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MORTIIS

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Expectación era la que a todos nos llevaba  a este personaje mezcla de ficción y leyenda envuelto en el mito de las oscuras tierras escandinavas se su natal Noruega. "Smell the rain" es un un giro a su música  y se aleja  del sonido atmosferico de álbumes como Stargate (99), representa un acercamiento a tendencias más actuales y mas conocidas en una especie de tributo a NIN, Depeche Mode o Skinny Puppy. Su visita a la ciudad condal no estuvo ajena a los problemas que suscitó a sus fans con el cambio de sala a última hora y a más de alguna le hizo llegar al final del show. Vamos a lo que presenciamos esa noche en medio de la oscuridad del escenario  y la intro emerge esta criatura mezcla de troll  y look vampiresco y las orejas en puntan para dar vida al mito.
 Con suaves tono azules se deja ver entre la escasa luz como si se tratara de Nosferatu o alguien en ese estilo de rostro pálido mas los pelos al estilo afro.
de este músico y escritor (Secrets of my Kingdom).
 Uno a uno fueron presentando los temas de "The Smell of the rain". Van apareciendo así  Scark Trek / Parasite god del cual se puede apreciar la esencia de Mortiis filmado en el valle de la muerte, "Monolth" con una atmosfera Dark wave o  y la ambient Smell the Witch o las melodías pop de You put ahex on me.  Un show muy breve para la expectación de sus decepcionados fans cierran una noche confusa y enigmatica de este personaje del mundo del rock oscuro y sus antiguas raíces como miembro de la banda de black metal -Emperor.

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Formacion
Mortiis (vocals), 
Levi Troite (guitar), 
Asmund Sveinunggard (guitar) 
Svein Traserud (drums).

Envuelto en ese aire de misterio que le caracteriza, Mortiis, excomponente de Emperor, está considerado como una clara representación de la creatividad y la expresió artística de la que carecen muchas otras bandas, y eso queda patente en sus enigmáticas y evocadoras melodías.

" The Smell of Rain ", su último trabajo, deja entrever ese universo oscuro y surrealista por el que se mueve, reflejando influencias de formaciones como Enigma, Skinny Puppy y Nine Inch Nails. Mortiis pone la voz y crea la música, y nos acerca a ese estado de desolación, mostrándonos su enigmática personalidad.

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MORTIIS HAS THE GRUDGE
Three years of waiting are almost over for Mortiis aficionados worldwide as the Norwegian legend, now with full band in tow, prepare for the release of their new opus - 'The Grudge'. The highly anticipated follow up to 2001's 'The Smell Of Rain' is set for release through Earache Records in the UK and Europe on September 13th 2004 with a US release to follow on September 21st. 
'The Grudge' which was recorded at Silvertone Studios in Fredrikstad, Norway contains ten new tracks with production duties undertaken by Mortiis and Vegard Blomberg .Lyrically the album sees Mortiis in an angry and reflective mood  as the band deliver a set of highly charged and emotive songs. The tracklisting for the album is Broken Skin, Way Too Wicked, The Grudge, Decadent And Desperate, The Worst In Me, Gibber, Twist The Knife, The Loneliest Thing, Le Petit Cochon Sordide, Asthma (instrumental)
The album will be preceded on August 16th by the release of Mortiis's first ever single in the UK. 'The Grudge' (single edit) will only be available for a limited period and comes in two formats with unreleased exclusive non album material. The CD Digi Pack contains two re-mixed album tracks whilst the two track limited edition  7" inch vinyl poster bag version contains 'Decadent & Desperate'. A video for 'The Grudge' was recorded recently in New York with acclaimed director Charlie Deaux ( System Of A Down)
 "Three years is a long time coming"  exclaimed Mortiis recently when asked about the album, adding that "I think every minute spent had its purpose and I think people will understand when they hear it.- this is the best Mortiis has done yet. It took me a year to form the band, then another year was taken up with rehearsing and touring, while the last was spent  making the album. Then we got the opportunity to do the single, it was all last minute ,the conditions were insane as we had super strict deadlines to meet. The remixes for the single are wonderfully bizarre and way different from the originals."
 Mortiis - Mortiis (Vocals, Synths, Programming, Sound Design), Levi Gawron, (Guitar), Asmund Sveinunggard (Guitar), Leo Troy (Drums) -  are set to team up with fellow Norwegians Susperia  for a major European tour, on a double headline package under the banner of  'The Unlimited Grudge Tour 2004'.  Starting in the UK on 15th September the tour will run through 19 countries finishing in Belgium on 14th November. (see full dates below) The tour will be one of the most extensive undertaken by the band. Commenting on the mammoth undertaking Mortiis said  "Fifty plus dates - if we survive this, we´ll survive anything!!. I can´t wait to play places where we have never been before like Greece, Bulgaria, Lithuania. But it´s also exciting to return to a lot of the cities we've played before, to play the new songs and basically just go apeshit and get down with the destruction."

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