The Hate Generation

Huge eBay Auction. Lots of unique items!!

2011-12-02T14:08:00.001-08:00

eBay Auction

If you enjoyed, or missed out on, the previous auctions a while back, here´s another shot at getting your hands on some really unique Mortiis/related memorabilia. We´ve put up everything from signed out of print shirts, stage clothes, studio gear, signed CDs and LPs, test presses, advance tapes to vintage flyers, signed posters, a sword, etc.

You can check the auction out by clicking right here.

Massive Auction: genuine mask, signed rarities, live gear, studio gear + more.

2011-10-08T13:39:00.000-07:00

We´ve been digging out a ton of cool shit that we´re auctioning out right now. The auction will be in 2 parts, and this is #1.
We´ve got rare signed CDs, vinyls, t-shirts, test prints of old albums, rare old flyers and posters from the early days, all signed of course.
We´ve got studio equipment we no longer use, stage wear, live gear, and we´ve even got a genuine Mortiis mask up for sale for the first time ever!!!

If any of this sounds interesting, click here to check it all out.

"Perfectly Defect" w/ 3 bonus tracks. 5 more days and then it´s gone.

2011-08-07T03:57:00.000-07:00

If you haven´t downloaded "Perfectly Defect" (w/ 3 bonus tracks) yet, you may wanna do that now, as it´ll be gone in 5 days. Download now and name your own price.

New Remix Kits @ Mortiis Remixed, Get your mix on Download Album

2011-07-28T01:41:00.000-07:00

Here´s some cool news for the users and abusers of our remix site. We just uploaded 5 new remix kits for your

destructive pleasure. Login to Mortiis Remixed right here, and get started.

As an added incentive to get involved, we´re thinking about putting out a download Remix Album (CD or EP we don´t know yet) and the best contributions will be considered for inclusion.

Rare & Signed vinyl, CD Book, CD & Signed Setlist in eBay

2011-07-28T01:29:00.000-07:00

Awesome auction on eBay right now: Signed limited vinyl, Signed limited CD Book, Signed CD & a signed setlist from our European Tour. Check them all out here.

Mortiis : Attention all Haters - New Street Team Mission.

2011-07-19T03:37:00.000-07:00

Mortiis : Attention all Haters - New Street Team Mission.
(click the link)

Get the Extended Version of "Perfectly Defect" Now

2011-07-10T11:27:00.000-07:00

If you don`t wanna wait another 3 days for the extended version of "Perfectly Defect" (incl. 3 bonus songs, altered artwork and web content), you can get it now by making a donation of your choice (minimum USD 1.99 though) at http://www.mortiis.com/. Once the donation is through, we`ll send you the download codes for you to download the Extended Version of "Perfectly Defect" in your favourite audio format (chose between MP3 320K, FLAC, MP3 VBR (V0), AAC, Ogg Vorbis or ALAC)

Perfectly Defect Extended Version Released July 13th

2011-06-29T09:38:00.000-07:00

MORTIIS RELEASES 'PERFECTLY DEFECT'
DIGITAL AUDIO EXTENDED VERSION

OSLO, Norway – Mortiis will make “Perfectly Defect” available for just
one month in a Digital Audio Extended Version.

The release will be available from July 13 through August 13 only.
The extended version comes with three bonus songs, new and extended
artwork, and web content.

The download from will be available through www.mortiis.com at a “fan
names the price” fee ($1.99 minimum). The release will be made
instantly available to anyone who buys merchandise at any of the shows
on the upcoming UK/European tour. “For free, of course,” Mortiis
said. “Buy a shirt, get the extended download album for free."

"We have some other pretty exciting stuff happening shortly after the
one- month download ends, so there’s pretty much constant movement
over here these days and into the foreseeable future.”

“Perfectly Defect” was released in the fall as a free digital
download. Mortiis supported the release with a winter European tour
with Combichrist and will return to the UK this summer for another
jaunt¬¬¬ with Combichrist. Additionally, four mainland Europe dates
have been added to the tail end of the tour.

"It’s been too long since we played in the UK,” Mortiis said. “We’re
bringing over a new sound and a new band since we were last there. I
think people will be surprised. It’s a new monster now. We’ve turned
our backs on a dark past and we look forward to a brighter future.
What better place to start than the UK?”

MORTIIS w/ Combichrist:

June 28 Tue. Talking Heads, South Hampton, UK
June 29 Wed. The Assembly, Leamington Spa, UK
June 30 Thu. Academy, Manchester, UK
July 1 Fri. The Classic Grand, Glasgow, UK
July 2 Sat. Rock City, Nottingham, UK
July 3 Sun. Koko, London, UK
July 4 Mon. Nouveau Casino, Paris, France
July 6 Wed. Rockfabrik, Ludwigsburg, Germany
July 7 Thu. Paradox, Ingolstadt, Germany
July 8 Fri. P60, Amstelveen, The Netherlands

UK AND EUROPEAN DATES & TICKET INFO, FAN-DRIVEN REMIX WEBSITE.

2011-05-30T16:22:00.000-07:00

MORTIIS DISCUSSES UK AND EUROPEAN DATES, LAUNCHES FAN-DRIVEN REMIX WEBSITE

OSLO, Norway - Mortiis is giving fans an opportunity to get creative
with the tracks from “Perfectly Defect” through the newly-launched
“Mortiis Remixed” site (www.remix.mortiis.com).

The site is a forum that allows anyone with access to music programs
such as Live, Cubase, Logic, and Garageband, etc, to download separated
tracks and loops and create their own remixes. “Or simply abuse at
will,” Mortiis laughed.”

The fan-created tracks can then be uploaded to the remix site and
shared with the rest of the forum on the remix player.

“Perfectly Defect” was released in the fall as a free digital
download. Mortiis supported the release with a winter European tour
with Combichrist and will return to the UK this summer for another
jaunt with Combichrist. Additionally, four mainland Europe dates have
been added to the tail end of the tour.

“It’s been too long since we played in the UK,” Mortiis said. “We’re
bringing over a new sound and a new band since we were last there. I
think people will be surprised. It’s a new monster now. We’ve turned
our backs on a dark past and we look forward to a brighter future.
What better place to start than the UK?”

Tickets for the UK dates are available here.

Dates for Mortiis and Combichrist:

June 28 Southampton, UK @ Talking Heads
June 29 Leamington Spa, UK @ The Assembly
June 30 Manchester, UK @ Academy
July 01 Glasgow, UK @ The Classic Grand
July 02 Nottingham, UK @ Rock City
July 03 London, UK @ Koko
July 07 Nouveau Casino, Paris, France. Tickets.

July 06 Rockfabrik, Ludwigsburg, Germany. Tickets.
July 07 Paradox, Ingolstadt, Germany. Tickets.
July 08 P60, Amstelveen, The Netherlands. Tickets.

Mortiis Remixed: Mortiis remix forum launched now.

2011-05-01T11:24:00.000-07:00

Mortiis Remixed:

Mortiis remix forum launched now.

The Mortiis Remixed site has now been launched, with remix kits available for anyone looking to manipulate, abuse, and perhaps even improve Mortiis´ songs.

Get access to separated audio tracks and create your own mixes. Wether you´re a weathered pro or just starting out - as long as you have access to a music program (Live, Cubase, Logic, Garageband, etc) you can try your hand.

When you´ve created your masterpiece, you can upload it back to the Mortiis Remixed site, and we´ll put it in the remix player.

Click here to get started.

CDs, LPs, and more on eBay

2011-04-24T13:17:00.000-07:00

Put up a bunch of rare CDs, vinyls and more cool stuff on eBay today:

Second snare skin from 2011 tour signed by band on eBay now.

2011-03-31T09:41:00.000-07:00

Second snare skin from 2011 tour signed by all band members up on eBay now:

MORTIIS ANNOUNCES UK RETURN WITH COMBICHRIST

2011-03-23T14:35:00.000-07:00

MORTIIS ANNOUNCES UK RETURN WITH COMBICHRIST

OSLO, Norway - Following a wildly success European tour, Mortiis will once again team up with Combichrist for another round of dates in the UK this summer.

"We haven´t played the UK in a while, it feels great to finally be able to get back over there and meet some old friends and hopefully gain some new ones," said band namesake Mortiis. "The European tour with Combichrist was a blast so we know this one will be too."

The Mortiis/Combichrist European tour took the two groups on a two month-long trek all throughout the continent. During the tour, Mortiis offered fans a preview of the band's newest material, which is starkly heavier and more aggressive than past offerings.

Prior to the European tour, Mortiis was focused preparing their latest releases, the upcoming full-length "The Great Deceiver" and "Perfectly Defect," a free digital download unveiled October 10 at www.mortiis.com. "

Tickets for the UK dates are available at http://eee-uk.net/eeetickets/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=mortiis.

UK dates for Mortiis and Combichrist:

June 28 Southampton, UK @ Talking Heads

June 29 Leamington Spa, UK @ The Assembly

June 30 Manchester, UK @ Academy

July 01 Glasgow, UK @ The Classic Grand

July 02 Nottingham, UK @ Rock City

July 03 London, UK @ Koko

New band photos

2011-03-21T11:55:00.000-07:00

For your all your masturbating needs:

Get notified when we play your town

2011-03-21T11:53:00.000-07:00

Track us here and get notified when we play in your area:

http://www.songkick.com/artists/123654-mortiis

Snare skin signed by whole band on eBay

2011-03-17T11:46:00.000-07:00

We brought 2 of the snare skins we used on the Monsters on Tour 2011 tour, first one up on eBay now:

New Band photos

2011-02-27T07:41:00.000-08:00

Here´s a few new band photos, by Kobaru:

www.kobaru.pl www.facebook.com/kobaru.photography

European Tour Report so Far

2011-02-16T07:59:00.001-08:00

MORTIIS REPORTS IN FROM EUROPEAN TOUR

OSLO, Norway - With nearly four weeks of their European tour under their collective belt, Mortiis is primed and ready to take on the next three weeks of the trek.

Fans are reacting enthusiastically to Mortiis' latest incarnation - one which differs greatly from the Mortiis of the past. "It's nothing like what Mortiis used to be a couple of years ago," says band namesake Mortiis. "We pulled back and totally reinvented our sound, both off and on stage. Even the old er stuff we play sounds new and fresh."

The metamorphosis of Mortiis has been continual throughout Mortiis (the artist) and Mortiis (the band)'s careers. In its current form, Mortiis shows a more aggressive side that still works cohesively with the likes of electro-evil tour-mates Combichrist. "I really think the fans are picking up on the common energy between the two bands," Mortiis adds.

Mortiis' set focuses material from their latest release, "Perfectly Defect," and their upcoming release, "The Great Deceiver," two sonically diverse records that work in unison live. "We open and close the set with 'TGD' songs," Mortiis explains. "The 'PD' songs are in the middle of the set and, I think, visually as well as sonically, it works very well. The 'PD' stuff has some really dynamic moments that I know work very well visually. The 'TGD' songs we play are just hard and in-your-face, so there's a lot of energy to feed from there."

The tour has also already had the requisite mishaps that make a tour memorable.

"I think I broke (guitarist) Levi's rib on the first show," Mortiis says. "He slipped and went down and I stomped him pretty good. Didn't really mean to but sometimes the adrenaline gets the better of me and it just happened. I also knocked chip out of my tooth a few days ago, which kinda sucks, but what can you do? It's just all part of the game, I guess."

Mortiis' tour with Combichrist will continue through March 12.

Mortiis/Combichrist dates are as follow:

16.02.2011 Helsinki (SF), On the Rocks

18.02.2011 St. Petersburg (RU), Kosmonaut

19.02.2011 Moscow (RU), Tochka Club

20.02.2011 Ekaterinburg (RU), Tele Club
22.02.2011 Riga (LV), Riga Melna
24.02.2011 Gdynia (Gdansk/PL), Ucho
25.02.2011 Berlin, Columbia Club
26.02.2011 Dresden, Reithalle

27.02.2011 Nitra (SK), Novapekaren
01.03.2011 Bukarest (RO), Silver Church Club
02.03.2011 Sofia (BG), R.b.f. Club
03.03.2011 Thessaloniki (GR), Mylos Club
03.04.2011 Belgrade (SRB), Dom omladine

05.03.2011 Zagreb (CRO), Boogaloo
06.03.2011 Vienna (A), Szene
07.03.2011 Budapest (HU), A 38
09.03.2011 München, Backstage
10.03.2011 Frankfurt, Batschkapp
11.03.2011 Braunschweig, Meier Music Hall
12.03.2011 Lahr (Schwarzwald), Universal Dog-dark Dance Treffen

Perfectly Defect CDs for Stockholm & Tampere

2011-02-16T06:57:00.000-08:00

In case you were planning on going to the Stockholm or Tampere shows to get the Tour Edition CD, you can still get your hands on it. Since those shows unfortunately got cancelled, we decided to put aside a few more signed copies. Just follow the instructions on the flyer underneath. Email us at info@mortiis.com if you have questions:

Buy "Perfectly Defect" Tour Edition CD online.

2011-02-05T09:50:00.000-08:00

If you aren´t able to attend any of the shows on this tour, this might be of interest to you:

Buy "Perfectly Defect" Tour Edition CD online.

Combichrist/Mortiis Tour Update

2011-02-03T05:47:00.000-08:00

OSLO, Norway - With two weeks of their European tour under their
collective belt, Mortiis is primed and ready to take on the next five
weeks of the trek.

Fans are reacting enthusiastically to Mortiis’ latest incarnation –
one which differs greatly from the Mortiis of the past. “It’s nothing
like what Mortiis used to be a couple of years ago,” says band
namesake Mortiis. “We pulled back and totally reinvented our sound,
both off and on stage. Even the older stuff we play sounds new and
fresh.”

The metamorphosis of Mortiis has been continual throughout Mortiis
(the artist) and Mortiis (the band)’s careers. In its current form,
Mortiis shows a more aggressive side that still works cohesively with
the likes of electro-evil tour-mates Combichrist. “I really think the
fans are picking up on the common energy between the two bands,”
Mortiis adds.

Mortiis’ set focuses material from their latest release, “Perfectly
Defect,” and their upcoming release, “The Great Deceiver,” two
sonically diverse records that work in unison live. “We open and
close the set with ‘TGD’ songs,” Mortiis explains. “The ‘PD’ songs
are in the middle of the set and, I think, visually as well as
sonically, it works very well. The ‘PD’ stuff has some really dynamic
moments that I know work very well visually. The ‘TGD’ songs we play
are just hard and in-your-face, so there’s a lot of energy to feed
from there.”

The tour has also already had the requisite mishaps that make a tour memorable.

“I think I broke (guitarist) Levi’s rib on the first show,” Mortiis
says. “He slipped and went down and I stomped him pretty good.
Didn’t really mean to but sometimes the adrenaline gets the better of
me and it just happened. I also knocked chip out of my tooth a few
days ago, which kinda sucks, but what can you do? It’s just all part
of the game, I guess.”

Mortiis’ tour with Combichrist will continue through March 12.

Mortiis/Combichrist dates are as follow:

04.02.2011 Utrecht (NL), Tivoli
05.02.2011 Köln, Essigfabrik
06.02.2011 Bremen, Tivoli
08.02.2011 Odense (DK), Posten
09.02.2011 Albertslund (Kopenhagen/DK), Forbraendingen
11.02.2011 Göteborg (S), Sticky Fingers
12.02.2011 Fredrikstad / Oslo (N)
13.02.2011 Stockholm (S), Kägelbanan
15.02.2011 Helsinki (SF)
17.02.2011 St. Petersburg (RU)
19.02.2011 Moscow (RU)
22.02.2011 Tallinn (EST)
23.02.2011 Riga (LV)
24.02.2011 Gdynia (Gdansk/PL), Ucho
25.02.2011 Berlin, Columbia Club
26.02.2011 Dresden, Reithalle
27.02.2011 Nitra (SK), Novapekaren
01.03.2011 Bukarest (RO), Silver Church Club
02.03.2011 Sofia (BG)
03.03.2011 Salonica (GR), Mylos Club
3.4.2011 Belgrade (SRB), Dom omladine
05.03.2011 Zagreb (CRO), Boogaloo
06.03.2011 Vienna (A), Szene
07.03.2011 Budapest (HU), A 38
09.03.2011 München, Backstage
10.03.2011 Frankfurt, Batschkapp
11.03.2011 Braunschweig, Meier Music Hall
12.03.2011 Lahr (Schwarzwald)

Thank you Portugal

2011-01-21T07:03:00.003-08:00

...for giving me the opportunity to stomp Levi and break his ribs. That fucker had it coming ;-)

Late Happy New Year, European Tour Updates & Tix Info

2011-01-17T05:25:00.000-08:00

Check this out dudes:

Late Happy New Year, European Tour Updates & Tix Info

Street Team Mission: Promote Euro Tour and win Perfectly Defect CDs.

2011-01-15T15:31:00.000-08:00

New Street Team Mission launched today: Promote the Combichrist/Mortiis European Tour.
Yes there are rewards. The best street teamers will receive the "Perfectly Defect" Tour Only CD.
Click here to join in.

Perfectly Defect Tour CD

2011-01-12T14:54:00.001-08:00

We`ve made up about 500 quickie CD`s of "Perfectly Defect" to be sold ON TOUR ONLY. If you want a copy, you better get your ass out for one of the shows. UK fans: We`ll get to you sooner or later :-)

Mortiisbay closing, stock to be sold off on tour.

2011-01-02T02:47:00.000-08:00

Due to time constraints, we´ll be closing Mortiisbay (our eBay store) in a few days. The rare and handmade vinyl we still have left we´ll bring out on tour and sell off there. We are naturally already considering future online sales options, and once we make a decision, it´ll probably be cooler than eBay :-) I really have no idea how long stock will last once we´re on tour, but we only have a couple of copies left of each title, so if you want any of it, you may want to put your orders in in the next few days. Click here to check the stock out.

Gear Sale

2011-01-01T02:14:00.000-08:00

I might be selling off some old gear we used through the years in Mortiis: A Fostex 8 track digital recorder we used for a ton of live shows, an Ensoniq DP2 multi FX unit used on many old and new songs, possibly an old 90´ies backdrop used for early live shows, and some other gear, might even let go of a mask w/ears if the right fan comes along. Email me at info@mortiis.com if you´re interested.

Get emails when we play your town

2010-12-31T05:23:00.000-08:00

European Tour Flyer

2010-12-22T05:08:00.000-08:00

Here´s a flyer for the European tour with COMBICHRIST in case you wanna help spread the word. Email it to your friends, put it in your blogs, social networks etc:

MORTIIS & COMBICHRIST EUROPEAN TOUR

2010-12-14T15:50:00.000-08:00

OSLO, Norway - Mortiis will return to the touring circuit this winter with a two-month, full European tour supporting evil-electro outfit Combichrist.

"In some fundamental ways, Combichrist and Mortiis are very different, but in other fundamental ways, we are very much the same," expl ained vocalist and namesake Mortiis. "At the end of the day, both bands have this 'f-you' attitude. It's expressed somewhat differently musically, but energy and attitude-wise we're carrying the same torch, so to speak. I think fans of both bands will pick up on that."

Mortiis took a break from touring while preparing their latest releases, the soon-to-emerge next album, "the Great Deceiver" and "Perfectly Defect," a totally free digital download. Unveiled October 10, "Perfectly Defect" is full-length, downloadable album available at www.mortiis.com. "Perfectly Defect" is the quintessential prelude to the world of "The Great Deceiver" - while the latter is heavier and darker, the former is varied, experimental, and largely instrumental. The bottom line is that "Perfectly Defect" leads into "The Great Deceiver" acting as a crucial stage in the evolution of Mortiis' music.

The group is anxious to get back on stage and is ready to unleash months of pent-up aggression during their live show. Fans can expect to hear tracks from "Perfectly Defect" and "The Great Deceiver," as well as some older songs with a different twist.

"We've seriously pimped up a selection of older songs that we'll be performing," Mortiis said. "So, across the board, it will be a new, and for lack of a better expression, very 'pimped up' bunch of songs!"

A tour with Combichrist was imminent. Aside from having a long acquaintance with Combichrist's founder and Norwegian-native Andy LaPlegua, drummer Joe Letz is an extended member of the Mortiis family. After connecting with Letz during Mortiis' US tour with the Genitorturers - Letz's former band - the drummer got involved with Mortiis on some of the recording of "The Great Deceiver."

"It was just a question of time until we'd go out on tour together again," Mortiis said. "Joe is still a part of this band, the way we all see it. We always have a great time when we're together and I think this is something everyone's been wanting to happen for a while now. So when the opportunity came about, we pretty much did what had to be done to make it happen."

COMBICHRIST + MORTIIS

Monsters on tour 2011

20.01.2011 Sao Mamede, Guimarães, Portugal
21.01.2011 Caracol, Madrid, Spain
22.01.2011 Salamandra 1, Barcelona, Spain
23.01.2011 Totem, Pamplona, Spain
25.01.2011 Ninkasi Kao, Lyon, France
26.01.2011 X-Tra Limmathaus, Zürich, Switzerland
27.01.2011 Tunnels, Milan, Italy
28.01.2011 Alpheus, Rome, Italy
29.01.2011 Velvet, Rimini, Italy
01.02.2011 Le Ferrailleur, Nantes, France
02.02.2011 Le Divan du Monde, Paris, France
03.02.2011 Trix, Antwerp, Belgium
04.02.2011 Tivoli, Utrecht, Netherlands
05.02.2011 Essigfabrik-PLUSWELT-Festival, Köln (Cologne), Germany
06.02.2011 Tivoli, Bremen, Germany
08.02.2011 Posten, Odense, Denmark
09.02.2011 Forbrændingen, Albertslund (Kopenhagen), Denmark
11.02.2011 Sticky Fingers, Göteborg, Sweden
12.02.2011 Chateau Neuf, Oslo, Norway
13.02.2011 Kägelbanan, Stockholm, Sweden
15.02.2011 Yo-Talo, Tampere, Finland
16.02.2011 On the Rocks, Helsinki, Finland
18.02.2011 Kosmonaut, St. Petersburg, Russia
19.02.2011 Tochka, Moscow, Russia
20.02.2011 Tele Club, Ekaterinburg, Russia
22.02.2011 Riga Melna Piektdina, Riga, Latvia
24.02.2011 Ucho, Gdynia (Gdansk), Poland
25.02.2011 Berlin Columbia Club, Berlin, Germany
26.02.2011 Bunker/Strasse E, Dresden, Germany
01.03.2011 Silver Church Club, Bukarest, Romania
02.03.2011 RBF, Sofia, Bulgaria
03.03.2011 Mylos Club, Salonica (Thessaloniki), Greece
04.03.2011 SKC, Belgrade, Serbia
05.03.2011 Boogaloo, Zagreb, Croatia
06.03.2011 Szene Wien, Wien/Vienna, Austria
07.03.2011 A 38, Budapest, Hungary
09.03.2011 Backstage, München, Germany
10.03.2011 Batschkapp, Frankfurt, Germany
11.03.2011 Meier Music Hall-Festival of Darkness, Braunschweig, Germany
12.03.2011 Universal dog-Dark Dance Treffen, Lahr, Germany

Got Vinyl?

2010-11-27T06:21:00.000-08:00

Here´s a reminder that we still got some very cool, and very rare Mortiis/Vond (and more) vinyl on Mortiisbay. Click here to check them all out.

New Mortiis & Metal vinyl on eBay

2010-10-30T04:44:00.000-07:00

Check out the new Mortiis and Metal vinyl we have on eBay right now:

New Handmade Mortiis & Vond vinyls.

2010-10-17T09:01:00.000-07:00

Hey, if you´re into vinyl, click here for the latest handmade Mortiis & Vond vinyls. We just put them out earlier today. We went out of stock on vinyl and art materials for some of these titles, so these are the definite last ones we´re making of those.

MORTIIS' new album 'Perfectly Defect' exclusive listening on www.kerrang.com and Kerrang! Radio

2010-10-08T09:13:00.000-07:00

MORTIIS' new album - 'Perfectly Defect' - out on 10.10.10.

However, if you cannot wait until Sunday, Kerrang! got an exclusive pre-listening of the album from today here:

You can also hear the new single, 'Closer To The End' on Johnny Doom's 'Late Licence' on Kerrang! Radio tonight! Tune in or throw up.

PERFECTLY DEFECT: PERFECTLY FREE!

2010-10-06T07:43:00.000-07:00

Press contact: Debbie Sellnow

Mazur Public Relations, Inc.

(609) 448-7886 Office (609) 462-9905 Cell

debbie@mazurpr.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 6, 2010

MORTIIS’ ‘PERFECTLY DEFECT’: PERFECTLY FREE!

OSLO, Norway – Mortiis returns to satiate fans’ desire for new music this October 10 with “Perfectly Defect,” a completely free, full-length, downloadable album.

“Putting ‘Perfectly Defect’ out as a free download was a decision we made after some consideration,” said the band’s namesake Mortiis. “The new model of the music business is important to keep in mind; there´s a new mentality out there in terms of how people acquire their music now. For better or worse, music seems to have become a medium a lot of people aren´t prepared to pay for in the old fashioned way. So, we paid to record it out of our own pockets ‘cos we thought it would be a really cool gift to our fans that have been waiting around for ages for something new to come out.”

Mortiis has spent much of the past couple years writing and recording “The Great Deceiver,” the long-awaited follow-up to 2004’s full-length “The Grudge” and the 2007 remix album, “Some Kind of Heroin.” “Perfectly Defect” is the quintessential prelude to the world of “The Great Deceiver” – while the latter is heavier and darker, the former is varied, experimental, and largely instrumental. The bottom line is that “Perfectly Defect” leads into “The Great Deceiver” acting as a crucial stage in the evolution of Mortiis’ music.

“When we were writing and working on ‘The Great Deceiver’, we were coming up with all sorts of inspired stuff, a really varied collection of music,” Mortiis offered. “Some of it was far too varied and experimental to be included in such an angry, dark album as ‘The Great Deceiver’ so we created a brand new album that is the introductory element to the more intricate world of ‘The Great Deceiver.’”

“I think we really captured a cool vibe here,” Mortiis enthused. “It’s not easy marrying anger with melody, but I believe we did it. The songs on ‘Perfectly Defect’ were created across a period of time, and I believe it shows in terms of what inspired these songs. They’re rather soundtrack-y in a dark and sometimes bombastic way.”

With the concept of digital distribution came a new empowerment for Mortiis – one where the artist controls his own artistic destiny.

“After our record deal finally expired, I had developed a profound aversion to the very idea of letting other people control my art, my lifework,” he said. “So, again, the idea of the new technology really did grow on me. We dealt with some really evil stuff in the industry. Nothing shocking in terms of industry practice, but at a human level, it was a living nightmare. It reached a point where we fired everyone around us except for the handful of people we knew we could trust. It was a big move, but had to be done in order to survive. It was like rewinding the clock back to the start and beginning with a clean slate. We started working on a ton of new music right then. With the advent of modern technology, we realized we could do a lot of stuff without the often self-serving, meddling record labels. No record label would ever have let us put out an album for free, with the option to donate if the fans wanted to.”

The album will be available at www.mortiis.com beginning on October 10. There is no cost for the download, but donations to cover the cost of recording may be made through the website.

www.mortiis.com
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NEW Mortiis album !!!

2010-10-04T13:53:00.000-07:00

Make sure you drop by mortiis.com on 10.10.10 - it´ll be worth it.
Get a copy of this flyer for your social networks, blogs, emails, etc.

-1 week to go.

2010-10-03T07:17:00.000-07:00

10.10.10 :
http://mortiis.com/

Rare vinyl on eBay (Vond & Others)

2010-09-27T14:56:00.000-07:00

We just put up a few really rare, cool, and rather unique vinyls on eBay. You can check them out here.

The signs are here

2010-09-16T14:04:00.000-07:00

The signs are here

Rockefeller Show Pictures

2010-09-07T00:35:00.000-07:00

Here´s a few iPhone pictures from the Rockefeller show. A little blurry but you get the idea.

Mortiis & Rammsund Sep 4th.

2010-08-27T08:33:00.000-07:00

We´re doing a show with Rammsund @ Rockefeller, Oslo on Sep 4th. If you´re in the area, come check it out!!

2 t-shirts for $25 including postage!!

2010-08-01T13:57:00.000-07:00

Check out this t-shirt deal: We`re selling 2 shirts of your choice for $25 including shipping. That`s $25 total. Just order the 2 shirts you want, and we`ll send you the correct invoice (it`s on eBay): Check`em out here.

Handmades sold out - Selling my personal copies.

2010-07-22T08:24:00.000-07:00

We´re making some studio purchases soon, so I
am sacrificing my own personal copies of the handmades (including a 1997
handmade Født til å Herske LP on gold vinyl). Several of these are
numbered #1 of x, so a very unique chance to get some cool vinyl. All
the other handmades are now completely sold out, and I only kept... 1 of a
few of them myself, and here´s a few: (check them all out here)

Vintage Vinyl available as But it Now on eBay

2010-06-19T06:34:00.000-07:00

The last remaining stock of vintage and not so vintage Mortiis and related vinyl is now available on eBay as Buy it Now. Go here to check them out.

Last copy of several rare vinyls on eBay Now

2010-06-04T05:46:00.000-07:00

We put up a few more of those rare handmades, signed, super stuffed with bonus stuff vinyls. Some of these titles are on the last copy now, so this is your last chance for several of these.

Fucking awesome vinyl on eBay - May 13th

2010-05-13T06:20:00.000-07:00

We rumaged our old stock and found some sold out and/or cool shit that we pimped up with a bunch of cool posters, tour passes, flyers, stickers, etc. All signed and very very limited. Check out the stuff here.

New Street Team Mission (May - and REWARDS!)

2010-05-07T00:38:00.000-07:00

Hey, check out the new street team mission - this one gives you a bit more free hands to promote whatever you want as well.

Rewards:

Crazy ass rare vinyl for the insane collector!!

2010-05-05T15:35:00.000-07:00

Some crazy ass rare handmade vinyl on eBay right now. We`ve never had these out there before so if`you`re into vinyl so rare they almost don`t even exist, check them out here.

New (and different) batch of handmade vinyls on eBay

2010-04-30T13:49:00.000-07:00

In case you missed out on the handmade vinyl last time - here´s your second chance. We´ve put out a new batch of handmades, including titles we haven´t turned into handmade vinyl before. All extremely limited too.

Cheap shirts on eBay

2010-04-25T01:21:00.000-07:00

We´re selling some cheapass shirts on eBay. Check them out here. Most of these won´t be made again either.

Another Original Burzum LP on eBay

2010-04-21T04:51:00.000-07:00

Added another original Burzum LP to our eBay acutions. Check it here.
The Mortiis handmade vinyls, ends tonite so don´t forget :-)

New Studio Progress Cont.

2010-04-19T04:43:00.000-07:00

A few days ago I took a few pictures to show Levi the progress recently, and figured "what the hell, I´ll post them for everyone to see". So I included a couple of them underneath. Click here to see the rest. Now, studio geeks and other nerd types: This is a work in progress, the "soundproofing" walls will be replaced with something better as we go along here so no "you´re doing it all wrong" comments, please ;-) (and yes, I realize they are placed all weirdly in these photos)
Will probably add at least one more set of progress shots before things are up to the level where we can start practicing and working in there.

Metal vinyl on eBay

2010-04-18T01:25:00.000-07:00

For those interested, I´ve put out bunch of cool metal vinyl from my own collection on eBay. Check ´em out here

Fuck Piracy!!

2010-04-16T02:20:00.000-07:00

If our music should be free - it should be on OUR tems, not theirs.
Read the article and feel free to hunt down illegal Mortiis (and other bands you like) torrents and files and get rid of them. Good karma for you :-)

Secrets of my Kingdom test press on eBay

2010-04-12T09:59:00.000-07:00

Added a test press of the long sold out "Secrets of my Kingdom" book to our current eBay auctions. The only known copy in existence. Plus I´ve signed it :-). Click here to check it out.

Rare vinyl on eBay

2010-04-11T12:49:00.000-07:00

Just put out some extremely rare hand made, hand numbered and signed vinyl on eBay. These are just about sold out, so get in the bidding

New Street Team Mission (+ rewards!!)

2010-04-01T05:18:00.000-07:00

We got a new mission for you guys, click this link to check it out. The top 3 Street Teamers will receive both versions of the Decadent & Desperate vinyl 7", signed and personalized by Mortiis.

If you haven´t joined our street team yet, you can do it on this page (underneath the Join Mailing List box)

Hope you´ll join in.

New Studio Progress

2010-03-28T07:04:00.000-07:00

Here´s a few photos from the new room the way it looks right now. Never mind the mess.

New Street Team missions launched - YES there will be rewards.

2010-03-03T16:12:00.000-08:00

New Street Team missions launched. Join The Haters:
http://www.reverbnation.com/mortiis#

VampireFreaks Page Revamped

2010-03-03T10:18:00.001-08:00

Revamped our VampireFreaks page. We´re starting from scratch there so feel free to drop by.

Dug up some Photos

2010-03-01T09:31:00.000-08:00

Uploaded a good variety of photos I dug up this morning.

Website Dweebs Wanted!!

2010-02-28T03:24:00.001-08:00

Hey! You any good at working with websites (FaceBook, Myspace, YouTube, etc)? We might wanna talk to you. Email us at info (at) mortiis(.)com

New Studio/Rehearsal Room Update

2010-02-27T12:23:00.000-08:00

Working on our new studio/rehearsal room.
Here´s a little "update". Sorry the photos are all messed up.

The Almighty Beef - Up

2010-02-26T13:12:00.000-08:00

Kicking into song #7 of Project "Getting The Old Shit Up To Par" tomorrow :-)

A Recap

2010-02-25T11:12:00.000-08:00

Been Tweeting and Facebooking a lot about gear and stuff I liked to use lately, might as well put that stuff out here too.

Click to check the Tweets.
Click to check the Facebook messages.

Leætherstrip Remix

2010-01-20T11:14:00.000-08:00

We just finnished a remix for an upcoming release by Leætherstrip. More info on release dates etc to follow. Now, back to our own crap :-)

Photos from December 09 shows

2010-01-07T06:02:00.000-08:00

Here´s a few photos from our recent shows. Stage & Backstage. Hope you like.

Wumpscut & Gothminister Remixes

2009-12-31T02:20:00.000-08:00

Just finnished off remixes for Wumpscut and Gothminister. So check their websites for more info on release dates and so on.

December Shows Ticket Info

2009-11-22T15:13:00.000-08:00

For those of you planning to attend one of these shows, here´s a few links for tickets, and some contact information if you wanna ask the venue about the show.

We´ll be bringing some dirt cheap merchandise as well, so this is your chance to buy the cheapest godamn t-shirts of your life!

For those of you into good old vinyl, we aim to bring over some really, really limited vinyl LPs too.

Hope to see you there.

Dec 16: @ De Kade, Zaandam, HOL - Get Tickets Here. For more info, call 075-6176972, or email info@kade.nl
Dec 17: @ Watt Basement, Rotterdam, HOL - Get Tickets Here. For more info, call 010 - 2179199, or email live@watt-rotterdam.nl
Dec 18: @ Gloppe, Leeuwarden, HOL - For info about tickets, etc. Call 058-216 47 45, or email info@gloppe.nl

Dec 19: @ OC de Vonke, Heule, BEL - Get Tickets Here. For more info, call 056 23 98 55 or email aleidiscarlier@hotmail.com

NEW STREET TEAM MISSION: PUSH SHOWS

2009-11-05T05:58:00.000-08:00

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 and pass out at clubs, shows, parties, events, record stores, schools or anywhere else you think they´ll do some good. You can also paste them into your social networking sites, websites, blogs, forums, etc. For more information about the shows, click here, and in order to win prizes etc, you should join the Street Team comunity on ReverbNation by clicking here.

Feel free to contact us (using the information below) letting us know what you´ve been up to to push these shows. And lastly, hope to see you there!!!

The Mortiis Team.

MORTIIS TO PLAY DUTCH AND BELGIAN SHOWS IN DECEMBER

2009-10-26T02:25:00.000-07:00

FRERIKSTAD, NORWAY. – Mortiis will be unleashing their collective demons on

Holland and Belgium during a four-show jaunt to continental Europe.

“We’re all looking forward to going back to Holland,” said band

namesake Mortiis. “We haven’t played there in a long time and we

always had a great time there. We’re also doing a couple of towns

there we haven’t played before, so that will be interesting as well.”

Following the three Dutch shows, the band will head to Belgium for the

Hermes Project Event, where they will play with Clan of Xymox.

Mortiis has been putting the finishing touches on “The Great

Deceiver,” the group’s long-awaited follow-up to 2005’s “The Grudge.”

Tracks from the record can be heard – and seen – via the videos for

“Doppelganger” and “Zeitgeist” on Mortiis’s YouTube channel. Mortiis

also promises to preview several new songs during the live shows.

“We’re gearing up to release ‘The Great Deceiver’ at long last, and it

felt like it would make sense to do a few shows before 2009 comes to

an end,” Mortiis said. “Shake the dust off and get back into the

‘live mode,’ so to speak. We obviously plan on coming back to

Holland/Belgium and as many other countries as possible during 2010.”

Live dates are as follows:

12/16/09 Wed. Zaandam, Kade - HOLLAND

12/17/09 Thu. Basement, Watt - HOLLAND

12/18/09 Fri. Leeuwarden, Gloppe - HOLLAND

12/19/09 Sat. Hermes Project Event, O C DeVonke, Heule - BELGIUM

New Mortiis interview in Metal Maniacs

2009-10-03T05:24:00.000-07:00

Here´s a very recent interview with Metal Maniacs. Part 1 of 2. This part being very retrospective. Part 2 will appear closer to the new album release date. Click here to check it out.

Street Team Winners announced!!

2009-10-03T02:23:00.000-07:00

In light of their outstanding efforts to fight the good fight (ie promoting us),
here are the Street Team contest winners:

1st place: LostNerGirl,
2nd place: Jlora98,
3rd place: NicolesPet

Congrats! You did a killer job Street Teaming for us, some cool swag will be coming your way soon.

Let this be a lesson to the rest of you: sign up for the street team, and get cool stuff in return (if you street team hard enough).

Exclusive FEARnet Interview:

2009-09-23T02:08:00.000-07:00

FEARnet, the premiere site for horror, thriller, and suspense video online, is currently featuring an exclusive interview with Mortiis.

The article focuses on Mortiis' upcoming album, "The Great Deceiver," and the group's latest horror-themed videos.

Check the feature out here: "Mortiis – From Masks to Monsters"

New Mortiis Downloads

2009-09-02T13:32:00.000-07:00

Guess it was about time we started pushing some wallpapers. And they´re cheap. $0.99 per wallpaper. Not too pricey, is it?

So far we´ve put up 50+ wallpapers, and more will be added shortly. Certain images, we are currently unable to sell, due to copyright reasons, if they´re not there, then that is the reason. We will add more images from all eras and periods ongoingly.

If you are having problems with the included storefront, click here to visit our mobile content store.

Join the mailing list.

2009-08-29T00:20:00.000-07:00

Join our mailing list and get updates on stuff like the new Mortiis album, the new videos, live shows, merch and much more. Needless to say, your coolometer will go through the roof once you do.

If the box above doesn´t work, click here to join.

LA Video Sessions Part 3

2009-08-27T05:50:00.000-07:00

3rd and final LA video session has now been upload to youtube. Click the banner underneath to watch. Alternatively, click here to watch.

Don´t forget our Belgium show.

Live show confirmed

2009-08-23T10:46:00.000-07:00

We´re doing a double headliner show with Clan of Xymox in Heule, Belgium on December 19th. Should be a blast. Tickets & Info.

Wanna join the Street Team?

2009-08-21T03:54:00.001-07:00

Signup as a street teamer, and be part of the cool crowd. Partake in Street Team missions and get a shot at winning some cool swag. Sign up today and join the haters.

New Interview

2009-08-13T00:06:00.000-07:00

In case you´re interested, here´s an interview we did a while back. Slightly out of date but hopefully of interest nevertheless.

Street Team Mission: Push Video Sessions, pt.2

2009-08-11T14:07:00.000-07:00

Right, so the second part on our Behind the Scenes is out now, and we need you guys to help spread the awareness. As always, use whatever means you like to share this with the rest of the world. Put it on your websites, blogs, etc. The URL and Embed codes are right there next to the video itself.You can also grab the banner here and put it on your websites, etc.

Don´t forget to scroll down on the banner page to check out additional banners you can grab to help promote the band. Mortiis.com, Myspace, Twitter, YouTube - we got´em all :-)

If you join our street team over at ReverbNation, you´ll be eligible for prizes too, so stop wasting time and sign up now.

You can check out the first part of the making of video here

LA Video Sessions Part 2

2009-08-10T12:50:00.001-07:00

Well, here´s the second part of our video sessions. Hope you like.
Now throw money on us!!

You can also catch Part 1, and other Mortiis videos here.

Back On

2009-08-06T04:36:00.000-07:00

Well it looks like we´re back on, seems like they thought we were being naughty boys for a while, so we had to prove we´re not. Anyway, all should be back to normal now.

NEW STREET TEAM MISSION

2009-07-27T06:41:00.000-07:00

Street Team Mission: Spread the new YouTube banner.

OK Kids, here´s a nice little mission to push the Mortiis YouTube Channel
and especially the Behind the Scenes videos. For now, there´s only part 1 uploaded. But in the next few days, we´ll post part 2, followed by part 3.

To make it real easy, here´s a few tips to get you started:

-Grab the Behind the Scenes Banner, and post it on your websites and blogs. It´s the banner at the very top. If you´d rather grab some of the other banners instead, that´s OK too.
-Share the video(s) with your friends. Right under the videos there are several options for sharing (You can post the videos to Myspace, Facebook, Twitter, your blog etc). You can also email it to your contacts list right on YouTube.

If you have any questions, feel free to email us at info@mortiis.com

Rewards: Email us some info on what you´ve done to push the videos, and we´ll put you in the poll for some cool swag. Email us at info@mortiis.com

Videos. News. Photos. All in one.

2009-07-24T05:54:00.000-07:00

Here´s an example of some new widgets we´ve made over at ReverbNation.

You can grab this video/etc player and post it on your websites and blogs, and stay updated while you support the band. Scroll down for the "Ilike Video Player".

Don´t forget to check out our Banners as well.

New Banner & Porno update.

2009-07-24T02:39:00.000-07:00

Here´s the banner for part 1 of the behind the scenes video. Feel free to spread this around. Put in your blogs, social networks, etc. The Mortiis Corp thanks you for your efforts. A donation to a struggling porn site has been made in your name.

Grab the banner & start spreading.

Slimmer Rambler & More.

2009-07-20T23:29:00.001-07:00

For those of you that want a slimmer looking Mortiis Rambler widget, we´ve made one. This will fit nicely into your blogs and profiles and take up less space than the original Rambler widget. Grab it here.

And here´s a small reminder to check out our Behind the Scenes part 1 on YouTube. Check out the making of our 2 new videos in support of the upcoming album.

And lastly, check out our Mortiisbay for some out of print designs we put back up recently, as well as a ton of other cool Mortiis gear. We´ve lowered the shipping prices on the shirts as well. And will do the same on everything else asap.

Mortiisbay news: T-shirts added + lower shipping.

2009-07-19T05:01:00.000-07:00

We´ve just updated our t-shirts section on Mortiisbay with a couple of designs we hadn´t had there for a while, plus we´ve also lowered the shipping costs on shirts, and will be lowering on everything else in the next day or two as well. Norway is absolutely merciless when it comes to shipping charges, but we´ll be doing our best to keep shipping charges down even if it means losing out a bit on the shipping side.

Mortiis remixes Hellfire Society - Preview Now!

2009-07-18T03:38:00.000-07:00

We just remixed Hellfire Society´s "Clothes, Boots and Tortured Souls". Click the link for a preview.

Here´s a quote from the official Hellfire Society newsletter:

"The song will be available for download starting August 7th on Hellfest / Universal Records, which means you can find it in all the usual mainstream online stores like iTunes, Amazonmp3, Napster, etc etc."

Backstage Gayness

2009-07-14T02:13:00.001-07:00

We got these photos a while ago, but didn´t get around to posting them untill now. So pull out that Cher record we know you have, and enjoy some backstage gayness.

The photos were shot by Jana Blomqvist

Original Emperor Bass Guitar up for sale. Again.

2009-07-13T15:13:00.000-07:00

And for those who might care, we´ve still got that original Emperor bass guitar I used back in ´92. We ended up not selling it the first time around, to be brutally frank, it didn´t reach a very great price, and we pulled it out, and now we put it back out for sale.
If anyone has any questions about the guitar, you can email us at info@mortiis.com and we´ll get back to you asap.

Video Shoot: Behind the Scenes Pt.1

2009-07-13T09:10:00.001-07:00

We just uploaded part 1 of our "behind the scenes" of our video shoots to YouTube. Click here to check it out now. We´ll be posting a few more, aprox once a week so make sure you check back in to check out the other exciting stuff as well.
Oh, and as if we´re not always saying this but, we´ve been busy the last couple of months finnishing off even MORE new music. Is there going to be a lot of new music coming from us ? Oh, yes...

And for those who might care, we´ve still got that original Emperor bass guitar I used back in ´92. We ended up not selling it the first time around, to be brutally frank, it didn´t reach a very great price, and we pulled it out. Click here to check it out.

If anyone has any questions about the guitar, you can email us at info@mortiis.com and we´ll get back to you asap.

Stills from the new Videos

2009-04-20T05:01:00.000-07:00

We thought it would be a cool idea to share some stills from our 2 new videos with you guys while we all wait for these little nuggets to get on TV. Click here to check´em out.

Even More Photos

2009-04-18T11:56:00.000-07:00

Jari Kaariainen sent us these awesome photos from the TrashFest last month:

New Street Team Mission

2009-04-15T01:46:00.000-07:00

Hey kids. Here´s a great way to support your favourite band (OK, OK, at least we hope you like us): Join in on the new Street Team Mission.

TunePak

2009-04-13T10:40:00.000-07:00

More Coolness, if you feel like checking out some Mortiis, but don´t wanna load up big websites, the TunePak is for you.

Playlist on Blip.fm

2009-04-12T07:58:00.000-07:00

I´ve just posted a playlist of my dusty old faves. I´ll be adding and keeping it "up to date" ongoingly.

Mama Trash interviews Mortiis

2009-04-10T22:16:00.000-07:00

Here´s a bit of a wacky interview we did with Mama Trash while we were doing the TrashFest. We clearly have no pride whatsoever :-)

The Seven Deadly Sins

2009-04-10T09:35:00.000-07:00

Here´s an interview we did with Stalker Magazine about the Seven Deadly Sins. The transcription is a little lacking in places, but we thought it came out kinda cool.

Grab or be Grabbed

2009-04-10T03:49:00.000-07:00

Here´s a great way to support Mortiis and make yourself look cooler at the same time: Get this Grab Box and spread it around, it´s a great way to quickly grab Widgets and Banners.