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Martin Eric Ain
Background information
Birth name
Martin Erich Stricker
Born
(1967-07-18)July 18, 1967 Santa Barbara, California[1]
Origin
Switzerland
Died
October 21, 2017(2017-10-21) (aged 50) Switzerland
Genres
Extreme metal, doom metal
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
Bass guitar
Years active
1984–2017
Formerly of
Hellhammer
Celtic Frost
Tar Pond
Musical artist
Martin Eric Ain (born Martin Erich Stricker; July 18, 1967[2] – October 21, 2017) was an American musician best known as the bassist of the influential extreme metal bands Hellhammer and Celtic Frost. He used the stage name Martin Eric Ain throughout.
^"Martin E Stricker, Born 07/18/1967 in California | CaliforniaBirthIndex.org". californiabirthindex.org. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
^Martin Stricker was born in the United States. English was his first language: "I knew my strengths, I had been born in America and that English was my first language" from Only Death Is Real (2010), page 138
MartinEricAin (born Martin Erich Stricker; July 18, 1967 – October 21, 2017) was an American musician best known as the bassist of the influential extreme...
June 1984, guitarist and vocalist Thomas Gabriel Fischer and bassist MartinEricAin formed Celtic Frost after terminating the band Hellhammer a month prior...
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in 1987. The album marks the return of bassist and backing vocalist MartinEricAin, who appeared on 1984's Morbid Tales, but not the band's previous album...
year. In late 1983, bassist and songwriter MartinEricAin joined Hellhammer and the lineup of Fischer, Ain and Day recorded an EP, Apocalyptic Raids,...
frontman Thomas Gabriel Fischer, the purpose of this EP was to include MartinEricAin's bass lines and improve on Horst Müller's original production of tracks...
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and Gaahl. According to Gaahl, he and King are friends with the late MartinEricAin and Thomas Gabriel Fischer of Celtic Frost. King attracted the attention...
vocalist of Avenger, died from lung cancer at the age of 42. October 21 – MartinEricAin, former bassist and vocalist of Celtic Frost and Hellhammer, died from...
Billboard. Associated Press. Retrieved 2017-10-20. "CELTIC FROST Bassist MARTINERICAIN Dies At 50 – Metal Addicts". Metaladdicts.com. 22 October 2017. Retrieved...
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Pond. The other two founding members were former Celtic Frost bassist MartinEricAin (replaced by Monika Schori after his death in 2017) and former Coroner...
by Benn Ra Album artwork by Benn Ra Lead vocals on "Black Magic" by MartinEricAin of Celtic Frost. Lead guitar solo on "Black Magic" by Erol Unala (Apollyon...