engineering
2006 The Perilous Fight (Video) Mixing
2008 Fury & Flames Engineering, Mixing, Producer
2011 Phoenix Amongst the Ashes Engineering, Mixing, Producer
2015 Infernus Recording, Mixing, Producer, Engineering
2018 Upon Desolate Sands Mixing, Producer, Engineering

In Battle

2004 Welcome to the Battlefield Producer, Mixing, Mastering

Internal Suffering

2004 Choronzonic Force Domination Mixing, Producer, Mastering, Engineering
2006 Awakening of the Rebel Engineering (additional), Mastering, Mixing, Producer

Internecine

2002 The Book of Lambs Producer, Engineering, Mastering

Krisiun

2000 Conquerors of Armageddon Producer, Recording
2015 Forged in Fury Producer

Lahar

2018 Černý Svědomí / Čertova Kovadlina (Split) Mixing (tracks: B1 to B7), Mastering (tracks: B1 to B7)

Latshaw

1992 Pain Immaculate (Demo) Engineering

Lisa the Wolf

2003 From the Graves (Demo) Recording, Producer

Malevolent Creation

2010 Invidious Dominion Producer, Mixing, Recording, Engineering

Masacre

2004 Total Death Mastering, Producer, Mixing
2014 Brutal Aggre666ion Mastering, Mixing

Misery Index

2019 Rituals of Power Recording (drums)

Morbid Angel

2011 Nevermore (Single) Engineering
2011 Illud Divinum Insanus Engineering (drums) (tracks 2, 3, 7-9, 11)
2017 Kingdoms Disdained Engineering, Mixing, Producer

Nile

2009 Those Whom the Gods Detest Recording (drums)

Pain Principle

2007 Waiting for the Flies Engineering, Producer

Pathology

2010 Legacy of the Ancients Mastering, Mixing

Paths of Possession

2005 Promises in Blood Producer, Engineering, Mixing
2007 The End of the Hour Producer, Engineering

Pessimist

2002 Slaughtering the Faithful Producer, Engineering

Revenant

2002 Overman (EP) Mixing

Ritual Torment

1993 Gaffed (Demo) Producer, Engineering

Rivers of Nihil

2013 The Conscious Seed of Light Producer, Engineering, Mixing

Rottrevore

2012 Blind Sided Attack (Demo) Engineering, Producer
2013 Hung by the Eyesockets (EP) Engineering, Producer

Royal Anguish

2004 Tales of Sullen Eyes (EP) Engineering

Six Feet Under

2007 Commandment Mixing, Engineering

Smouldering in Forgotten

2010 I, Devourer Mastering, Mixing

Soilent Green

2005 Confrontation Producer, Engineering
2008 Inevitable Collapse in the Presence of Conviction Producer, Recording

The Absence

2005 From Your Grave Mixing (tracks 1-7), Producer, Engineering (tracks 1-7)
2007 Riders of the Plague Producer

The Dying Light

2002 Survival Guide to the Apocalypse Producer
2005 The Killing Plan Producer, Engineering

The Funeral Pyre

2008 Wounds Mixing (as "Eric Rutan")

Through the Eyes of the Dead

2007 Malice Engineering, Mixing, Producer

Tombs

2014 Savage Gold Engineering, Producer
2017 The Grand Annihilation Producer

Torture Killer

2006 Swarm! Mixing

Uphill Battle

2002 Uphill Battle Mastering

Vital Remains

2007 Icons of Evil Producer, Engineering

Warfather

2016 The Grey Eminence Producer, Engineering, Mixing
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