Ian Kenneth 'Tjodalv' Åkesson

Passionate drummer with over 30 years of experience, playing/played in renowned bands such as Susperia, Abyssic, Thyruz, Dimmu Borgir and Old Man's Child.

RECORDING HISTORY:

Abyssic

2019 High the memory (Osmose, France)

2022 Brought forth in iniquity (Osmose, France)

Susperia

2001 Predominance CD (Nuclear Blast, GERMANY)

2002 Vindication CD (Nuclear Blast, GERMANY)

2004 Unlimited CD (Tuba / Tabu, NORWAY)

2005 Devil May Care EP (Tuba / Tabu, NORWAY)

2007 Cut from stone CD (Tuba / Tabu, NORWAY)

2009 Attitude CD (Candlelight Rec, England)

2011 We Are The Ones (SMG, Norway)

2018 The Lyricist (Agonia, Germany)

Gromth

2011 The Immortal CD ( Worlds Apart, Norway )

Black Comedy

2008 Instigator CD (Season Of Mist, France)

Old Mans Child

1996 Born Of The Flickering CD (Hot Records, NORWAY)

1996 In The Shades Of Life MCD (Hot Records, NORWAY)

2000 Revelation 666 CD (Century Media, GERMANY)

Dimmu Borgir

1994 Inn I Evighetens Mørke 7" (Necromantic Gallery, HOLLAND)

1995 For All Tid CD (No Colours, GERMANY)

1996 Stormblåst CD (Cacophonous, ENGLAND)

1996 Devils Path MCD (Hot Records, NORWAY)

1997 Enthrone Darkness Triumphant CD (Nuclear Blast, GERMANY)

1998 Godless Savage Garden MCD (Nuclear Blast, GERMANY)

1999 Spiritual Black Dimensjon CD (Nuclear Blast, GERMANY)

Name: Ian Kenneth Åkesson - Nickname: TJODALV - Date of Birth: 22 February 1976
Instrument: Drums - Current Bands: OLD MAN’S CHILD, SUSPERIA, ABYSSIC and THYRUZ

Biography

Tjodalv started his first band in 1989, together with Galder (Old Man's Child). The band mainly performed covers of Metallica and Slayer classics. At this stage of his career Tjodalv played guitar, both bass and lead. Under the name Requiem, the band released their first ever demo in 1993. All the songs were self-composed and were influenced by the popular death metal trend of the time. The band would later go on and change their name to Old Man`s Child.

His hunger for music was ever present. Tjodalv was in at the beginning of Old Man’s Child, and he continued the trend, when together with Silenoz and Shagrath, he formed the influential Dimmu Borgir. By 1993 Tjodalv was playing drums, however his contribution to Dimmu Borgir’s 1995 album ‘For All Tid’ was as a guitarist. Having to juggle with two bands at the same time eventually came to an end in 1996 when Tjodalv quit Old Man’s Child (after recording the MCD ‘In the Shades of Life’ and the album ‘Born of the Flickering’) to concentrate fully as the drummer in Dimmu Borgir.

In 1998, whilst still with Dimmu Borgir, Tjodalv once again felt the need to spread his wings and got together with Cyrus (Session: Satyricon, Old Man’s Child) for some song writing sessions. These sessions were to prove the inspiration for a new band - Susperia.

Tjodalv eventually parted ways with Dimmu Borgir in 1999 to give his attention totally to Susperia, but not before hooking up once again with Old Man's Child, to play drums on the album ‘Revelation 666’.

Today he is more active than ever, when he has now joined Old Man’s Child and return to the stage in 2025 after many years in hibernation. He has also joined his old band Dimmu Borgir for some special guest appearances since 2019, recording and live performances with Susperia, Abyssic and Thyruz.

Throughout his varied career Tjodalv has been influenced and inspired by all spectrums of the rock genre. He is a respected musician within his field and is well known for his precise no-nonsense style of drumming, as well as his trademark double bass drum attack.

BAND HISTORY:

Dimmu Borgir 1993-1999, (2019---guest)

Old Man`s Child 1992-1997, 2000, (2025---Live)

Susperia in 1998 to present day

Black Comedy in 2005 - 2012

Gromth in 2008 to present day

Abyssic 2017 to present day

Thyruz 2022 to present day