JØRN ‘NECROBUTCHER’ STUBBERUD

“EURONYMOUS WAS A FUCKING ASSHOLE”

MAYHEM BASSIST JØRN

‘Necrobutcher’ Stubberud is an extreme metal lifer. Aside from a three-year period in the early 90s, the 53-year-old bassist has steered the Norwegian icons since founding the band in 1984. Today, he’s the band’s longest-serving member, weathering the deaths of both former singer Per ‘Dead’ Ohlin and guitarist 0ystein ‘Euronymous’ Aarseth, as well as numerous controversies over the years. This is what life has taught him.

I HAD TO GROW UP QUICKLY

“I’m not the kind of guy who goes, ‘I had this traumatic childhood, but some things forced me to grow up years before I should have and take a bit more responsibility for my life. Growing up without a dad, I ended up in the wrong kind of crowd. I grew up around thugs and criminals, guys who were doing the wrong things – breaking into places, stealing cars, doing