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Starting his career as bass player in Norwegian band Emperor, Mortiis quit to pursue solo work. Abandoning metal music, he dedicated himself to compose eerie and melancholic soundtracks. After a demo cassette released on his own label Dark Dungeon Music, he had his first LP issued by German label Malicious Records, then he entered the pantheon of notorious Swedish company Cold Meat Industry, boosting his career. Meanwhile, Mortiis also released a bunch of records through his own self-produced Dark Dungeon Music, particularly by his various side-projects Vond, Fata Morgana and Cintecele Diavolui (meaning ‘The Devil’s Songs’ in Romanian) (see the relative Discogs entries). In 1999 Mortiis left Cold Meat Industry and signed a contract with British label Earache, which released “The Stargate”, his final ambient orchestral opus.

With “The Smell Of Rain” (2001) Mortiis has turned away from ambient music to go back to a song-oriented approach, mixing electro, synth pop and heavy guitars. “The Smell Of Rain” created a divide among fans - the songs this time had a darkwave feel to them, and some fans loved the new sound, while others hated it. Many fans thought Mortiis had betrayed them, as they were expecting what many had nicknamed “The Stargate II”.
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New Street Team Mission: Push Shows

5 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/mortiis1

So we´re doing a few shows, and as always, your support is needed, and appreciated. We´ve made some posters and flyers for our shows, you can grab them here. Feel free to print them out an...

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