associated_acts birth_place background instrument birth_date genre article_title name occupation
mercyful of evil , demonica , volbeat fate , fate -lrb- band -rrb- , force denmark non_vocal_instrumentalist guitar , bass 11 july 1958 heavy metal , black metal , thrash metal hank shermann
 hank shermann musician , songwriter
hank shermann

hank shermann -lrb- real name rené krolmark -rrb- is a danish heavy metal guitarist .
he began playing guitar in 1977 .
shermann is best known for his work with mercyful fate .
he has also played with the groups brats , fate , zoser mez , gutrix , virus 7 , and his last main focus , force of evil .
he is a regular guest on witchery albums .
his latest band demonica , a thrash metal act , signed to massacre records in october 2009 .
he toured with volbeat on their summer 2012 north american tour .
