Tjodalv (born Ian Kenneth Åkesson in 1976) is a Norwegian drummer. He is a founding member of both Dimmu Borgir[1] and Old Man's Child.[2] He now plays in Black Comedy and Susperia.[3] Tjodalv played guitar on the first Dimmu Borgir albums Inn i evighetens mørke and For all tid. He then switched to drumming for them on Stormblåst and continued with this until 1999. Due to his family, he left Dimmu Borgir. He was replaced by Nicholas Barker, former drummer of Cradle of Filth.
Tjodalv | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ian Kenneth Åkesson |
| Born | 22 February 1976 |
| Genres | Black metal, thrash metal, industrial metal, death metal, symphonic metal, heavy metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Drums, percussion, guitar |
Shortly before leaving Dimmu Borgir, he founded the group Susperia, with whom he remains active to date.
Discography edit
- With Dimmu Borgir
- Inn i evighetens mørke (1994)
- For all tid (1995)
- Stormblåst (1996)
- Enthrone Darkness Triumphant (1997)
- Godless Savage Garden (1998)
- Spiritual Black Dimensions (1999)
- With Gromth
- The Immortal (2011)
- Alone (Single, 2012)
- With Susperia
- Illusions of Evil (Demo, 2000)
- Predominance (2001)
- Vindication (2002)
- Unlimited (2004)
- Devil May Care (EP, 2005)
- Cut from Stone (2007)
- Attitude (2009)
- Nothing Remains (Single, 2011)
References edit
- ^ Torreano, Bradley. "Biography: Dimmu Borgir". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- ^ DaRonco, Mike. "Biography: Old Man's Child". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- ^ Bonacich, Drago. "Biography: Susperia". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
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