Erik Rutan is guitarist/vocalist for the death metal band Hate Eternal and guitarist/songwriter for Cannibal Corpse. He also known for his work with Morbid Angel (1993-1996, 2002-2003).
Erik is also known for producing albums for a number of other metal bands, including Morbid Angel, Black Fast, Cannibal Corpse, Goatwhore, and Soilent Green, amongst many others and is the owner of Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida.
ALBUMS
Cannibal Corpse
Chaos Horrific
2023, 
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, Death Metal
Cannibal Corpse
Violence Unimagined
2021, ,
, Death Metal
Ether Coven
Everything Is Temporary Except Suffering
2020
Hate Eternal
Upon Desolate Sands
2018
Black Fast
Spectre Of Ruin
2018
Morbid Angel
Kingdoms Disdained
2017
Tombs
The Grand Annihilation
2017
Cannibal Corpse
Red Before Black
2017, Vinyl 180 gram, ,
, Death Metal
Warfather
The Grey Eminence
2016
Krisiun
Forged In Fury
2015
Hate Eternal
Infernus
2015
Black Fast
Terms Of Surrender
2015, CD, 
,
, Thrash/Speed Metal
Tombs
Savage Gold
2014
Belphegor
Conjuring The Dead
2014, ,
, Death Metal/Black Metal
Goatwhore
Constricting Rage Of The Merciless
2014
Devourment
Conceived In Sewage
2013, CD Slipcase, ,
, Death Metal
Rivers Of Nihil
The Conscious Seed Of Light
2013
Goatwhore
Blood For The Master
2012
Madball
Rebellion
2012, ,
, Hardcore
Cannibal Corpse
Torture
2012
The Mountain Goats
All Eternals Deck
2011, ,
, Folk Rock/Indie Rock/Folk
Malevolent Creation
Invidious Dominion
2010
Madball
The Real American HC
2010, ,
, Hardcore
Madball
Empire
2010
Goatwhore
Carving Out The Eyes Of God
2009, 
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, Black Metal/Death Metal
Cannibal Corpse
Evisceration Plague
2009
Into The Moat
The Campaign
2009
Hate Eternal
Fury & Flames
2008
Soilent Green
Inevitable Collapse In The Presence Of Conviction
2008, ,
, Stoner Rock/Groove Metal/Grindcore
Vital Remains
Icons Of Evil
2007
Demiricous
Two (Poverty)
2007
Through The Eyes Of The Dead
Malice
2007
Paths Of Possession
The End Of The Hour
2007, ,
, Death Metal
Various
Metal Massacre XIII
2006, CD, Comp, Metal Blade Records
Cannibal Corpse
Kill (3 Song Sampler)
2006, CD, Promo, Smplr, Metal Blade Records
Cellador
Enter Deception
2006
Pain Principle
Waiting For The Flies
2006
Cannibal Corpse
Kill
2006
Goatwhore
A Haunting Curse
2006
Internal Suffering
Awakening Of The Rebel
2006
Avulsed
Gorespattered Suicide
2005
The Absence
From Your Grave
2005, ,
, Melodic Death Metal
Into The Moat
The Design
2005, ,
, Mathcore
Soilent Green
Confrontation
2005
Hate Eternal
I, Monarch
2005
Paths Of Possession
Promises In Blood
2005
Masacre
Total Death
2004
Premonitions Of War
Left In Kowloon
2004
In Battle
Welcome To The Battlefield
2004, ,
, Black Metal/Death Metal
Internal Suffering
Choronzonic Force Domination
2004
Pessimist
Slaughtering The Faithful
2002
The Dying Light
Survival Guide To The Apocalypse
2002, ,
, Black Metal/Death Metal/Thrash
Dim Mak
Intercepting Fist
2002
Hate Eternal
King Of All Kings
2002
Alas
Absolute Purity
2001, 
,
, Progressive Metal/Symphonic Metal
Internecine
The Book Of Lambs
2001
Krisiun
Conquerors Of Armageddon
2000, ,
, Death Metal
Hate Eternal
Conquering The Throne
1999, 
,
, Death Metal
Hate Eternal
Promo '97
1997, Cass, Promo, Not On Label
Alas
Engulfed In Grief
1996, Cass, S/Sided, Not On Label (Alas (2) Self-released)
Ritual Torment
Gaffed
1993, Cass, Not On Label (Ritual Torment Self-released)
Malevolent Creation
Invidious Dominion
2010
Rottrevore
Hung By The Eyesockets
2022
Earth Rot
Renascentia
2017
Alkira
Klotho
2016
Masacre
Brutal Aggre666ion
2014
Crisix
Rise... Then Rest
2013
Ephel Duath
On Death And Cosmos
2012
Desecravity
Implicit Obedience
2012
Goatwhore
Blood For The Master
2012
Agnostic Front
My Life My Way
2011
Cannabis Corpse
Beneath Grow Lights Thou Shalt Rise
2011
Hate Eternal
Phoenix Amongst The Ashes
2011
Agnostic Front
That's Life
2011
Annotations Of An Autopsy
In Snakes I Bathe
2010, CD, Maxi, Promo, Nuclear Blast
Aeon
Path Of Fire
2010, ,
, Death Metal
Annotations Of An Autopsy
II: The Reign Of Darkness
2010
Pathology
Legacy Of The Ancients
2010
The Funeral Pyre
Wounds
2008, CD, Album, Prosthetic Records, ,
, Melodic Death Metal/Black Metal
Demiricous
Two (Poverty)
2007
Six Feet Under
Commandment
2007, ,
, Death Metal
Lizzy Borden
Appointment With Death
2007, ,
, Heavy Metal
Soilent Green / Sulaco
Soilent Green / Sulaco
2006
Hate Eternal
The Perilous Fight
2006
Torture Killer
Swarm!
2006
Avulsed
Gorespattered Suicide
2005
Avulsed
Seven Years Of Decay + Bloodcovered
2005, 
,
, Death Metal
Into The Moat
The Design
2005
Council Of The Fallen
Deciphering The Soul
2004
Revenant
Overman
2002, CD, EP, Ltd, Not On Label (Revenant Self-released)
Morbid Angel
Illud Divinum Insanus
2011
Hate Eternal
Phoenix Amongst The Ashes
2011
Cannibal Corpse
Centuries Of Torment: The First 20 Years
2008, ,
, Death Metal/Concert Film/Music Video/Interview
Morbid Angel
Gateways To Annihilation
2000, ,
, Death Metal
Morbid Angel
Entangled In Chaos
1996
Morbid Angel
Domination
1995, ,
, Death Metal
Ripping Corpse
Dreaming With The Dead
1991, ,
, Thrash/Death Metal
Cannibal Corpse
Chaos Horrific
2023, 
,
, Death Metal
Hate Eternal
King Of All Kings
2022
Ripping Corpse
Dreaming With The Dead
2021
Cannibal Corpse
Evisceration Plague
2009, ,
, Death Metal
Cannibal Corpse
Kill
2006
Morbid Angel
Gateways To Annihilation
2000
Morbid Angel
Entangled In Chaos
1997
Morbid Angel
Domination
1995
Morbid Angel
Domination / Abominations Of Desolation Vol.1
CD, Comp, Unofficial, Agat Company Ltd.
Morbid Angel
Gateways To Annihilation / Abominations Of Desolation Vol.2
CD, Comp, Unofficial, Agat Company Ltd.
APPEARANCES +
Corpsegrinder
Corpsegrinder
2022
Igorrr
Spirituality And Distortion
2020
Scour
Black
2020
Misery Index
Rituals Of Power
2019
Spawn Of Possession
Noctambulant
2019
Saratan
Dark Orient
2017, CD, EP, Ltd, Num, Dig, Not On Label (Saratan Self-released)
Hannes Grossmann
The Crypts Of Sleep
2016, CD, Album, Not On Label (Hannes Grossmann Self-released)
Goatwhore
Blood For The Master
2012
Various
Maximum Metal Vol. 164
2011, CD, Comp, Promo, Metal Hammer, 
,
, Death Metal/Viking Metal/Punk/Stoner Rock/Heavy Metal/Hard Rock
Nile
Making Things That Gods Detest
2010, DVDr, DVD-V, Ltd, Tou, Punchy Productions Ltd. Film, ,
, Death Metal
Fuck U All / Covenance / Severed Head
3 Band Split EP
2010, CD, Comp, RE, Imbecil Entertainment
Misery Index
Heirs To Thievery
2010
Annotations Of An Autopsy
II: The Reign Of Darkness
2010
Infernaeon
Genesis To Nemesis
2010
Nile
Those Whom The Gods Detest
2009, ,
, Death Metal
Various
Off Road Tracks Vol. 94
2005, CD, Comp, Enh, Promo, Metal Hammer, ,
, Death Metal/Black Metal/Heavy Metal/Interview/Hardcore/Hard Rock/Goth Rock/Nu Metal/Classic Rock
Various
Dynamit Vol. 47
2005, CD, Comp, RockHard, ,
, Thrash/Death Metal/Hard Rock/Doom Metal/Heavy Metal
Ophiolatry / Abhorrence
Impaling The Christian Race
2005, CD, Album, Malignant Art Distribuicao, 
,
, Death Metal
Various
Homenaje A... Motörhead. Morir Con Las Botas Puestas
2005, CD, Album, El Diablo!, 
,
, Heavy Metal/Punk/Hardcore/Grindcore/Death Metal
Covenance
Ravaging The Pristine
2005
Royal Anguish
Tales Of Sullen Eyes
2004
Various
Choosing Death: The Original Soundtrack
2004, ,
, Grindcore/Death Metal
Two Minutes Hate
Strong And On
2003, CD, Comp, Thorp Records
Ophiolatry
Anti-Evangelistic Process
2002, CD, Album, Evil Vengeance Records, ,
, Death Metal
Uphill Battle
Uphill Battle
2002, CD, Album, Relapse Records, ,
, Hardcore/Grindcore/Metalcore
Various
Rock Tribune Presents: Heavy Fuel Vol. 2
2002, CD, Comp, Promo, Rock Tribune Magazine, 
,
, Hard Rock/Punk/Gothic Metal/Alternative Rock/Hardcore/Heavy Metal/Grunge/Thrash/Symphonic Rock
Various
Dynamit Vol. 27
2001, CD, Comp, RockHard, ,
, Rock & Roll/Industrial/Death Metal/Heavy Metal/Hard Rock/Goth Rock/Nu Metal
Various
...In The Eyes Of Death II
2000, ,
, Thrash/Black Metal/Death Metal
Abhorrence
Evoking The Abomination
2000
Ritual Carnage
The Highest Law
1998, 
,
, Thrash/Speed Metal
Loftgroover
Speedcore
1998, ,
, Speedcore/Hardcore/Gabber/Death Metal
Various
This Is Twelve (Triple J: Too Louder Compilation)
1995, 2xCD, Comp, Triple J, ABC Music, EMI, Virgin, 
,
, Hard Rock/Death Metal/Industrial/Indie Rock/Heavy Metal
Latshaw
Pain Immaculate
1992
Hate Eternal / Krisiun
Conquering The Throne / Conquerors Of Armageddon
2000, Cass, Album, Comp, Unofficial, Headache Records (6)
Morbid Angel / Dehumanized
Gateways To Annihilation / Prophecies Foretold
2000, Cass, Album, Comp, Unofficial, Headache Records (6), ,
, Death Metal
Morbid Angel / Cancer
Domination / Black Faith
1995, Cass, Comp, Unofficial, Headache Records (6)
