Metal to the bone guitar player from the Netherlands. Lead guitar player for bands Shinigami and Bleeding Gods.

Bleeding Gods is a blackened death metal band from the Netherlands and was recently signed to Nuclear Blast records. The band released their new full length album Dodekathlon in January 2018 and the band has recently toured Japan, Russia, Germany, UK, the Netherlands and others.

Shinigami is a Thrash/Death metal band from the Netherlands and is set to enter the studio once more for a new release early next year. Shinigami is not signed to a label but has already gained support in many countries. The band already toured Japan twice and played in several other countries. This band is not showing any sigs of slowing down.

Rutger states: 'I have been playing ESP guitars for 10-15 years now and they are simply the best. To me ESP is the ultimate badass expression of metal, craftsmanship and passion. When I pick up one of these beast before walking on stage I always feel ready for battle.'