Mortiis has had
Håvard Ellefsen bassist and lyricist for black metal band Emperor Wrath of the tyrant demo, dungeon synth
Era I dungeon synth, atmospheric, 1993-1999 The Song of a Long Forgotten Ghost (Demo), Født til å Herske, Ånden som Gjorde Opprør, Keiser Av En Dimensjon Ukjent, Blood and Thunder (EP), Crypt of the Wizard, The Stargate. Dungeon Synth, Dark Ambient. Atmospheric instrumental conpositions. Full prosthetic goblin troll face mask. Created the subgenre.
Era II 2001 The Smell of Rain, Electropop, Darkwave, Synthpop. Melodic, song oriented. Sleeker mask darkwave aesthetic instead of medieval robes. Fantasy lore of parallel dimension to more psycohological themes.
Era III 2004-2010 industrial rock The Grudge, Some Kind of Heroin (Remix), Perfectly Defect. Phased out the Mask slowly stitched together decaying version of the mask ntil ripped it off. No more fantasy elements, only real world themes and inner demons/decay. Music is now heavily industrial.
Era 0 2016-2023 he Great Deceiver, The Great Corrupter (Remix), The Unraveling Mind (Archival), Spirit of Rebellion, Født til å Herske (Re-recording) Industrial and dungeon synth later. Mix of styles, masked returned.
Unknown Beyond Era The Awaken: Forgotten Songs From The Smell Of Rain, Ghosts of Europa. Darkwave, synth, mixed mask usage
Mortiis Violent Silence Lyrics from the Album Ghosts of Europa
Mortiis — “Violent Silence”
Never certain of what to say,
I know you want a certain truth,
Let the truth show,
Or, let the truth go.
I never dreamed since you faltered,
And life’s become simpler.
With every step with some go-to truth’s
You were never further away,
Your voice just got so loud,
When I never make a sound.
My silence is a strange
When reality,
Reality is just a dream...
It’s quiet now. And the
nicest human being,
Your violent silence is all that I hear.
I’m not weird,
I must’ve lost again,
You’re incomplete,
I guess I broke you?
The pain, the rationale
I gave that all to you,
The pain would not be won,
I gave that all,
I gave that all to you.
Surrounded by the sea,
I’m lost in the deep,
I wake up run run run
Surrounded by the sea,
God damn this machine,
Now wake up run? run? run?
Never certain what to say,
And I know you want your solitude?
Let the truth show,
Or let the truth go.
Life itself seems to slow down,
My body hurts, yet I am alone,
Unspoken words, And pain is lost,
I see you have stopped
Do you know who you love?,
To kill the pain, you let it win,
To make it through, you cut it loose
The ghost that pulls you down,
The pain won’t go away,
And you will be okay.
Surrounded by the sea,
I’m lost in the deep,
I wake up run run run,
Surrounded by the sea,
God damn this machine,
Now wake up run run run
Listen to the song and watch the official music video below:
Era I
