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Havard Ellefsen/MORTIIS – the head troll of Dark Dungeon Music performed “Ånden som gjorde Upprør” (Era 1) with some additions and modifications. Extreme amounts of darkness and smoke. Good for the atmosphere, bad for the pictures:)

“I don’t just want to do the record as it was back in 1994, but rather excavate it from 1994 and drag it into the new light of the current world, while retaining the atmosphere of the original sound,” – Mortiis [bravewords.com]


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MORTIIS – The only picture I took backstage. Already made several improvised versions of it just because.Would love to do a real dungeon shoot some day. Such an inspiring character:)


Håvard – a genuinly nice guy with another genuinly nice guy: Adrian (IXXI & ANGREPP)

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Åkte in framförallt för att se Mortiis Ellefsen som är på turné med MAYHEM. Ett tag sen nu plus att han styrde upp mina pass osv (takk:)). Coolt med trumslagaren han hade med sig.
[Liveclips av Eriks Klipp & David S. Grop]

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“Of all the Icelandic bands that work the dark arts, NYIÞ is probably the most elusive and mysterious.” – stranger-aeons.com
Great night at Gaukurinn! Had the photo shoot with Mortiis Ellefsen done in rain and storm (went well I think!), now some cool live and hanging out with the Misþyrming guys. Their guitarist Thomas and  Anna (NYIÞ) were our guides and drivers to the photo locations. We could never have managed without them:)  Also they gave me the  Algleymi CD!
So except the Troll himself, I had the chance to see some really awesome Icelandic stuff. Some atmospheric black metal w Almyrkvi and then the weird and fantastic NYIÞ which are very hard to describe but  they who try call it Ritual Dark ambient/dark folk/dark jazz. Never seen/heard anything like it. Love Iceland!

GALLERIES: Mortiis / Almyrkvi / NYIÞ
» The Troll – An Icelandic Saga
Later addition: NYIÞ @ unsafebutsound.com 2020

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A weekend in Reykjavik with Håvard E.  for a MORTIIS photo shoot on friday and the Reykjavik Goth Night at Gaukurinn on Saturday.

 

We got some obstacles and restrictions (lights, weather, temperature etc etc xD), but we had the most awesome help from Tómas (Misþyrming) and Anna (NYIÞ),  who drove us around and assisted when needed:) (They are also featured in my Icelandic saga The Troll:))). We worked with what we got and I think we did alright. What a fantastic country, though!!!

 

The night before the shoot was stormy with downpour ( couldn´t go outside on the terrace for a smoke because I was afraid that the winds would rip the door right off xD ) and that continued in the morning when our friends came to pick us up. So we made the decision to start with the cave pictures. Great with shelter when it was raining. Just that the cave floor was covered in some mud that was behaving in different ways. Either it was very slippery or just got you glued to the ground. Also it was constantly dripping ice cold water from above. Very interesting.
Luckily the raining slowed down a bit in awhile so we stayed at the cave but got some nice pics right outside.  I´m not at all sure where we were at but it looked a bit like Mariuhellar when sorting out the pictures. Not too far from Reykjavik.

 

Next stop was (need to check the name of the location) a bit further out from town. Stunning views along the way , took some pics on a beach with mountains all around it and ended up somewhere with hot mud pools and steaming activity.
We drove around all over the place, stopped here and there for some (quick) pictures. Like at the lava fields. Absolutely amazing!! Always quick because Håvard/Mortiis outfit wasn´t really made for the brutal cold and harsh conditions that Iceland offers  in   November.  Whatever ideas and experiments we had in mind,  we had to skip. A couple of minutes of straight up shooting and then Håvard had to get some time to warm up in the car. Blue was not his best skin tone so we needed to keep him at least slightly normal coloured. It was really, really cold even when you were properly dressed:/

 

 

 

 

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»  MORTIIS LIVE  @ extreMMetal.se

Interviews etc

https://soundsandshadows.com/2020/01/30/a-return-to-the-dungeon-feature-article-and-interview-with-mortiis/
https://regenmag.com/interviews/interview-mortiis-dark-horizons-and-ancient-futures/
http://www.altvenger.com/interview-with-mortiis-sometimes-people-wear-masks-because-they-have-nothing-to-hide/

 

Some press:

 

The Lavafields. Another quick stop

“Spirit Of Rebellion”, Gatefold LP on Picture Disc Vinyl, strictly limited edition of 100 copies. Released March 2021.

“Spirit Of Rebellion”, Gatefold LP on Picture Disc Vinyl, strictly limited edition of 100 copies. March 2021.

Tourist stuff in Reykjavik

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Great stuff I got today!!!:D
A couple of strictly limited (250 copies worldwide) vinyls, posters (my photo taken at the Cold Meat Industry 30th anniversary fest:)) and the beautiful black/golden ouroboros patch. THANKS a lot!:D

Amongst other cool merch in the MORTIIS webstore you can find a few posters. Also the one with my photo:)

 

It really does make a great poster:D  The “Era 1″  show was awesome btw. MORTIIS has done some extensive touring the past year and there´s still concerts coming up if you have missed out. Dates & venues HERE.

 

 

» Webstore
» MORTIIS Facebook

» Mortiis live @ CMI 30 [extreMMetal.se]

 

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New stuff from MORTIIS!!!!
Awesome video from the upcoming 2019 album “Spirit of Rebellion” with a new version of “Visions of an Ancient Future” (Originally on “Ånden som Gjorde Opprør” 1994)

More @ Metalhammer:
https://www.loudersound.com/news/watch-mortiis-gory-video-for-brand-new-version-of-classic-track-visions-of-an-ancient-future

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/officialmortiis/
MORTIIS live dates:
https://www.bandsintown.com/a/5204?came_from=257
Merchandise:
https://mortiiswebstore.com

[Photo: Soile Siirtola @ extreMMetal.se]

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Amongst other cool merch in the MORTIIS webstore you can find a few posters. This one is a photo I took at the Cold Meat Industry 30 year anniversary festival i Stockholm for about a year ago when he performed the “Era 1 ” set for the first time in ages.

It really does make a great poster:D The “Era 1” show was awesome btw. MORTIIS has done some extensive touring the past year and there´s still concerts coming up if you have missed out. Dates & venues HERE.

» MORTIIS Facebook
» Webstore

» Mortiis @ CMI 30 [extreMMetal.se]

 

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“MORTIIS TO PERFORM REINTERPRETATION OF 1994 ALBUM ‘ÅNDEN SOM GJORDE OPPRØR’ AT COLD MEAT INDUSTRY 30TH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL
Mortiis will present a live reinterpretation of the 1994 release Ånden Som Gjorde Opprør this fall at the Cold Meat Industry 30th Anniversary celebration in Stockholm.
“I don’t just want to do the record as it was back in 1994, but rather excavate it from 1994 and drag it into the new light of the current world, while retaining the atmosphere of the original sound,” said Mortiis”
-neeceeagency.com/

 

Första gången jag träffade Håvard/Mortiis Ellefsen var på legendariska Cold Meat Industry 30 Years Anniversary på Klubben, Sthlm.

Han var supertrevlig så langade en flaska med resorbvatten till honom när han soundcheckade och mådde inte så prima. Bra fest kvällen innan!:D
Han hade nån inbokad fotosession på eftermiddagen (just dagen efter festen) med någon som hade kontaktat honom tidgare och efter den såg jag honom gå mot logen i full Mortiisklädsel, så frågade ifall jag kunde få ta EN bild innan han bytte om. Så tog faktiskt bara en enda ruta. Bilden blev helt ok så vi gjorde en deal och sen hängde den med rätt länge i alla möjliga sammanhang (massor med gig/turné posters & flyers) och finns fortfarande att köpa som poster i Mortiis webshop. Bra story:)
Fantastiska 2 dagar med CMI 30.

 

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“In 1987, Roger Karmanik – a veteran musician of the Swedish industrial scene – founded Cold Meat Industry. Over the next decade, the label grew from a bedroom passion project into a world-renowned record company. Whilst CMI grew exponentially, Karmanik’s underground mindset and work methods remained largely unchanged. Plagued by setbacks in both his personal and professional life – as well as deteriorating mental health – Roger Karmanik eventually hit a wall. CMI was declared bankrupt in 2011. Then, thirty years after its conception, people from over 40 different countries gathered in Stockholm to celebrate the label’s anniversary – and something unexpected ensued.”

 

Grymt bra jobbat av Claudio (Marino) och andra inblandade. Dokumentären var ruskigt bra och intressant även för dom som inte var där när det begav sig (som jag). Visste inte så mycket om denna scen förräns jag hamnade på Cold Meat 30 års kalas 2017. Mortiis kände jag nog till och var ett stort fan av Karjalan Sissit från Eskilstuna men det var det, typ.
Förutom Roger K. själv och Claudio så är det en hel del intressanta inblandade som har jobbat med detta projekt som Vlad (Death Disco), Bardo Methodology Niklas och Mattias Indy Pettersson. Dom syns inte mer än i credsen (vad jag minns) men har en stor betydelse för produktionen. M. från MGLA och Erik WATAIN dyker upp i intervjuerna tillsammans med en massa CMI artister. Själv har jag bidragit med några foton inbakade här och var i filmen. Efter visningen blev det Q & A på scenen med Ika Johannesson som frågade ut Claudio & Roger.

 

 

 

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