- Asgeir Mickelson
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Name = Asgeir Mickelson
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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = Asgeir Mickelson
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Born = Birth date and age|1969|9|30|mf=y
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Origin =Norway
Instrument = Drums,Guitar ,Bass guitar
Genre = Heavy metal,Black metal ,Progressive metal
Occupation =Graphic designer ,Musician
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Associated_acts =Borknagar ,Spiral Architect ,Ihsahn ,Vintersorg
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Notable_instruments =Asgeir Mickelson (born
September 30 ,1969 , [" [http://www.lunarisweb.com/asgeirBIO.htm Lunaris Official Site - Asgeir Mickelson biography] "] ) is a Norwegianmusician , artist, photographer and music reviwer. Although primarily a drummer, Mickelson has stated that he considers himself a musician above a drummer, and is also a guitarist and bassist.Biography
He has stated on his official message board that he started playing guitar roughly around 1982 [" [http://www.extremedrumming.net/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=1531 Extremedrumming.net - April 2006 - Guitar and bass playing thread] " April, 2006.] , and switched to drums in 1988-1989. [" [http://www.extremedrumming.net/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=1527 Extremedrumming.net - April 2006 - I was just wondering... thread] " April, 2006.] He took two drum lessons in 1991, and is otherwise self taught. He began playing guitar again in late 2002 [" [http://www.extremedrumming.net/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=1531 Extremedrumming.net - April 2006 - Guitar and bass playing thread] " April, 2006.] and has stated on his forum that he has been recording solo
thrash metal . [" [http://www.extremedrumming.net/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=1525 Extremedrumming.net - April 2006 - Whoa! thread] " April, 2006.] He has also said that he is working on adoom metal album similar to the works ofCandlemass . To this date he has only been employed as a drummer in all of the bands he is/has been a member of excludingBorknagar on their album Epic, where he played drums, bass, and performed the guitar on the track "The Weight of Wind". [" [http://www.borknagar.com/ Borknagar official webpage - June 2004 - Epic album details] " June, 2004 ]Mickelson has been a member of several metal bands, among which the best known ones are
Spiral Architect which he co-founded, andBorknagar . He has also contributed session drums and live drumwork for several bands and artists, includingIhsahn 's first solo album The Adversary and the albumsVisions From The Spiral Generator andThe Focusing Blur byVintersorg . He most recently joined the Norwegiandeath metal band,Thornbound as drummer.Aside from his work as a musician, Mickelson has worked as a writer for
Scream Magazine in addition to his work as agraphic designer . Mickelson is the lead designer for Scream Magazine and theInferno Metal Festival . He designed the artwork for TheTrivial Act "Mindscape" album, the last three Borknagar albums, and is currently designing the artwork for Scariot's forth-coming full length. He is a web designer as well and is currently working on a Norwegian drummer website entitled " [http://blastbeat.no/ Blastbeat.no] " which will feature various drummers from theExtreme Metal world, including such men asJan Axel Blomberg ,Trym Torson , Frost,Tjodalv ,Horgh ,Bård Faust and himself.He has until recently owned and run the
Multimono recording studio inNorway , where he produced and engineered recordings, including the latest Scariot album [" [http://www.extremedrumming.net/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2673 Extremedrumming.net - January 2007 - Update, January 07 thread] " January, 2007.] . Additionally, such bands asScariot ,Twisted Into Form , Red Harvest,Solefald andMyoclon recorded on its premises. John Jacobsen ofSturmgeist also recorded hisGothenburg metal album with ENE there.He arranges Scream Magazine's festival Screamfest and Norwegian Metal Awards.
Recently Asgeir quit Borknagar due to creative differences.
Outside of music, he is responsible for the release of a Norwegian poker magazine entitled, "
Norsk pokermagasin ".Discography
Borknagar
*"Quintessence" (2000)
*"Empiricism" (2001)
*"Epic" (2004) (Drums and bass on entire album as well as select guitar parts)
*"Origin" (2006)Enslavement Of Beauty
*Megalomania (2001)
Hardingrock
*Grimen (2007) [" [http://www.extremedrumming.net/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2673&sid=8a483064b0ecec7d3172968e6839addf Extremedrumming.net - January 2007 - Update, January 2007 thread] " January, 2007.]
Highland Glory
*Live session drummer (2003) playing 5 Iron Maiden cover songs
Ihsahn
*The Adversary (2006)
*"angL" (2008)Lunaris
*Drummer (May 1999)
*Session drummerDemo 2000 "Demo" (2000)
*Session drummerCreative Destruction "Demo" (2000)
*Session drummer The Infinite (2002)
*Session drummer on "When It Ends" on Cyclic (2004)Myoclon
*Session drummer and producer. Forthcoming Full-Length
cariot
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Momentum Shift (2007)piral Architect
*Spiral Architect "Demo" (1996)
*A Sceptic's Universe (2000)turmgeist
*Live session drummer (2005)
Testament
*Live session drummer
Thornbound
*Forthcoming Full-Length
Vintersorg
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Visions From The Spiral Generator (2002)
*The Focusing Blur (2004)Notes
External links
* [http://www.extremedrumming.net/phpbb/viewforum.php?f=27 Official Asgeir Mickelson Message Board on Extremedrumming.net]
* [http://www.multimo.no/ Multimono Studios]
* [http://www.blastbeat.no/ Blastbeat.no]Band links
* [http://www.borknagar.com/ Official Borknagar Homepage]
* [http://www.myspace.com/borknagar Official Borknagar Myspace Page]
* [http://www.spiralarchitect.com/ Official Spiral Architect Homepage]
* [http://www.scariot.com/ Official Scariot Homepage]
* [http://www.myoclon.com/ Official Myoclon Homepage]
* [http://www.ihsahn.com/ Official Ihsahn Homepage]
* [http://www.vintersorganic.com/ Official Vintersorg Homepage]
* [http://www.sturmgeist.com/ Official Sturmgeist Homepage]
* [http://www.lunarisweb.com/ Official Lunaris Homepage]
* [http://www.enslavement-of-beauty.com/ Official Enslavement Of Beauty Homepage]
* [http://www.testamentlegions.com/ Official Testament Homepage]
* [http://www.highlandglory.com/ Official Highland Glory Homepage]
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