---
title: "ICS Vortex"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/ics-vortex"
genre: "Melodic Black Metal"
country: "Norway"
formed: 1974
---

# ICS Vortex

**ICS Vortex** is a melodic black metal band, from Norway, active 1974 to present.

Simen Hestnæs, better known by his stage name ICS Vortex or simply Vortex, is a Norwegian musician. He is the vocalist of the similarly named band ICS Vortex, the avant-garde metal band Arcturus and the doom metal band Lamented Souls. He is also a vocalist and the bass guitarist to the progressive metal band Borknagar, and the former bass guitarist and clean vocalist for the symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICS_Vortex

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | ICS Vortex |
| Genre | Melodic Black Metal |
| Parent genre | Black Metal |
| Origin | Oslo, Norway |
| Formed | 1974 |
| Releases in catalog | 1 |

## Genres

[Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/black-metal) · [Melodic Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/melodic-black)

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | [Storm Seeker](https://themetalnet.com/album/c2bcb701-3abc-44dd-99ef-6c6ed1c6ec3b) | Album |

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## Official and external links

- x: https://twitter.com/icsimen
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/icsvortexofficial
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ICS_Vortex/1549

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/ics-vortex](https://themetalnet.com/band/ics-vortex). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt