Symphonic black metal, doom metal, progressive metal, folk metal, avant-garde metal, black metal, Viking metal, progressive rock
Instruments
Bass, vocals
Years active
1991–present
Labels
Century Media
Musical artist
Simen Hestnæs (born 4 March 1974), better known by his stage name ICS Vortex or simply Vortex, is a Norwegian musician. He is the vocalist of the similarly named band ICS Vortex, the avant-garde metal band Arcturus and the doom metal band Lamented Souls. He is also a vocalist and the bass guitarist to the heavy metal band Borknagar, and the former bass guitarist and clean vocalist for the symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir.
by his stage name ICSVortex or simply Vortex, is a Norwegian musician. He is the vocalist of the similarly named band ICSVortex, the avant-garde metal...
between the two albums; Nagash quit and was replaced by new bassist/singer ICSVortex, and Tjodalv left due to his family commitments, and to form the subsequent...
They were replaced on the subsequent tour by Nicholas Barker and Simen "ICSVortex" Hestnæs, respectively. At the end of 1999, Astennu was fired from Dimmu...
Look up ICS, ics, or -ics in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ICS may refer to: Image Cytometry Standard, a digital multidimensional image file format...
Norwegian heavy metal band Borknagar. It is the first album to feature Simen "ICSVortex" Hestnæs on vocals following the departure of Kristoffer "Garm" Rygg (who...
first album to feature drummer Nicholas Barker, guitarist Galder, and ICSVortex on bass. It is also the first album upon which the band used real orchestral...
art. This release featured keyboardist Mustis and the clean vocals of ICSVortex, as well as the departure of long-time drummer Tjodalv, guitarist Astennu...
Asgeir Mickelson (born 30 September 1969) is a Norwegian musician, artist, photographer and music reviewer. Although primarily known as a drummer, he is...
can be heard. This would be the last album by Dimmu Borgir to feature ICSVortex, Hellhammer and Mustis. In Sorte Diaboli is the band's first concept album...
Simen Guttormsen (born 2001), Norwegian pole vaulter Simen Hestnæs or ICSVortex (born 1974), Norwegian musician, vocalist of the avant-garde metal band...
was released on 19 September 2005. It is the first to feature Simen "ICSVortex" Hestnæs as the principal vocalist and Tore Moren as second guitarist...
season featured several musicians as voice actors, such as Silenoz and ICSVortex of Dimmu Borgir, Angela Gossow and Michael Amott of Arch Enemy, Samoth...
drums, guitarist Bastiaan Brussaard, and bassist/guitarist Dennis Hartog. ICSVortex returned to Borknagar as a second vocalist. Dream Theater announced their...
bassist Tanya Candler quits. She is later replaced by Talena Atfield. ICSVortex joins Dimmu Borgir on bass/backing vocals. Drummer Nicholas Barker leaves...
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