BORKNAGAR Drummer Asgeir Mickelson hat Meldungen dementiert, nach denen er als Schlagzeuger bei DIMMU BORGIR den vakanten Posten von Nick Barker besetzen wird. Asgeir Mickelson: "I´m NOT going to play for DIMMU BORGIR. This whole rumour thing has been quite funny to watch, and I´m honoured that some people think I would be able to fill Tjodalv and Barker´s shoes. Their drumming is excellent and especially Nick´s work is demanding, so I would probably need a couple of months to get in shape for such an extreme style of playing (especially since I´ve hardly played drums at all since I did the VINTERSORG album last summer). Tjodalv told me he rehearsed with the band (and according to Simen it sounded great) but he ultimately decided not to leave SUSPERIA, who´s busy promoting their new album (check it out!). As far as I know, DIMMU want to try out a couple of other drummers (I have names but I´m not going to add to the rumour mill) before they decide on a permanent member, so I can understand why Tjodalv doesn´t want to risk his position in SUSPERIA. I´ve been told DIMMU BORGIR are going to post a statement about the drummer-situation very soon. Good luck to the new (session?) drummer!"