Mortiis
Sign in to saveMortiis is an electronic band from Notodden, Norway fronted by Håvard Ellefsen, who is also known as the namesake of the band. The name is a misspelling of the word "mortis", which is the pronunciation used by the band. Mortiis started as the solo project of Ellefsen as a means to convey a story. This aspect was lost over time and Mortiis slowly formed into a band. Ellefsen previously played bass in the black metal band Emperor (1991–1992), prior to forming this project in 1993. The time he spent in his previous band laid the groundworks for mixing black metal elements with various electronic
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1975-07-25
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Mortiis - Secrets Of My Kingdom
- Z.A.S.T
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Sound · Skien, Telemark, Norway
Known for
- Backwood Madness2025
- Emperor: A Night of Emperial Wrath 2021 — Self2021
- Hell: The History of Norwegian Black Metal — Self2020
- Mortiis: Soul in a Hole2004
- Mortiis - Reisene til grotter og ødemarker — self1997
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 160,894
- Total plays
- 3,844,946
Tags
dark ambientindustrialdarkwaveambientGothic
Mortiis is a music project from Notodden, Norway fronted by Håvard Ellefsen, who is also known as the namesake of the band. The name is a misspelling of the word "mortis", which is the pronunciation used by the band. Mortiis started as the solo project of Ellefsen as a means to convey a story. This aspect was lost over time and Mortiis slowly formed into a band. Ellefsen previously played bass in the black metal band Emperor (1991-1992), prior to forming this project in 1993. <a href="https://ww
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Mortiis
- Musical artist.image
- Mortiis2007.jpg
- Musical artist.landscape
- yes
- Musical artist.caption
- Mortiis live at the Voodoo Lounge, 2007
- Musical artist.background
- group_or_band
- Musical artist.origin
- Notodden, Norway
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1993–present
- Musical artist.label
- Malicious, Cold Meat Industry, Dark Dungeon Music, Earache, Projekt
- Musical artist.spinoff_of
- Emperor
- Musical artist.spinoffs
- Vond, Cîntecele Diavolui, Fata Morgana
- Musical artist.current_members
- Håvard Ellefsen (Mortiis) Levi Gawron Tim Van Horn
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 25 July 1975
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Håvard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Norway
- Place of birth
- Notodden Municipality
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- Norwegian
- Genre
- dungeon synth
- Instrument
- bass guitar
- Record label
- Cold Meat Industry
Article
29 sectionsContents
- History
- Era I
- Era II
- Era III
- Hiatus (2011–2015)
- Era 0
- Return to Era 1
- Image
- Remixes
- Band members
- Håvard Ellefsen
- Current line-up
- Former members
- Timeline
- Discography{{anchor|Albums}}
- Studio albums
- Live albums
- Singles
- Music videos
- Remixes
- Compilations
- Videography
- Books
- Side projects
- Cîntecele Diavolui
- Fata Morgana
- Vond
- References
- External links
Mortiis is an electronic band from Notodden, Norway fronted by Håvard Ellefsen, who is also known as the namesake of the band. The name is a misspelling of the word "mortis", which is the pronunciation used by the band. Mortiis started as the solo project of Ellefsen as a means to convey a story. This aspect was lost over time and Mortiis slowly formed into a band. Ellefsen previously played bass in the black metal band Emperor (1991–1992), prior to forming this project in 1993. The time he spent in his previous band laid the groundworks for mixing black metal elements with various electronic genres, with these being touched upon across each "era" of the band.
==History== ===Era I=== The title of Era I was never intentional. It came about in 2001 when Mortiis was set to release The Smell of Rain, which was such a departure from his earlier records that he wanted to brand it in a way to signify this. All works previous to The Smell of Rain were thereafter referred to as Era I as a consequence. All of the Era I albums were composed entirely on synthesizers, creating a sound that Mortiis described as "dark dungeon music"- a fundamental influence on the later dungeon synth genre. The last album of this era, The Stargate, went a step further by introducing a wider range of instruments including acoustic guitars, flutes and dark vocals; mainly provided by Sarah Jezebel Deva.
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Categories
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