Norwegian musician

Abbath Doom Occulta

Olve Eikemo, 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.

Born

1973

June 27

Died

Living

Era

1970s

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Abbath, in brief

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Key dates

1973 Born

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1760 Anglo-Cherokee War: Cherokee warriors defeat British forces at the Battle of Echoee near present-day Otto, North Carolina.

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The world in 1973

When Abbath arrived

april 1 Project Tiger, a tiger conservation project, is launched in the Jim Corbett National Park, India.
april 10 Invicta International Airlines Flight 435 crashes in a snowstorm on approach to Basel, Switzerland, killing 108 people.
april 19 The Portuguese Socialist Party is founded in the German town of Bad Münstereifel.
april 28 The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd, recorded in Abbey Road Studios goes to number one on the US Billboard chart, beginning a record-breaking 741-week chart run.

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Same-day contemporaries

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Charlie Macartney 1886–1958 Australian cricketer and soldier (died 1958) Craig Hodges 1960– American basketball player and coach Danny Schechter 1942–2015 American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2015) Drake Bell 1986– American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor Jennifer Goodridge 1980– American keyboard player Juan Trippe 1899–1981 American businessman, founded Pan American World Airways (born 1899) Maximilian 1596– Prince of Dietrichstein (died 1655) Philip Guston 1913–1980 American painter and academic (died 1980) R. D. Burman 1939–1994 Indian film composer and music director (born 1939)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1973

Alexander Vinokourov 1973– Kazakh cyclist and manager Alexei Yashin 1973– Russian ice hockey player and manager Andrew Brunette 1973– Canadian ice hockey player and coach Bartolo Colón 1973– Dominican-American baseball player Chan Ho Park 1973– South Korean baseball player Crispian Mills 1973– English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and director Damon Stoudamire 1973– American basketball player and coach Derrick Brooks 1973– American football player Dida 1973– Brazilian footballer

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