ICS Vortex
- January 6, 2024
- Singer
Quick Facts
ICS Vortex Biography
| Name | ICS Vortex |
| Birthday | Mar 4 |
| Birth Year | 1974 |
| Place Of Birth | Oslo |
| Birth Country | Norway |
| Birth Sign | Pisces |
| Spouse | Lise Myhre |
ICS Vortex is one of the most popular and richest Singer who was born on March 4, 1974 in Oslo, Norway. Simen Hestnaes (born on March 4, 1974 from Oslo, Norway), most well-known by the performance name I.C.S. Vortex also known as Vortex is a Norwegian musician from Norway. He is the singer of Vortex, a band named ICS Vortex, the avant-garde metal group Arcturus as well as the doom metal group Lamented Souls. He also serves as the bass guitarist and vocalist for the black metal group of the future, Borknagar as well as the former bassist and vocalist backing the Norwegian Black metal symphonic group Dimmu Borgir.
The year 1997 was the time that Hestnaes appeared as a special guest on Arcturus album La Masquerade Infernale. The singer sang three tracks: “Master of Disguise”, “The Chaos Path” (in which he was the sole singer, he also sang vocals on lead, composed the lyrics, and composed this song) and “Painting My Horror”.
In 2005, Hestnæs became Arcturus’ new singer following the departure of both Garm in 2003, and Spiral Architect’s Øyvind Hægeland in 2005. Hægeland departed from the band due to the distance he lived from the other band members and Simen took over as lead vocalist for the band, making it the second band in which Simen would be the successor to Garm as vocalist. In September 2005, the band released their fourth full-length album, and first full-length without Garm on vocals, Sideshow Symphonies, which was met with varying acclaim. In 2005, Hestnæs was voted one of the top ten vocalists in Terrorizer Magazine and Arcturus was voted among the ten best live acts of
- Sideshow Symphonies was also ranked among the top ten albums of the year in the magazine.
He is married to Lise Myhre, a Norwegian artist and creator of the comic “Nemi”, and they have a son, Storm, born 2007.
In 1997, the folk/progressive/black metal band Borknagar was in need of a vocalist after the departure of original vocalist Garm. Garm introduced the group to Hestnaes who was the vocalist for the band from 1997 to 2000. He was also the bassist in addition to recording bass for their fourth full-length album Quintessence after Bass guitarist Kai K. Lie left the group.
ICS Vortex Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Singer |
| House | Living in own house. |
ICS Vortex is one of the richest Singer from Norway. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, ICS Vortex 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
The longest-running band in his career is the doom-metal band Lamented Souls, which began in 1991. the guitarist is also responsible for the vocals. The band was originally formed by him as the drummer for Lamented Souls, however he he changed locations to Ole Jorgen Moe when they realized his ability to sing. The moniker he chose was somewhat of a joke intended to make fun of Garm’s alias, Fiery Garm. Maelstrom “Icy S. Vortex” and the first two words being opposite elements, with the middle initials representing the initial letters of their names, with the final word being a strong circular stream of water.
He was in 1995 when he went touring with the avant-garde rock group Ved Buens Ende and performed the vocals of support. The songs from the concert were released later on the …Coiled in the Obscurity CD bootleg.
In August 2000, Hestnæs left Borknagar to fully concentrate on Dimmu Borgir. According to an interview, Borknagar was set to tour Europe with Mayhem, about the same time he would be in the studio to record with Dimmu Borgir. Borknagar guitarist and frontman Øystein G. Brun gave Hestnæs an ultimatum: tour with Borknagar, or quit and deal with Dimmu Borgir. He opted for the latter, stating that he thought Dimmu Borgir would become a more successful band in the long term. Brun would later state that the decision was “business”, and that he “had nothing against Dimmu Borgir”, and he wished Hestnæs the best; Hestnæs then stated that had he not gotten the ultimatum, he would still be in Borknagar to this day.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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Who is ICS Vortex Dating?
According to our records, ICS Vortex married to Lise Myhre. As of December 1, 2023, ICS Vortex’s is not dating anyone.
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After several months of rumours of ICS Vortex’s involvement with Borknagar it was announced that he was to rejoin Borknagar full-time as a cooperative vocalist with Vintersorg as well as being the band’s bass guitarist. 2011 also saw the revival of Arcturus, with Vortex once again assuming lead vocal duties.
Facts & Trivia
ICS Ranked on the list of most popular Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Norway. ICS Vortex celebrates birthday on March 4 of every year.
What does ICS Vortex stand for?
His moniker was a bit of a joke to poke fun at one of Garm’s aliases, Fiery G. Maelstrom: “Icy S. Vortex”, with the first words being opposite elements, the middle initial being the first letters of their common names, and the last word being a powerful circular current of water.
Why did ICS Vortex leave DIMMU BORGIR?
Mustisissued a statement on Sunday (August 30) claiming that his dismissal from DIMMU BORGIR was caused by his efforts to “address the fact that many songs written by me had not been registered properly under my name in their credits.
Where is mustis?
Musti or Mustis was an ancient city and bishopric in the Roman province of Proconsular Africa, now in northern Tunisia. Its ruins, called Mest Henshir, are about eight miles from Dougga, near Sidi-Abd-Er-Rebbou.
Is Dimmu Borgir still together?
Dimmu Borgir
Past members| (see below)
Is Dimmu Borgir a black metal?
Conceived in the heart of the Norwegian black metal scene in 1993 , DIMMU BORGIR quickly broke free from the boundaries of the genre, daring to combine a traditional raven black sound with opulent symphonic orchestration.