Brett Eriksen was a guitarist who played for two Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

 thrash metal

Thrash metal

Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...

 bands in the 80's, Viking

Viking (band)

Viking is an American thrash metal band, from Los Angeles, California, formed in the late 1980s.- History :Viking was formed in Los Angeles in the spring of 1986 and held the same personnel until they broke up in 1990...

  (1986–1990) and Dark Angel

Dark Angel (band)

Dark Angel was an American thrash metal band from Los Angeles, California. Their over-the-top style earned them the nickname "the L.A...

 (1990–1992).

Viking era

He formed Viking

Viking (band)

Viking is an American thrash metal band, from Los Angeles, California, formed in the late 1980s.- History :Viking was formed in Los Angeles in the spring of 1986 and held the same personnel until they broke up in 1990...

  in the spring of 1986 with Ron Eriksen (who was not his brother, they used the surname only for stage purposes).
Viking

Viking (band)

Viking is an American thrash metal band, from Los Angeles, California, formed in the late 1980s.- History :Viking was formed in Los Angeles in the spring of 1986 and held the same personnel until they broke up in 1990...

  managed to land a recording contract upon the completion of their second live concert, a feat practically unheard of in the clubs of Hollywood.
After two records, Do or Die (1988) and Man of Straw (1990), they disbanded.

Dark Angel era

He had been friends with Gene Hoglan

Gene Hoglan

Eugene "Gene" Victor Hoglan II is an American drummer. He is acclaimed for his creativity in drum arrangements, including usage of odd devices for percussion effects and his trademark lengthy double-kick drum rhythms...

 (drummer of Dark Angel

Dark Angel (band)

Dark Angel was an American thrash metal band from Los Angeles, California. Their over-the-top style earned them the nickname "the L.A...

) and the other Dark Angel

Dark Angel (band)

Dark Angel was an American thrash metal band from Los Angeles, California. Their over-the-top style earned them the nickname "the L.A...

 members ever since the band shared the same stage back in the late 80's when he played for Viking

Viking (band)

Viking is an American thrash metal band, from Los Angeles, California, formed in the late 1980s.- History :Viking was formed in Los Angeles in the spring of 1986 and held the same personnel until they broke up in 1990...

.
When Viking

Viking (band)

Viking is an American thrash metal band, from Los Angeles, California, formed in the late 1980s.- History :Viking was formed in Los Angeles in the spring of 1986 and held the same personnel until they broke up in 1990...

 Man Of Straw was finished and released, Brett Eriksen became a temporary replacement for Dark Angel's Jim Durkin somewhere the east coast during the Leave Scars

Leave Scars

Leave Scars is the third studio album released by the American thrash metal band, Dark Angel.-Track listing:-Credits:*Ron Rinehart - Vocals*Eric Meyer - Rhythm and lead guitar, Backing vocals...

 tour.
From this tour, Dark Angel

Dark Angel (band)

Dark Angel was an American thrash metal band from Los Angeles, California. Their over-the-top style earned them the nickname "the L.A...

 released the live album Live Scars (which also featured Viking

Viking (band)

Viking is an American thrash metal band, from Los Angeles, California, formed in the late 1980s.- History :Viking was formed in Los Angeles in the spring of 1986 and held the same personnel until they broke up in 1990...

's Ron Eriksen as a guest vocalist).
When Viking

Viking (band)

Viking is an American thrash metal band, from Los Angeles, California, formed in the late 1980s.- History :Viking was formed in Los Angeles in the spring of 1986 and held the same personnel until they broke up in 1990...

  disbanded, Brett joined Dark Angel

Dark Angel (band)

Dark Angel was an American thrash metal band from Los Angeles, California. Their over-the-top style earned them the nickname "the L.A...

 full-time.
In 1991, he played on the entire Time Does Not Heal

Time Does Not Heal

Time Does Not Heal is the fourth and final album by Dark Angel, which was released in 1991. When released it had a sticker reading "9 songs, 67 minutes, 246 riffs!".-Track listing:-Credits:*Ron Rinehart - Vocals*Eric Meyer - Guitars...

 album, and soon after this, Dark Angel

Dark Angel (band)

Dark Angel was an American thrash metal band from Los Angeles, California. Their over-the-top style earned them the nickname "the L.A...

 disbanded.

Discography

• (1986) Compilation - Metal Massacre VIII
• (1987) Viking
  Viking (band)
  Viking is an American thrash metal band, from Los Angeles, California, formed in the late 1980s.- History :Viking was formed in Los Angeles in the spring of 1986 and held the same personnel until they broke up in 1990...
  
  - Do Or Die
• (1988) Compilation - The Best of Metal Blade, Volume 3
• (1989) Viking
  Viking (band)
  Viking is an American thrash metal band, from Los Angeles, California, formed in the late 1980s.- History :Viking was formed in Los Angeles in the spring of 1986 and held the same personnel until they broke up in 1990...
  
   - Man Of Straw
• (1990) Compilation - Metallic Overdrive
• (1990) Dark Angel
  Dark Angel (band)
  Dark Angel was an American thrash metal band from Los Angeles, California. Their over-the-top style earned them the nickname "the L.A...
  
   - Live Scars
• (1991) Dark Angel
  Dark Angel (band)
  Dark Angel was an American thrash metal band from Los Angeles, California. Their over-the-top style earned them the nickname "the L.A...
  
   - Time Does Not Heal
• (2006) Viking
  Viking (band)
  Viking is an American thrash metal band, from Los Angeles, California, formed in the late 1980s.- History :Viking was formed in Los Angeles in the spring of 1986 and held the same personnel until they broke up in 1990...
  
  - Man of Straw Reissue