Mortiis began his journey down an ever-evolving path in the early ‘90s as a singular mastermind who a decade later would be the namesake of Mortiis’ full-band incarnation.
Mortiis – the man and the band - have traveled many musical paths over the course of their career, with each release stepping further away from the last and expanding into new territories. The Mortiis of today takes the darkness of the earlier ambient creations and fuses it with deep-seated anger and aggression.
“The Grudge,” Mortiis’s latest release, is a twisted mixture of electronics, fierce guitars, and hard-hitting drumming. “‘The Grudge’ is extremely dense,” says Mortiis. “I think there’s some kind of commercial appeal underneath all the layers, but it’s pretty hidden. I always appreciate a good sense for melody. ‘The Grudge’ kind of blends melody with noise, which is great. The previous record, ‘The Smell of Rain,’ was essentially a very catchy record, bleak in many ways but quite accessible. ‘The Grudge’ just went beyond all that and is really angry and sort of emotionally all over the place.”
The metamorphosis of Mortiis can partially be attributed to the addition of guitarists Levi Gawron and Asmund Sveinunggard, and drummer Leo Troy to Mortiis in 2002. As he has always done, Mortiis still began crafting his songs alone in the silence of the wee hours, but this time heard the songs in his mind with guitars and drums.
“I still work the same way, adding tons of crap to each song and then start chipping away and moving parts around,” Mortiis says. “But in the studio I collaborate closely with Levi on guitars and a lot of experimentation results. The result is not always what we set out to do, but it always works out for the best.
“In a live situation, each member really adds a lot of meat,” he says. “Leo has a very aggressive, busy sort of drum style, which is really cool, and both guitarists do what they do with a bit of a ‘fuck-off’ kind of approach.”
“The Grudge,” Mortiis’ first-ever single from the album of the same name, was released prior to the album and reached Number 51 in the Official UK Singles Chart. The second single "Decadent & Desperate" entered the UK Billboard charts at number 40.
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Discography:
Fodt Til Å Herske (1993)
Anden som Gjorde Oppror (1994)
keiser av en dimensjon ukjent (1995)
Crypt of the Wizard (1996)
The Stargate (1998)
The Smell of Rain (2001)
The Grudge (2005)
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