
Photo: Wojciech Pędzich / CC BY 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What strikes me about Necrobutcher is endurance. As Jorn Stubberud, he co-founded Mayhem back in the early days and somehow became the band's last original member standing, after Manheim walked away in 1988 and Euronymous was murdered in 1993. I can't pretend to know what it cost him to keep that name and that bass line going through all of it, but there's something quietly remarkable about being the thread that holds a notorious legacy together. I find myself more curious about the person than the persona. The stage name is theatrical; the survival is real, and that contrast is what stays with me.
Overview
Jørn Stubberud (born 13 April 1968) is a Norwegian musician best known as the bassist in the black metal band Mayhem under the stage name Necrobutcher. He is one of Mayhem's founding members, along with Euronymous and Manheim. He is the band's only remaining original member, as Manheim left Mayhem in 1988, and Euronymous was murdered in 1993.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Necrobutcher
- Name (Japanese)
- ネクロブッチャー
- Reading
- ねくろぶっちゃー
- Born
- April 13, 1968 (age 58)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Monkey
- Origin
- Norway, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- bassist / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.thetruemayhem.com/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8D%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AD%E3%83%96%E3%83%83%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.