Norwegian progressive black metal band BORKNAGAR has revealed that frontman Andreas Hedlund (aka Vintersorg) suffered a serious head injury a week ago after falling on a concrete floor. Hedlund suffered "multiple fractures to the skull, brain hemorrhage and momentary dysfunctional hearing on one ear."

Hedlund offered up the following information regarding his condition:

"Seven days ago I was injured in an accident leading to some quite heavy downgrade of my physical condition. I fell down and crashed head-first on a concrete floor while helping out with moving some furniture. The accident is only to be blamed by myself due to stress and not paying enough attention to safety issues.

"I got hurt in different ways. The most significant is three cracks in my head, bleeding in my brain, and a dysfunctional ear.

"I'm now trying to cure myself at the hospital and come back full strength asap. As where I am in my recovery I wish to focus on getting better and not to go through the whole scenario over and over again. Take care of each other... life can show its ugly face when you least expect it."

BORKNAGAR acknowledged that the release of their forthcoming album might be delayed due to Hedlund's recovery.