Mezzerschmitt (band)
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Mezzerschmitt is a Norwegian
black metal
band, a spinoff of the band Mayhem
. It was formed in 2000 by Mayhem members Jan Axel Blomberg
(Hellhammer) and Rune Eriksen (Blasphemer) collaborating with Lars Sørensen from Red Harvest
. They intended to create an industrial metal
band, but their sound soon shifted towards black metal, while still incorporating industrial elements. Mezzerschmitt have released only one EP
so far, Weltherrschaft
.
The band was incorrectly associated with supporting Nazism
due to the band's image resembling with Nazi Germany
's uniforms, symbol use etc., as well as having German language
pseudonym
s and song titles. Eriksen stated that Weltherrschaft
is an imaginary place created in his mind. The purpose of the band would be to let out steam, while being non-political.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
band, a spinoff of the band Mayhem
Mayhem (band)
Mayhem is a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1984 in Oslo, Norway and regarded as one of the pioneers of the influential Norwegian black metal scene...
. It was formed in 2000 by Mayhem members Jan Axel Blomberg
Jan Axel Blomberg
Jan Axel "Hellhammer" Blomberg is a three time Spellemannprisen award-winning heavy metal drummer. He is most well known for his drumming with the band Mayhem, with which he began his career...
(Hellhammer) and Rune Eriksen (Blasphemer) collaborating with Lars Sørensen from Red Harvest
Red Harvest (band)
Red Harvest was a Norwegian industrial metal band from Oslo. Their 2002 album Sick Transit Gloria Mundi was nominated for a Norwegian Grammy and an alternative Grammy in the "Best Metal Album" category...
. They intended to create an industrial metal
Industrial metal
Industrial metal is a musical genre that draws from industrial music and many different types of heavy metal, using repeating metal guitar riffs, sampling, synthesizer or sequencer lines, and distorted vocals. Founding industrial metal acts include Ministry, Godflesh, and KMFDM.Industrial metal's...
band, but their sound soon shifted towards black metal, while still incorporating industrial elements. Mezzerschmitt have released only one EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
so far, Weltherrschaft
Weltherrschaft
Weltherrschaft is the first EP and sole release by the black metal band Mezzerschmitt. It was released in 2002 on Season of Mist productions. Weltherrschaft is a German word and translates to "World Domination."-Track listing:#Feuerzauber - 4:18...
.
The band was incorrectly associated with supporting Nazism
Nazism
Nazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...
due to the band's image resembling with Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
's uniforms, symbol use etc., as well as having German language
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
s and song titles. Eriksen stated that Weltherrschaft
Weltherrschaft
Weltherrschaft is the first EP and sole release by the black metal band Mezzerschmitt. It was released in 2002 on Season of Mist productions. Weltherrschaft is a German word and translates to "World Domination."-Track listing:#Feuerzauber - 4:18...
is an imaginary place created in his mind. The purpose of the band would be to let out steam, while being non-political.
Band members
- Herr Schmitt (Rune Eriksen, Blasphemer) - Vocals, Guitars, Bass
- Oberleutnant LS (Lars Sørensen) - Keyboards
- Hauptman Hammer (Jan Axel BlombergJan Axel BlombergJan Axel "Hellhammer" Blomberg is a three time Spellemannprisen award-winning heavy metal drummer. He is most well known for his drumming with the band Mayhem, with which he began his career...
, Hellhammer) - Drums