Tjodalv (born Ian Kenneth Åkesson in 1976) is a Norwegian drummer. He is a founding member of both

Dimmu Borgir Dimmu Borgir () is a Norwegian symphonic black metal band from Jessheim, formed in 1993. The name is derived from Dimmuborgir, a volcanic formation in Iceland, the name of which means "dark cities" or "dark castles/fortresses" in Icelandic, ...

and

Old Man's Child Old Man's Child is a Norwegian black metal band from the city of Oslo. The band is the brainchild of Galder (formerly known as Grusom; birth name: Thomas Rune Andersen) who is the only permanent member of the band. History Old Man's Child was ...

. He now plays in Black Comedy and Susperia. Tjodalv played guitar on the first Dimmu Borgir albums ''

Inn i evighetens mørke ''Inn i evighetens mørke'' (English: ''Into Eternal Darkness'') is the first EP by Norwegian black metal band Dimmu Borgir. It was first released as a demo in August 1994, and later as an EP on 17 December. The EP was released by Necromantic Gal ...

'' and ''

For all tid ''For all tid'' ("For All Time") is the debut studio album by Norwegian black metal band Dimmu Borgir. It was released in 1995 through No Colours. It was remastered and re-released in 1997 through their new label Nuclear Blast with the front co ...

''. He then switched to drumming for them on

Stormblåst ''Stormblåst'' (English: ''Stormblown'') is the second studio album by Norwegian black metal band Dimmu Borgir. It was released on 25 January 1996 through Cacophonous Records, re-released in 2001 by Century Media, and completely re-recorded in 20 ...

and continued with this until 1999. Due to his family and musical differences he left Dimmu Borgir on amicable terms. He was replaced by

Nicholas Barker Nicholas Howard Barker (born 1973) is an English extreme metal drummer best known as for his work in Cradle of Filth and Dimmu Borgir. Currently he is the drummer for Brujeria and Shining. Biography Barker was born on 25 April 1973. He join ...

, former drummer of

Cradle of Filth Cradle of Filth are an English extreme metal band formed in Suffolk in 1991. The band's musical style evolved originally from black metal to a cleaner and more "produced" amalgam of gothic metal, symphonic metal and other metal genres. Their ly ...

. Shortly before leaving Dimmu Borgir, he founded the group Susperia, with whom he remains active to date.

Discography

;With

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'' (1994) *''

'' (1995) *''

'' (1996) *''

Enthrone Darkness Triumphant ''Enthrone Darkness Triumphant'' is the third studio album by Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir, released on 30 May 1997 through Nuclear Blast. It was the band's first release through Nuclear Blast. This is the last release to fe ...

'' (1997) *''

Godless Savage Garden ''Godless Savage Garden'' is a compilation album by Norwegian black metal band Dimmu Borgir. It was released in 1998 by Nuclear Blast and re-released on 3 October 2006 with 2 bonus tracks. The first four tracks were recorded during the ''Ent ...

'' (1998) *''

Spiritual Black Dimensions ''Spiritual Black Dimensions'' is the fourth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Dimmu Borgir. It was released in 1999 by Nuclear Blast Records. A deluxe edition was released in 2004 with bonus material. There is also a digipak edition of ...

'' (1999) ;With

Gromth Gromth is a Norwegian symphonic metal band formed in 2008 in Ski, Akershus. History Gromth is the brainchild of Grimd, which small ideas came to his head back in the early nineties. He joined Khold in 2003 and played a lot of concerts during ...

* ''The Immortal'' (2011) * ''Alone'' (Single, 2012) ;With Susperia * '' Illusions of Evil'' (Demo, 2000) * ''

Predominance ''Predominance'' is the debut album by the Norwegian thrash metal band Susperia. Produced at the Abyss Studios, it combines thrash metal with black metal. Track listing #"I Am Pain" – 4:34 #"Vainglory" – 4:35 #"Illusions of Evil" – 5 ...

'' (2001) *'' Vindication'' (2002) *'' Unlimited'' (2004) * ''Devil May Care'' (EP, 2005) * ''

Cut from Stone ''Cut from Stone'' is the fourth studio album by the Norwegian thrash metal band Susperia. As with their other albums, there is an extreme Testament influence in their music. Track listing Credits Susperia * Athera – vocals *Cyrus – ...

'' (2007) * ''

Attitude Attitude may refer to: Philosophy and psychology * Attitude (psychology), an individual's predisposed state of mind regarding a value * Metaphysics of presence * Propositional attitude, a relational mental state connecting a person to a pro ...

'' (2009) * ''Nothing Remains'' (Single, 2011)

References

Dimmu Borgir members Living people Norwegian black metal musicians Norwegian heavy metal drummers Male drummers Norwegian rock keyboardists Norwegian rock guitarists Norwegian heavy metal guitarists Norwegian multi-instrumentalists Place of birth missing (living people) 1976 births 21st-century Norwegian drummers Susperia members Old Man's Child members {{Metal-music-stub