Mortiis
Formed: 1992
From:
Notodden,
Norway
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Mortiis News
Below is our complete Mortiis news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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Mortiis To Offer New Album As Free Download
Mortiis is set to release the new album "Perfectly Defect" as a free download on October 10th, 2010. "Putting ‘Perfectly Defect’ out as a free download was a decision we made after some consideration," said the band’s namesake Mortiis. "The new model of the music business is important to keep in mind; there's a new mentality out there in terms of how people acquire their music now. For better or worse, music seems to have become a medium a lot of people aren't prepared to pay for in the old fashioned way. So, we paid to record it out of our own pockets 'cos we thought it would be a really cool gift to our fans that have been waiting around for ages for something new to come out."
Mortiis has spent much of the past frew years writing and recording “The Great Deceiver,” the long-awaited follow-up to 2004’s full-length “The Grudge” and the 2007 remix album, “Some Kind of Heroin.” "Perfectly Defect" is the prelude to the “The Great Deceiver” – while the latter is heavier and darker, the former is varied, experimental, and largely instrumental.
"When we were writing and working on ‘The Great Deceiver’, we were coming up with all sorts of inspired stuff, a really varied collection of music," Mortiis explained. "Some of it was far too varied and experimental to be included in such an angry, dark album as ‘The Great Deceiver’ so we created a brand new album that is the introductory element to the more intricate world of ‘The Great Deceiver.’ More...
Mortiis Announces New Album
Mortiis has announced the band's upcoming album will be titled "Perfectly Defect." The band has issued the following brief announcement about the release of the album and posting new content on October 10th: "New Mortiis Album! Make sure you drop by mortiis.com on 10.10.10 - it will be worth it. Get a copy of this flyer for your social networks, blogs, emails, etc."
Mortiis Announces New Tour Dates
Mortiis has announced they will be performing a series of shows in Holland and Belgium. “We’re all looking forward to going back to Holland,” said band namesake Mortiis. “We haven’t played there in a long time and we always had a great time there. We’re also doing a couple of towns there we haven’t played before, so that will be interesting as well.”
Mortiis is currently in the process of finishing the recording for "The Great Deceiver," their upcoming full-length album. “We’re gearing up to release ‘The Great Deceiver’ at long last, and it felt like it would make sense to do a few shows before 2009 comes to an end,” Mortiis said. “Shake the dust off and get back into the ‘live mode,’ so to speak. We obviously plan on coming back to Holland/Belgium and as many other countries as possible during 2010.”
The currently confirmed dates are as follows:
12/16/09 Wed. Zaandam, Kade - HOLLAND
12/17/09 Thu. Basement, Watt - HOLLAND
12/18/09 Fri. Leeuwarden, Gloppe - HOLLAND
12/19/09 Sat. Hermes Project Event, O C DeVonke, Heule - BELGIUM
Mortiis Posts Music Video "Making Of" Clip Online
Mortiis has posted a third "behind-the-scenes" video during the filming of a music video in Los Angeles. The video clip can be viewed below. More...
Mortiis Announces Tour Date In Belgium
Mortiis has issued the following brief statement about an upcoming live show in Belgium:
"We´re doing a double headliner show with Clan of Xymox in Heule, Belgium on December 19th. Should be a blast. Tickets & Info can be found here."
Mortiis Posts Video Recording Clip Online
Mortiis has posted a new "behind-the-scenes" clip online of their video recording sessions in Los Angeles. The video clip can be viewed below. More...
Mortiis Selling Original Emperor Bass Guitar
Mortiis has issued the following announcement about selling the bass guitar he used during his time with Norwegian black metal band Emperor:
"And for those who might care, we´ve still got that original Emperor bass guitar I used back in ´92. We ended up not selling it the first time around, to be brutally frank, it didn't reach a very great price, and we pulled it out. Click here to check it out.
"If anyone has any questions about the guitar, you can email us at info@mortiis.com and we´ll get back to you asap."
Mortiis Posts "Behind The Scenes" Video Footage
Mortiis has posted a "behind the scenes" video clip, which can be viewed below. The band also issued the following statement about the clip:
"We just uploaded part 1 of our 'behind the scenes' of our video shoots to YouTube. We´ll be posting a few more, aprox once a week so make sure you check back in to check out the other exciting stuff as well. Oh, and as if we´re not always saying this but, we´ve been busy the last couple of months finnishing off even MORE new music. Is there going to be a lot of new music coming from us ? Oh, yes..." More...
Mortiis Posts "The King Of All Widgets" Online
Norwegian electronic band Mortiis has posted a new widget online, which they have titled the "King of all widgets," that includes music, videos, blogs, and images from various points in the band's career. The widget can be viewed below. More...
Dope Stars Inc. Plans Double Feature EP
Dope stars Inc.'s new EP "Criminal Intents / Morning Star," produced, recorded and mixed by Victor Love at Subsound Studio during the new album sessions, will feature 2 tracks from the upcoming album and 2 additional exclusive tracks among a massive load of remixes by bands such as Kmfdm, Mortiis, Gothminister, Spiritual Front among the others. The EP also feature a cover version of "Jasmine and Rose" by Clan Of Xymox recorded in the early days and never released before and the original demo version of "Vyperpunk."
The album will be released in Italy as a digipack 2p, out April 20th on Subsound Records.
Here is the tracklisting of the double feature EP: More...
Mortiis Announces New Album "The Great Deceiver"
Norwegian industrial band Mortiis has issued the following statement about an upcoming studio album:
"Forget what you think you know about Mortiis. Dismiss any image that immediately comes to mind when you think of both the band and its multitalented leader. Let go of any impression you may have. Start over with a clean slate. That is exactly what Mortiis has done.
"Mortiis’s The Great Deceiver is not the result of a rebirth, an evolution, or a metamorphosis. This great new album does not mark a new chapter in the band’s growing musical legacy. It is much more. The Great Deceiver is Mortiis’s greatest and most comprehensive effort to date. More...
Earache Records To Release Box Set
Earache Records has posted the following message online:
"In recognition of a music genre that has spawned some of the most original and talented bands hailing from every corner of the globe, Earache Records is proud to announce the release of Worldwide Metal.
"Celebrating the diversity of metal in all of its forms, Worldwide Metal is the ultimate collection of the fastest, heaviest and most brutal metal tracks to rock this planet. Offering 5 CDs of pure metal mayhem plus a fully playable PC game - all for the price of one CD - this collection consists of over 80 tracks from some of the most legendary and inspirational bands of all time. More...
Mortiis Touring Europe With Deathstars
Norway's Mortiis have teamed up for a European tour with Deathstars. The tour already took off last Monday, April 2. The list of remaining dates is as follows:
Apr. 06 - The Intake Club - Mansfield, UK
Apr. 07 - Rios - Leeds, UK
Apr. 08 - Cathouse - Glasgow, UK
Apr. 09 - Academy 2 - Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Apr. 10 - Corporation - Sheffield, UK
Apr. 11 - Voodoo Lounge - Dublin, IRE
Apr. 12 - Zodiac - Oxford, UK
Apr. 13 - Academy 2 - Liverpool, UK
Apr. 14 - The Sugarmill - Stoke On Trent, UK
Apr. 15 - Teesside University - Middlesbrough, UK
Apr. 17 - Rockhal - Esch/Alzette, LUX
Apr. 18 - Z7 - Pratteln, SWI
Apr. 19 - Katakombe - Karlsrume, DE
Apr. 20 - Matrix - Bochum, GER
Apr. 21 - Oktoberhallen - Wieze, BE
Apr. 22 - Baroeg - Rotterdam, NETH
Apr. 23 - Muzikzentrum - Hannover, DE
Apr. 24 - Copenhagen - The Rock - Denmark
Apr. 25 - Train - Arhus, DK
Apr. 26 - Markthallle - Hamburg, DE
Apr. 27 - Hellraiser - Leipzig, DE
Apr. 28 - Skalica - Brainwashing Fest - Slovakia
Apr. 29 - Futurum Music Club - Prague, CZ
Apr. 30 - Petofi Hall - Budapest, HUN
May 01 - Backstage - Munich, DE
May 02 - Steinbruchtheater - Darmstadt, DE
Earache Records To Kick Off Premier Of Radium
Former SOCIETY 1 front man Matt Zane, in conjunction with porn juggernaut Pleasure Productions, is launching a unique porn series entitled Radium, which will feature the latest metal videos, band interviews, and "loads of hot and heavy porn."
Radium will feature Pleasure Productions starlet and Kentucky native, Tera Wray, as host of the Radium series. Tera Wray will be interviewing metal’s hottest up-and-coming acts, play a diverse mix of new metal videos, and address all things metal – culturally, musically and sexually. Creating the perfect marriage of extremity, the premier episode of Radium will feature an all Earache Records roster – including videos from MUNICIPAL WASTE, THE BERZERKER, MORTIIS, and WITH PASSION. The issue will also include a live interview with Tera and WITH PASSION at the California Metal Fest, as well as Tera getting a drum lesson from SOCIETY 1 drummer Berzerk Kirk.
Matt Zane will be producing the series, firmly standing by the budding alt-porn industry, recognizing the relevance of this union stating “people always will want to see porn, and metal has been around since the 70’s.” Keep a lookout for the premier episode of Radium and check out some of Matt Zane’s other alt-porn endeavors such as Tattooed and Tight at pleasureproductions.com.
Hear Tracks From Mortiis' "Some Kind Of Heroin"
Mortiis has made a selection of advance tracks from the upcoming remix album 'Some Kind of Heroin' available via the band's dedicated Myspace page.
The album, which features tracks from 'The Grudge' reconstructed by a number of artists including The Kovenant, PIG, Funker Vogt, In The Nursery, Girls Under Glass and more, will see a European release on April 16.
Commenting on the remixed material, Mortiis described the thought process behind 'Some Kind of Heroin':
"I had remixed several of these artists for their releases earlier so it was really only a matter of bringing out the baseball bat and start yelling "payback time!" - others I would contact direct and work out deals with them. This album mostly came together through mutual contacts, sending out emails or calling up and asking if they wanted to be part of it. Bands like Girls Under Glass and Gothminister I had met and am friends with, so we knew that would work out great."
The streaming advance tracks provide a sense of the diversity the album offers, and give fans a chance to check out other artists take on the Mortiis sound long before the album goes on sale.
Mortiis is on tour with Deathstars around Europe in April.
Mortiis To Release Remix Album
Industrial Goth enigma Mortiis is set to release a remix album titled 'Some Kind of Heroin', reworking material from 'The Grudge', on April 17 in Europe, via Earache Records.
Over a series of progressively more ambitious albums, Mortiis has morphed into a band unit that has become known for aggressive live shows and ambitious records, and has spawned two Top 50 UK singles.
In keeping with the rapidly developing nature of the music and the direction of the band, 'Some Kind of Heroin' offers diverse remix material including interpretations by a wide range of contemporaries, such as Zombie Girl, Gothminister, Implant, XP8, Mental Siege, PIG, The Kovenant, Velvet Acid Christ, Girls Under Glass, David Wallace, Kubrick, Funker Vogt, Flesh Field, Dope Stars and In the Nursery.
Mortiis states: "I´m really stoked we finally got to do a remix album and since it's been in process for quite some time now I'm happy to be able to finally release it. I've always been fascinated with taking songs and twisting them into something different, the ability to grab the elements you like and put them into a totally different environment. The flexibility of that really appeals to me.
I think the mixes all those guys did came out really cool, many of them vastly different from what would have come out of the studio if I had done them. It's cool to see what happens when you let other people inside your head, so to speak. I think the variety of mixers and sonic realms created here will appeal to a large variety of people."
Track listing for 'Some Kind of Heroin' is as follows:
01. Underdog (Zombie Girl Remix)
02. The Grudge (Gothminister mix)
03. Twist The Knife (The Gibbering mix by Implant)
04. Broken Skin feat. Stephan Groth (Septic Wound mix by XP8)
05. The Grudge (Mental Siege Mix)
06. Gibber (PIG Remix)
07. Way too Wicked (Rape, Dope and the American Way mix by The Kovenant)
08. Gibber (Lysergic Club Mix by Velvet Acid Christ)
09. The Worst in Me (Girls Under Glass Mix)
10. The Grudge (David Wallace Remix)
11. Broken Skin feat. Stephan Groth (Funker Vogt Remix)
12. The Grudge (Emotional Heresy by Kubrick)
13. Decadent & Desperate (Therafuck remix by Dope Stars)
14. Gibber (Gibbering Idiot)
15. Way too Wicked (Absinthium mix)
16. The Worst in Me (Extraction mix by In the Nursery)
Mortiis undertakes a European tour with Deathstars in April in support of 'Some Kind of Heroin', with dates as follows: More...
Mortiis Reissues Available
The 1994 and 1995 albums "Ånden som gjorde opprør" and "keiser av en dimensjon ukjent" have finally been reissued with with updated artwork, in classy looking digipaks. These albums have not been in print since 1999 and are available again for the first time in 7 years.
You can order the albums online here.
Mortiis Issues Update On New Material
Mortiis has been busy writing and recording new material for a new album, to be released 2007.
"The music so far is pretty varied," said frontman and band namesake Mortiis. "There´s a bunch of really heavy stuff in there, probably the hardest stuff we´ve done so far, really guitar driven shit. Then there´s some really ambient sounding stuff, very drone-y and atmospheric, as well as some more electronic sounding songs too."
Mortiis notes that the songs are still in various stages of completion, leaving them open to many shifts and changes before the follow-up to "The Grudge" is recorded.
"It sounds really interesting right now," Mortiis said. "Some old vibes came back to us on some of the songs, some ´Smell of Rain´ vibes and some ´Grudge´ vibes and some new vibes. It´s all totally dysfunctional and fucked up in one way or another. Diseased or hurt minds never really heal up, I guess, and because of that, all in all it?s going to be a really hard, attacking kind of album with the moody stuff in between."
Some of the working titles are: "Zeitgeist," "Great Deceiver," "The Ugly Truth," "Looking Glass," "Doppelganger," "Sins of Mine," "Scolding the Burnt," "Live Forever," and "Road to Ruin."
Mortiis also recently completed remixes for Zombie Girl and Dope Stars´ upcoming releases.
Extreme Metal Racing PS2 Game Trailer Online
You can now catch a glimpse of the final trailer for Earache Records’ forthcoming videogame online. ‘Earache Extreme Metal Racing’ is due to be released in the UK and Europe on November 3rd on PlayStation 2, PSP and PC and is set to take the videogaming world by storm.
The game features ten evil Earache racing teams battling it out on a torturous track that takes the wicked racers into the depths of hell and beyond. The teams you can drive around the 4 satanically-inspired levels include Mortiis, Deicide, Morbid Angel, Akercocke, Decapitated, Biomechanical, Municipal Waste, The Berzerker, Linea77 and Society 1.
For the first time this game introduces the world of video gaming to the genre of extreme metal head on, as fans will simultaneously be able to race their favourite artists whilst doing battle to over 3 hours of Earache’s most annihilating releases. The soundtrack to this brutal game not only features music and videos from the racing teams, but also includes tracks from classic Earache bands such as Napalm Death, At The Gates, Cathedral plus bonus unreleased material and videos.
You can watch the trailer on YouTube. You can see the game cover here. More...
Mortiis To Support Genitorturers On US Tour
Mortiis is confirmed to support legendary industrial shock rockers the Genitorturers on their American tour.
Mortiis had this to say in a statement:
"We're really excited to be touring with the Genitorturers as I've personally been fascinated by and into them for years. We think our aggressive approach to industrial rock and energetic live shows will complement the Genitorturers sound and live show perfectly."
They added: "After we did the Blackest of the Black tour last year, we had some interesting US tours going on that unfortunately didn't happen, so we're really stoked to get back out to the US and hopefully to play to a lot of new people and also our old fans. We totally believe that our fans would connect with Genitorturers and vice versa."
Genitorturers and Mortiis tour dates: More...