Olve Eikemo (born June 27, 1973), better known by his stage name Abbath Doom Occulta or simply Abbath, is a Norwegian musician best known as a founding member of the black metal band Immortal. Before founding Immortal, Abbath performed with Old Funeral alongside future Immortal member Demonaz. Following his departure from Immortal in 2015, he announced that he would be forming a new band under the Abbath name. Although primarily a guitarist, Abbath is also a proficient bassist and drummer, having started his career as a bassist and recorded all drums for Immortal albums Pure Holocaust and Battles in the North.
Bands
- Immortal - former member
Credited On
- Immortal - Live at Wacken 2007 The Seventh Date Of Blashyrkh - Immortal, released August 6, 2010 (
NB-2511-9). Guitars, Vocals. Credited as “Abbath”.
Biography
From the en.wikipedia article Abbath (CC BY-SA 4.0), revision 1371034239.
Early Life
Olve was born in Odda Municipality and grew up in Lysefjorden in Os Municipality, outside of Bergen, Norway. As a young boy, he was an avid fan of hard rock band Kiss and his first heavy metal album was Creatures of the Night, which made him feel "immortal". He started his musical career with the band Old Funeral. He cites getting his first Venom video and Bathory album as a turning point in his musical development towards black metal.
Alcohol Issues
The 2019 South American tour of Abbath was abruptly canceled mid-tour, after during a show at Argentina, Abbath appeared to behave erratically and "too drunk to perform"; the tour was canceled the next day and Abbath announced entering rehab later that month.
Sources
- Wikidata entity Q306080.
- en.wikipedia, Abbath (revision 1371034239), CC BY-SA 4.0.
- ja.wikipedia, オルヴェ・エイケモ (revision 108996858), CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Photograph: Olve Eikemo.jpg on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, by Birgit Fostervold.
