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ICS Vortex: : Touring Norway!

Century Media Records — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 08:13:09 GMT

Norway's ICS Vortex, who released their extremely versatile and highly acclaimed debut album "Storm Seeker" last year via Century Media Records, will be touring in their native Norway together with Susperia and Rendezvous Point throughout November 2012 - January 2103. Former Dimmu Borgir and current Borknagar/Arcturus member ICS Vortex has checked in to comment as follows about the tour: "Susperia and ICS Vortex are taking Rendezvous Point out for a melodic metal ride covering four winter weekends around Norway. Experience dark freezing Norway through a warm night of illuminating metal!". After ICS Vortex debuted on stage earlier this year at the Finnish Metal Expo and at Farmer Fest 2012 in Spain, the upcoming shows see the band continue the promotional activities in support of their debut album, "Storm Seeker", before moving over to start writing the sophomore album. Here is a list of all tour dates of the "Frozenpulsar" Tour of Norway 2012/2013: ICS Vortex - with Susperia and Rendezvous Point: 08.11.2012 Troms� (Norway) - Bastard 09.11.2012 Mo I Rana (Norway) - Pulse 10.11.2012 Trondheim (Norway) - Blaest 06.12.2012 Bergen (Norway) - Garage 07.12.2012 Stavanger (Norway) - Galeien 08.12.2012 Kristiansand (Norway) - Kick 14.12.2012 Oslo (Norway) - Betong 15.12.2012 Hamar (Norway) - Sebs Hotel 11.01.2013 Fredrikstad (Norway) - Helheim Scene 12.01.2013 Drammen (Norway) - Union Scene Facebook event for the tour: http://www.facebook.com/events/379587738764839/ ICS Vortex's "Storm Seeker" debut album was recorded at Norwegian Toproom Studio (Mayhem, Tristania, Borknagar, etc.) with engineer B�rge Finstad and mastered in Sweden by Peter in de Betou at Tailor Maid Studio (Arch Enemy, Dark Tranquillity, Dimmu Borgir, etc.). The album was released worldwide via Century Media Records and is available in Europe as limited edition Digipak CD, standard jewel case CD, 180g. LP version (black, grey and blue vinyl) and also as Digital Download. The album entered the charts in the band's native Norway for 4 consecutive weeks, with a highest position at # 54. "Storm Seeker" received massive press acclaim, amongst others scoring a 10/10 review in Metal Hammer (Norway), 8/10 in Rock Hard (Germany) and 14/15 in Legacy (Germany). If you haven't checked out the "Storm Seeker" album yet, follow the links below to listen to some of its tracks: "The Blackmobile": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH7kx9QUPkI "Odin's Tree": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-AKursvupQ ICS VORTEX online: www.icsvortex.com www.facebook.com/icsvortexofficial www.myspace.com/icsvortex twitter.com/icsimen

ICS Vortex: : Playing debut live-show at FME this weekend; live line-up revealed!

Century Media Records — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:04:01 GMT

Norway's ICS Vortex, who released the extremely versatile and highly acclaimed debut album "Storm Seeker" in August 2011 via Century Media Records, will be making the band's live-debut at this weekend's prestigious Finnish Metal Expo in Helsinki. The live band's line-up for the event has now been revealed to be as follows: ICS Vortex - guitar/vocal Jens Ryland - guitar Steinar Gundersen - bass Baard Kolstad - drums Former Dimmu Borgir and current Borknagar/Arcturus member ICS Vortex has checked in to comment as follows: "My buddy Asgeir Mickelson recently (and undramatically) handed over the drums to Baard Kolstad. I was not planning on guitar work live, but since Terje Andersen's duties elsewhere for the second time collided with ICS Vortex, we decided together that it is was best to let go and part as friends." ICS Vortex will also be taking part of a special signing session at FME (at the Century Media booth) on Friday, February 17th at 6:15 PM. The stage time for their show is 9:15 PM - 10 PM, just before Paradise Lost and Edguy. More details can be found HERE! Next to this debut gig at FME, ICS Vortex have also confirmed to be appearing as headlining act on the Farmer Fest 2012 in Bigues i Riells / Barcelona on September 1st, 2012, marking the band's debut show in Spain. Here are the upcoming shows of ICS Vortex: ICS Vortex - Live 2012: 17.02.2012 Finnish Metal Expo, Helsinki (Finland) / fme.fi 01.09.2012 Farmer Fest 2012, Bigues i Riells / Barcelona (Spain) / farmer-fest.com More shows are in the works... Recently, ICS Vortex have launched footage from the band's studio recording session showing drummer Asgeir Mickelson recording drums for the album track "Flaskeskipper". Check it out here. ICS Vortex's "Storm Seeker" debut album was released worldwide via Century Media Records and is available as limited edition Digipak CD, 180g. LP version (black, grey and blue vinyl) and also as Digital Download. The album entered the charts in the band's native Norway for 4 consecutive weeks, with a highest position at # 54. "Storm Seeker" received massive press acclaim, amongst others scoring a 10/10 review in Metal Hammer (Norway), 8/10 in Rock Hard (Germany) and 14/15 in Legacy (Germany). If you haven't checked out the "Storm Seeker" album yet, follow the links below to listen to some of the tracks included on this extremely versatile record: "Odin's Tree" "The Blackmobile" ICS Vortex's debut album is a havoc of varied metal and takes the musical elements from his +10 years experience with Dimmu Borgir as well as the legacy of the classic bands with whom he is still active (Borknagar, Arcturus and Lamented Souls), topping things off with his signature clean vocals in order to make "Storm Seeker" become a perfectly balanced axe, whether a song is cutting fast, or dicing slow. "Storm Seeker" features appearances by Borknagar teammate Asgeir Mickelson on drums and also Terje "Cyrus" Andersen (Susperia, ex Dimmu Borgir) contributing some lead guitars. The album was recorded at Norwegian Toproom Studio (Mayhem, Tristania, Borknagar, etc.) with engineer B�rge Finstad and mastered in Sweden by Peter in de Betou at Tailor Maid Studio (Arch Enemy, Dark Tranquillity, Dimmu Borgir, etc.). ICS VORTEX online http://www.facebook.com/icsvortexofficial http://www.myspace.com/icsvortex http://twitter.com/icsimen

ICS Vortex: : "Storm Seeker" OUT NOW! Another promo song & sample of Metallica cover online!

Century Media Records — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 08:55:33 GMT

This week marked the worldwide release of ICS VORTEX's "Storm Seeker" album. This stunning opus is available as limited edition Digipak CD, 180g. LP version (black, grey and blue vinyl) and also as Digital Download! If you haven't checked out the album yet, follow the links below to listen to some of the tracks included on this extremely versatile record: "Odin's Tree": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-AKursvupQ "The Blackmobile": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH7kx9QUPkI Furthermore, on Wednesday, August 24, the new issue of Metal Hammer Germany was published including a special issue dedicated to Metallica's black album plus a tribute CD compilation. A sample of ICS VORTEX's version of "Don't Tread On Me" can be heard here: http://www.metal-hammer.de/sonderheft ICS VORTEX's debut album is a havoc of varied metal and takes the musical elements from his +10 years experience with Dimmu Borgir as well as the legacy of the classic bands with whom he is still active (Borknagar, Arcturus and Lamented Souls), topping things off with his signature clean vocals in order to make "Storm Seeker" become a perfectly balanced axe, whether a song is cutting fast, or dicing slow. "Storm Seeker" features appearances by Borknagar teammate Asgeir Mickelson on drums and also Terje "Cyrus" Andersen (Susperia, ex Dimmu Borgir) contributing some lead guitars. The album was recorded at Norwegian Toproom Studio (Mayhem, Tristania, Borknagar, etc.) with engineer B�rge Finstad and mastered in Sweden by Peter in de Betou at Tailor Maid Studio (Arch Enemy, Dark Tranquillity, Dimmu Borgir, etc.). ICS VORTEX online http://www.facebook.com/icsvortexofficial http://www.myspace.com/icsvortex http://twitter.com/icsimen

ICS Vortex: : Announce track-listing and launch artwork for "Storm Seeker" debut album!

Century Media Records — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 07:40:11 GMT

Norway's ICS Vortex is soon to release the extremely versatile "Storm Seeker" debut album on August 22nd, 2011 in Europe and August 23rd, 2011 in North America via Century Media Records. The atmospheric album's front cover artwork can now be seen above and the track-listing for the release has been announced too. It will read as follows: ICS Vortex - "Storm Seeker" Track-Listing: 1. The Blackmobile 2. Odin's Tree 3. Skoal! 4. Dogsmacked 5. Aces 6. Windward 7. When Shuffled Off 8. Oil In Water 9. Storm Seeker 10. Flaskeskipper 11. The Sub Mariner ICS Vortex, former Dimmu Borgir and current Borknagar/Arcturus member, describes "Storm Seeker" to be "a tribute to the fall and rise of my kind. A generation of misfits, born of hippies and raised by Satan." He further comments on the influences for making the album: "Inspiration is usually drawn from the things that are close to me. I always write in code, it's often doom related, but never ever whiny. The power of the elements, obscure beauty, religion, death and junk are a few favorites. Knowing I am drawn to the power of the dark side, I decided to include lighter topics into the mix this time to separate "Storm Seeker" from "Sideshow Symphonies": 'The Blackmobile' about Mopar and 'Aces' about gambling are the result. Love songs really." Previously, the album's first promotional song, "The Blackmobile", was launched online and can be heard here: http://www.facebook.com/icsvortexofficial and/or here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH7kx9QUPkI "Storm Seeker" will be released as initial limited edition Digipak, 180g. LP version and also as Digital Download in Europe. ICS Vortex's debut album is a havoc of varied metal and takes the musical elements from his +10 years experience with Dimmu Borgir as well as the legacy of the classic bands with whom he is still active (Borknagar, Arcturus and Lamented Souls), topping things off with his signature clean vocals in order to make "Storm Seeker" become a perfectly balanced axe, whether a song is cutting fast, or dicing slow. "Storm Seeker" features appearances by Borknagar teammate Asgeir Mickelson on drums and also Terje "Cyrus" Andersen (Susperia, ex Dimmu Borgir) contributing some lead guitars. The album was recorded at Norwegian Toproom Studio (Mayhem, Tristania, Borknagar, etc.) with engineer B�rge Finstad and mastered in Sweden by Peter in de Betou at Tailor Maid Studio (Arch Enemy, Dark Tanquillity, Dimmu Borgir, etc.). The ICS Vortex line-up reads as follows: ICS Vortex - Vocals (ex Dimmu Borgir, Borknagar, Arcturus) Asgeir Mickelson - Drums (Sarke, Spiral Architect, ex Borknagar, ex Testament) Terje "Cyrus" Andersen - Guitar (Susperia, ex Satyricon, ex Dimmu Borgir) Jens F. Ryland - Guitar (Borknagar) Steinar "Azarak" Gundersen - Bass (Spiral Architect, Satyricon) More ICS Vortex news to follow soon. ICS Vortex online: http://www.facebook.com/icsvortexofficial http://www.myspace.com/icsvortex http://twitter.com/icsimen

ICS Vortex: : Launch first promo song "The Blackmobile" off debut album "Storm Seeker" online!

Century Media Records — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 07:50:30 GMT

Norway's ICS Vortex have launched the first promotional song, "The Blackmobile", taken from their extremely versatile "Storm Seeker" debut album, to be released on August 22nd, 2011 in Europe and August 23rd, 2011 in North America via Century Media Records. To stream the intense opening song of the album, check here: http://www.facebook.com/icsvortexofficial and/or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH7kx9QUPkI ICS Vortex, former Dimmu Borgir and current Borknagar/Arcturus member, comments on track as follows: "This song was written way back when I still felt Black Metal was dangerous. Now, totally untrue to all that, it's a tribute to the only beast I ever loved." "Storm Seeker" will be released as initial limited edition Digipak, 180g. LP version and also as Digital Download in Europe. ICS Vortex's debut album is a havoc of varied metal and takes the musical elements from his +10 years experience with Dimmu Borgir as well as the legacy of the classic bands with whom he is still active (Borknagar, Arcturus and Lamented Souls), topping things off with his signature clean vocals in order to make "Storm Seeker" become a perfectly balanced axe, whether a song is cutting fast, or dicing slow. "Storm Seeker" features appearances by Borknagar teammate Asgeir Mickelson on drums and also Terje "Cyrus" Andersen (Susperia, ex Dimmu Borgir) contributing some lead guitars. The album was recorded at Norwegian Toproom Studio (Mayhem, Tristania, Borknagar, etc.) with engineer B�rge Finstad and mastered in Sweden by Peter in de Betou at Tailor Maid Studio (Arch Enemy, Dark Tanquillity, Dimmu Borgir, etc.). The ICS Vortex line-up reads as follows: ICS Vortex - Vocals (ex Dimmu Borgir, Borknagar, Arcturus) Asgeir Mickelson - Drums (Sarke, Spiral Architect, ex Borknagar, ex Testament) Terje "Cyrus" Andersen - Guitar (Susperia, ex Satyricon, ex Dimmu Borgir) Jens F. Ryland - Guitar (Borknagar) Steinar "Azarak" Gundersen - Bass (Spiral Architect, Satyricon) More ICS Vortex news to follow in the coming weeks. ICS Vortex online: http://www.facebook.com/icsvortexofficial http://www.myspace.com/icsvortex http://twitter.com/icsimen

ICS Vortex: : Signs worldwide deal with Century Media Records! "Storm Seeker" debut album out in late August!

Century Media Records — Tue, 24 May 2011 07:19:37 GMT

Norway's ICS Vortex have signed a worldwide deal with Century Media Records for the launch of the versatile "Storm Seeker" debut album, to be released on August 22nd, 2011 in Europe and August 23rd, 2011 in North America. ICS Vortex, former Dimmu Borgir and current Borknagar member, comments on the signing as follows: "Boarding with Century Media, ICS Vortex is ready to weather whatever storm lies ahead. The album, aged like a pirate's favorite drink, is now ready to be shot with fellow mates." ICS Vortex's debut album is a havoc of varied metal and takes the musical elements from his +10 years experience with Dimmu Borgir as well as the legacy of the classic bands with whom he is still active (Borknagar, Arcturus and Lamented Souls), topping things off with his signature clean vocals in order to make "Storm Seeker" become a perfectly balanced axe, whether a song is cutting fast, or dicing slow. "Storm Seeker" features appearances by Borknagar teammate Asgeir Mickelson on drums and also Terje "Cyrus" Andersen (Susperia, ex Dimmu Borgir) contributing some lead guitars. The extremely versatile debut album was recorded at Norwegian Toproom Studio (Mayhem, Tristania, Borknagar, etc.) with engineer B�rge Finstad and mastered in Sweden by Peter in de Betou at Tailor Maid Studio (Arch Enemy, Dark Tanquillity, Dimmu Borgir, etc.). After recordings, the ICS Vortex project had evolved a lot and actually turned into an ambitioned band, eager to perform live and with a permanent line-up as follows: ICS Vortex - Vocals (ex Dimmu Borgir, Borknagar, Arcturus) Asgeir Mickelson - Drums (Sarke, Spiral Architect, ex Borknagar, ex Testament) Terje "Cyrus" Andersen - Guitar (Susperia, ex Satyricon, ex Dimmu Borgir) Jens F. Ryland - Guitar (Borknagar) Steinar "Azarak" Gundersen - Bass (Spiral Architect, ex Satyricon) More ICS Vortex news and the first sound samples will be launched in the coming weeks. ICS Vortex online: www.facebook.com/icsvortexofficial www.myspace.com/icsvortex twitter.com/icsimen