[3] He started out as a blues vocalist before moving on to hard rock and eventually metal.

[4] In late 1987, he founded the black metal band Root together with guitarist Blackie.

[5] Big Boss launched his side project Equirhodont with Root bandmates Ashok and Igor in 2002.

[6] He claims[7] to have been appointed a High Priest in the Church of Satan by Anton LaVey.

[citation needed] He still lives his life according to Satanism[1][4] but delegated the branch's leadership to younger members around 2004[1] and now believes that "everything that smells of organization is shit".