Flemming Rasmussen

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Flemming 'Razz' Rasmussen (born in Denmark in 1958) is an engineer, producer and owner and founder of Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark. Throughout his career, he's worked mainly on metal, making his reputation as the engineer and co-producer (with the band) of Metallica's albums Ride the Lightning (1984), Master of Puppets (1986) and ...And Justice for All (1988). While he received critical acclaim for the first two, the mix of ...And Justice for All got a mixed reception. It was the last work he would do with the band.

He also produced the Morbid Angel album Covenant, Blind Guardian's albums Nightfall in Middle-Earth and Imaginations from the Other Side, Artillery's By Inheritance and Ensiferum's Iron, amongst others.

Rasmussen won a Grammy for producing Metallica's "One" in 1989. In 1994, the Danish Grammys recognized him as producer of the year for his work on Sort Sol's Glamourpuss.

In 2007, he produced English thrash metal band Evile's debut album "Enter the Grave" on Earache Records.