Tjodalv Explained

Tjodalv
Birth Name:	Ian Kenneth Åkesson
Birth Date:	22 February 1976
Instrument:	Drums, percussion, guitar
Genre:	Black metal, thrash metal, industrial metal, death metal, symphonic metal, heavy metal
Occupation:	Musician
Associated Acts:	Susperia, Old Man's Child, Dimmu Borgir, Gromth

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.

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

Discography

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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p207278/biography|pure_url=yes}} Biography: Dimmu Borgir]. Torreano. Bradley . Allmusic. 14 March 2010.
2. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p202382/biography|pure_url=yes}} Biography: Old Man's Child]. DaRonco. Mike. Allmusic. 14 March 2010.
3. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p479593|pure_url=yes}} Biography: Susperia]. Bonacich. Drago . Allmusic. 14 March 2010.