Guitarist Jens Ryland of Norwegian black metallers BORKNAGAR recently played the Age Of Conan - Rise Of The Godslayer game and reported on his experience to Germany's Metal Hammer.

His final statement: "To sum it up I really enjoy life in Khitai. And I still spend a considerable time in the “old” lands, either doing some of the endgame content there, like minigames and the amazing sieges.

I still have so much undone in this game. One of the things on my list will be to create a new character and level up again, but this time make a point of going through absolutely all the group-instances through the levels. I think there's still a few I haven't been to.

I look forward to see you all in Hyborea. Look me up. I'm Borx the Bear Shaman."

The full report can be found in English and/or German.

Borknagar recently issued the following update:

"With the recent changes in the band, Borknagar is now able to hit the road and meet the fans face to face. We are very pleased to announce that Borknagar is now gearing up to head to South America, a continent never visited by the band before.

The Universal Course Tour is scheduled to kick off in September 2010 visiting the following cities (venues to be announced):

September

16 - Caracas, Venezuela
17 - Bogota, Colombia
18 - Quito, Ecuador
19 - Lima, Peru
22 - La Paz, Bolivia
23 - Santiago, Chile
24 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
25 - São Paulo, Brasil

All venue information will be made available on the official Borknagar MySpace page once they have been confirmed."

The lineup will be:

Øystein G. Brun (guitar)

ICS Vortex (vocals, bass)

Jens F. Ryland (guitar)

Lars A. Nedland (keyboards, backing vocals)

David Kinkade (drums)

Øystein G. Brun comments: "Damn, I am really looking forward to this! Borknagar is all about explorations and breaching limits, so heading for South America to do these dates is just what I am ready for now. I am sure this will be a very special event for me, the band and our South American fans! See you soon!"

Jens F. Ryland comments: "I never thought this would happen, but I'm going on another tour with my brother ICS Vortex and best of all, I'm going to explore a continent I've always wanted to visit together with a few of my favorite people. I'm very proud to again be able to say: See you on tour folks!"