Metal Blade Records and acclaimed artist Vince Locke have teamed up to help Erik Rutan (Cannibal Corpse) by creating designs for exclusive merchandise for him. The benefits from the merchandise will go directly to Rutan, whose studio (Mana Recording Studios) was destroyed by Hurricane Helene in 2024.
The following Erik Rutan-approved merchandise will be available:
– Erik Rutan – Mana Recording Studios Snap Back Hat
– Erik Rutan – Vince Locke (Signed Print) 11×17: Limited edition 60 signed prints, Vince Locke created and gifted this image, signed by both Vince and Erik
– Erik Rutan – Mana Recording Studios T-Shirt
– Erik Rutan – Vince Locke Original Design T-Shirt: Vince Locke created and gifted this image.
Order the merchandise here.
During the hurricanes Helene and Milton, Rutan immediately left Cannibal Corpse’s European tour to return home and check on the damage to his home and studio in Florida. Rutan made the following statement at that time:
“We are so grateful for all the love and support that has come our way. The positive words, messages, texts and phone calls have meant so much to us. We feel so blessed to know that so many people care. Hurricane Helene and Milton decimated so many homes and lives, and ours was one of them.
“Ninety percent of everything we own including personal and family belongings, photos, things that can never be replaced as well as musical and studio gear was either severely damaged or completely destroyed. This experience has been difficult beyond words. Almost three weeks ago I left the Cannibal Corpse tour to fly home to be with my wife, only to see our home and all our belongings in ruin.
“This has been one of the most difficult times of our lives. Right now, we, as well as many, are suffering beyond measure. We worked so hard our entire lives to achieve what we have only to see it all taken away in a fleeting moment. I have no idea how we will overcome all of this, but anyone that knows us knows that we will fight our way back through sheer will and determination to hopefully one day reclaim some kind of normalcy.
“As we try to pick up the pieces of our lives, please send all the positive strength and energy you can. I will give further updates when time allows. Eternal Gratitude. RUTAN.”
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Photo courtesy of Erik Rutan
