Let's make this birthday one to remember.

54 years old (Born on June 10, 1971)

Happy birthday, Erik Rutan! May your special day be heavier than a Morbid Angel riff and more intense than an epic Hate Eternal breakdown. You've blasted through stages worldwide as frontman extraordinaire, constantly redefining brutality in death metal — all while making sure our speakers tremble in awe.

Whether wielding guitars with Hate Eternal or lending your savage sound to legends like Cannibal Corpse and Morbid Angel from behind the mixing board, you've set standards impossibly high (and vocal registers beautifully low). Here's hoping this year keeps bringing you success—may your riffs stay fierce enough to frighten neighbors for decades still ahead!