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Martin Eric Ain | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Martin Erich Stricker |
| Born | July 18, 1967 Santa Barbara, California[1] |
| Origin | Switzerland |
| Died | October 21, 2017 (aged 50) Switzerland |
| Genres | Extreme metal, doom metal |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Bass guitar |
| Years active | 1984–2017 |
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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