Tampa Bay origin · person
Erik Rutan
guitar, producer; Ripping Corpse, Morbid Angel, Hate Eternal, Cannibal Corpse, Mana Recording · New Jersey; Tampa and St. Petersburg from 1993
- Born
- 1971
- City
- New Jersey; Tampa and St. Petersburg from 1993
- Hub region
- Tampa Bay
- Person class
- personnel connector
- Placed at
- 1989: first documented activity
- Status as of 5 September 2026
- active
- Connections
- 11 edges, 9 distinct neighbors · betweenness 0.003 (rank 106 of 371) · people and production 0.019 (rank 25)
- Confidence
- High · sources: [W] [MBR] [WKL] [WKD] [MIH] (register)
Leaves Ripping Corpse in New Jersey for Morbid Angel in 1993 (Domination 1995, Gateways to Annihilation 2000), founds Hate Eternal in 1997 and Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, and becomes the producer of Cannibal Corpse from Kill (2006) onward, then its guitarist from 2019, permanent in February 2021. Produces Krisiun, Goatwhore, Belphegor, Six Feet Under and Nile's drums. Loses most of his possessions to the 2024 hurricanes.
Connections
People and personnel
- foundedHate Eternal1997 to present
- foundedMana Recording Studios2005
- member ofRipping CorpseDreaming with the Dead1989 to 1993
- member ofCannibal CorpseFill in from January 2019, permanent 2 February 20212019 to present
- moved toMorbid AngelDomination, Gateways to Annihilation1993 to 1996, 1999 to 2002, 2006
- producedMorbid AngelKingdoms Disdained at Mana2017
- producedCannibal CorpseKill through Chaos Horrific at Mana2006 to 2023
- producedKrisiunConquerors of Armageddon, Southern Storm2000, 2008
- producedBelphegorConjuring the Dead2014
- producedSix Feet UnderCommandment2007
- producedNileDrums on Those Whom the Gods Detest2009