Last night (March 30) at the Inferno festival in Oslo, Norway, three former members of DIMMU BORGIR—bassist/clean vocalist ICS Vortex (real name: Simen Hestnæs), keyboardist Mustis (real name: Øyvind Mustaparta), and drummer Tjodalv (real name: Ian Kenneth Åkesson)—reunited with the Norwegian symphonic black metal band on stage.
Together, they performed “The Insight And The Catharsis,” a track from their 1999 album Spiritual Black Dimensions. You can watch the video below.
In 2009, both ICS Vortex and Mustis individually announced their departure from DIMMU BORGIR. Mustis issued a statement expressing his dissatisfaction with the band, alleging inadequate acknowledgment of his creative input into their music and hinting at potential legal recourse.
Shortly thereafter, DIMMU BORGIR officially confirmed the dismissal of both members, issuing a statement elaborating on the reasons behind their termination from the band. Band wrote at the time: “Funny then, how the new album is half-way finished written already by the rest of us without any of these guys’ input, still having all those elements we’re known for.”
