Photo credits Morten pic: Angst Im Wald

Just recently, Morten Veland (SIRENIA, MORTEMIA and founder of TRISTANIA) released the 10th Mortemia song ‘What Else is There?’ from ‘The Pandemic Pandemonium Sessions’. The track features Zora Cock (Blackbriar) on guest vocals and it is available on all digital platforms. ‘What Else is There?’ is a cover version of the Norwegian band Röyksopp’s original version released back in 2005’.

Today MORTEMIA release a new official video for ‘What else is there?’, watch it below.

Morten Veland:

“I am proud and honoured to introduce Zora Cock from Blackbriar as my special guest for ‘The Pandemic Pandemonium Sessions’. The 10th song is entitled ‘What Else is There?’, and will be available on all digital platforms on the 17th of June 2022. This song is a cover version of the Norwegian band Röyksopp originally released back in 2005. Sirenia and Blackbriar performed at the same festival in The Netherlands some years ago, and that’s when I first discovered the band and Zora’s unique voice. Zora has a really haunting and distinct voice that really stands out, a signature voice so to say. As soon as she starts singing you can immediately tell it’s her. After the show in The Netherlands I was an instant fan of Blackbriar and Zora. I feel truly privileged and thankful to have Zora on board this project, and I am really looking forward to sharing this song with you all. I find this song very unique and special and it will definitely add to the great variety on The Pandemic Pandemonium Sessions.”

Zora Cock:

“A little while ago I went to a Sirenia show and met up with Morten afterwards. The show was amazing and so was the meet-up with Morten! He played me the song he had in mind for me and it really made an impression on me. I was so enthusiastic about it that I started recording my vocals the next day. This song shows a different side of me, yet I still feel like it fits me very well. I love music that can put you in some sort of trance, and I think this one will do that to you. Working with Morten feels like a wish come true, and I hope you’ll love this collaboration as much as I do!”

After 11 years of silence Norwegian multi-instrumentalist, producer and artist Morten Veland is once more active with his solo project Mortemia, this time with a brand new concept. ‘The Pandemic Pandemonium Sessions’ is a series of singles  released on a monthly basis, each song featuring a well known and highly profiled guest singer from the metal scene, so far the following singers has contributed: 

• Madeleine Liljestam (Eleine)
• Marcela Bovio (Stream of Passion, Ayreon, MaYaN, Dark Horse White Horse)
• Alessia Scolletti (Temperance, ERA)
• Liv Kristine (Liv Kristine, ex-Theatre of Tragedy, ex-Leaves Eyes)
• Melissa Bonny (Ad Infinitum, The Dark Side of the Moon)
• Brittney Slayes (Unleash the Archers)
• Maja Shining (Forever Still)
• Erica Ohlsson (Metalite)
• Heidi Parviainen (Dark Sarah, ex Amberian Dawn)
• Zora Cock (Blackbriar)

More information at https://www.facebook.com/mortemianorway

Morten Veland (SIRENIA, MORTEMIA and founder of TRISTANIA) has released the 10th  MORTEMIA  song from ‘The Pandemic Pandemonium Sessions’ today. The track features Zora Cock (Blackbriar) on guest vocals and it is available on all digital platforms as of today the 17th of June 2022. The track is entitled ‘What Else is There?, and it is a cover version of the Norwegian band Röyksopp’s original version released back in 2005’.

Morten Veland:

“I am proud and honoured to introduce Zora Cock from Blackbriar as my special guest for ‘The Pandemic Pandemonium Sessions’. The 10th song is entitled ‘What Else is There?’, and will be available on all digital platforms on the 17th of June 2022. This song is a cover version of the Norwegian band Röyksopp originally released back in 2005. Sirenia and Blackbriar performed at the same festival in The Netherlands some years ago, and that’s when I first discovered the band and Zora’s unique voice. Zora has a really haunting and distinct voice that really stands out, a signature voice so to say. As soon as she starts singing you can immediately tell it’s her. After the show in The Netherlands I was an instant fan of Blackbriar and Zora. I feel truly privileged and thankful to have Zora on board this project, and I am really looking forward to sharing this song with you all. I find this song very unique and special and it will definitely add to the great variety on The Pandemic Pandemonium Sessions.”

Zora Cock:

“A little while ago I went to a Sirenia show and met up with Morten afterwards. The show was amazing and so was the meet-up with Morten! He played me the song he had in mind for me and it really made an impression on me. I was so enthusiastic about it that I started recording my vocals the next day. This song shows a different side of me, yet I still feel like it fits me very well. I love music that can put you in some sort of trance, and I think this one will do that to you. Working with Morten feels like a wish come true, and I hope you’ll love this collaboration as much as I do!”

Stream/buy the song at this location.

‘What Else Is There?’ feat. Zora Cock on Spotify:

After 11 years of silence Norwegian multi-instrumentalist, producer and artist Morten Veland is once more active with his solo project Mortemia, this time with a brand new concept. ‘The Pandemic Pandemonium Sessions’ is a series of singles  released on a monthly basis, each song featuring a well known and highly profiled guest singer from the metal scene, so far the following singers has contributed: 

• Madeleine Liljestam (Eleine)
• Marcela Bovio (Stream of Passion, Ayreon, MaYaN, Dark Horse White Horse)
• Alessia Scolletti (Temperance, ERA)
• Liv Kristine (Liv Kristine, ex-Theatre of Tragedy, ex-Leaves Eyes)
• Melissa Bonny (Ad Infinitum, The Dark Side of the Moon)
• Brittney Slayes (Unleash the Archers)
• Maja Shining (Forever Still)
• Erica Ohlsson (Metalite)
• Heidi Parviainen (Dark Sarah, ex Amberian Dawn)
• Zora Cock (Blackbriar)

Photo credits Morten: Angst Im Wald – Photo credits Heidi: Marko Simonen

Morten Veland (SIRENIA, MORTEMIA and founder of TRISTANIA) released the 9th Mortemia song from ‘The Pandemic Pandemonium Sessions’ today. The track features Heidi Parviainen (Dark Sarah) on guest vocals and it is available on all digital platforms as of today the 6th of May 2022. The track is entitled ‘Veiled in Despair’.

Morten Veland:

“I am proud and honoured to introduce Heidi Parviainen from Dark Sarah as my special guest for ‘The Pandemic Pandemonium Sessions’. The ninth song is entitled ‘Veiled in Despair’, and is now available on all digital platforms.

I have followed Heidi’s work for a very long time, and I find her voice and vocal capabilities absolutely stunning. Every time Heidi starts singing I get instant goosebumps. The way that she pours emotions into everything she performs and her technical level is absolutely flawless. I feel truly privileged and thankful to have Heidi on board this project, and I am really looking forward to sharing this song with you all. This song is very doomy and melancholic and it has a very soundtrack-like vibe to it.”

Heidi Parviainen:

“I felt honored when Morten asked me to sing on his new song, love his work and this song is very cinematic and atmospheric! I did the recording in the middle of Dark Sarah´s new album ´Attack Of Orym´ recordings and it was a very refreshing change! The song itself is very intimate, etheric, melancholic and I could say very Nordic too! You can almost hear the evergreen forests, misty meadows, fjelds and fjords when you close your eyes.”

Stream ‘Veiled in Despair’ feat. Heidi Parviainen HERE.

After 11 years of silence Norwegian multi-instrumentalist, producer and artist Morten Veland is once more active with his solo project Mortemia, this time with a brand new concept. ‘The Pandemic Pandemonium Sessions’ is a series of singles  released on a monthly basis, each song featuring a well known and highly profiled guest singer from the metal scene, so far the following singers has contributed: 

Madeleine Liljestam (Eleine)
Marcela Bovio (Stream of Passion, Ayreon, MaYaN, Dark Horse White Horse)
Alessia Scolletti (Temperance, ERA)
Liv Kristine (Liv Kristine, ex-Theatre of Tragedy, ex-Leaves Eyes)
Melissa Bonny (Ad Infinitum, The Dark Side of the Moon)
Brittney Slayes (Unleash the Archers)
Maja Shining (Forever Still)
Erica Ohlsson (Metalite)
Heidi Parviainen (Dark Sarah, ex Amberian Dawn)

More information at https://www.facebook.com/mortemianorway

Photo credits Morten pic: Angst Im Wald
Photo credits Erica pic: Mats Vassfjord

Morten Veland (SIRENIA, MORTEMIA and founder of TRISTANIA) has released a video for the brand new song ‘Lost Horizon’ feat. Erica Ohlsson from the band Metalite. Watch the video below.

Morten Veland:

“I am proud and honoured to introduce Erica Ohlsson from Metalite as my special guest for ‘The Pandemic Pandemonium Sessions’. The eight song is entitled ‘Lost Horizon’, and is now available on all digital platforms.

When I first started working on this project I was spending quite a lot of time looking for bands in the genre that was new to me. I was curious what was going on in the scene, and I finally had the time to update myself. One of the bands that I discovered early on was Metalite, I really liked their modern and catchy style of metal, and I was instantly blown away by Erica’s amazing voice. I feel truly privileged and thankful to have Erica on board this project, and I am really looking forward to sharing this song with you all. This song is more of an uptempo song, I find it very powerful, atmospheric and catchy.”

Erica Ohlsson:

”I got the question to record the clean vocals for Morten Velands (Sirenia) studio project Mortemia. The song sounded very modern, melodic with a lot of energy, I liked it a lot so of course I wanted to join. With help from my Metalite colleague Edwin we recorded it and we are really happy about the result! It sounds awesome! Hope you like it as much as I do.”  

Stream ‘Lost Horizon’ feat. Erica Ohlsson on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2Cw4GDEAGylk0O5QdGesQe

After 11 years of silence Norwegian multi-instrumentalist, producer and artist Morten Veland is once more active with his solo project Mortemia, this time with a brand new concept. ‘The Pandemic Pandemonium Sessions’ is a series of singles  released on a monthly basis, each song featuring a well known and highly profiled guest singer from the metal scene, so far the following singers has contributed: 

Madeleine Liljestam (Eleine)
Marcela Bovio (Stream of Passion, Ayreon, MaYaN, Dark Horse White Horse)
Alessia Scolletti (Temperance, ERA)
Liv Kristine (Liv Kristine, ex-Theatre of Tragedy, ex-Leaves Eyes)
Melissa Bonny (Ad Infinitum, The Dark Side of the Moon)
Brittney Slayes (Unleash the Archers)
Maja Shining (Forever Still)
Erica Ohlsson (Metalite)

Morten Veland (SIRENIA, MORTEMIA and founder of TRISTANIA) has released the 8th  MORTEMIA  song from ‘The Pandemic Pandemonium Sessions’. The track features Erica Ohlsson (Metalite) on guest vocals, and was released yesterday, 4th of March 2022, via all digital platforms. The track is entitled ‘Lost Horizon’.

Morten Veland:

“I am proud and honoured to introduce Erica Ohlsson from Metalite as my special guest for ‘The Pandemic Pandemonium Sessions’. The eight song is entitled ‘Lost Horizon’, and is now available on all digital platforms.

When I first started working on this project I was spending quite a lot of time looking for bands in the genre that was new to me. I was curious what was going on in the scene, and I finally had the time to update myself. One of the bands that I discovered early on was Metalite, I really liked their modern and catchy style of metal, and I was instantly blown away by Erica’s amazing voice. I feel truly privileged and thankful to have Erica on board this project, and I am really looking forward to sharing this song with you all. This song is more of an uptempo song, I find it very powerful, atmospheric and catchy.”

Erica Ohlsson:

”I got the question to record the clean vocals for Morten Velands (Sirenia) studio project Mortemia. The song sounded very modern, melodic with a lot of energy, I liked it a lot so of course I wanted to join. With help from my Metalite colleague Edwin we recorded it and we are really happy about the result! It sounds awesome! Hope you like it as much as I do.” 

Photo credits Morten pic: Angst Im Wald
Photo credits Erica pic: Mats Vassfjord

After 11 years of silence Norwegian multi-instrumentalist, producer and artist Morten Veland is once more active with his solo project Mortemia, this time with a brand new concept. ‘The Pandemic Pandemonium Sessions’ is a series of singles  released on a monthly basis, each song featuring a well known and highly profiled guest singer from the metal scene, so far the following singers has contributed: 

Madeleine Liljestam (Eleine)
Marcela Bovio (Stream of Passion, Ayreon, MaYaN, Dark Horse White Horse)
Alessia Scolletti (Temperance, ERA)
Liv Kristine (Liv Kristine, ex-Theatre of Tragedy, ex-Leaves Eyes)
Melissa Bonny (Ad Infinitum, The Dark Side of the Moon)
Brittney Slayes (Unleash the Archers)
Maja Shining (Forever Still)
Erica Ohlsson (Metalite)

More information at https://www.facebook.com/mortemianorway

Morten Veland (SIRENIA, MORTEMIA and founder of TRISTANIA) released the 7th Mortemia song from ‘The Pandemic Pandemonium Sessions’ on the 29th of January. The track is entitled ‘Here Comes Winter’ and features Maja Shining (Forever Still) on guest vocals. Today the lyric/performance video of the same song is out, watch it below.

Morten Veland:

“I am proud and honoured to introduce my friend Maja Shining as my special guest for ‘The Pandemic Pandemonium Sessions’. The seventh song is entitled ‘Here Comes Winter’, and will be available on all digital platforms from the 29th of January 2022. Me and Maja toured together back in 2019, when both Sirenia and Forever Still were on the billing of the ‘Female Metal Voices Tour’. We became great friends right away, and it was a pleasure to hear Maja and the band perform every time. I feel truly privileged and thankful to have Maja onboard this project, and I am really looking forward to sharing this song with you all. This song is quite slow and atmospheric, but still packs some heaviness, even a bit doomy at times. And the amount of emotions that Maja has poured into her performance on this song I find no less than breathtaking.”

Maja Shining:

“I met Morten, back when we were touring with Forever Still and Sirenia on the last tour before covid paralyzed the world and put an end to touring for longer than anyone could have possibly imagined. We bonded fast on the month-long Female Metal Voices Tour (maybe it was the Nordic kinship 😉 ), so I was very excited, when Morten asked me to collaborate on a song for Mortemia and said yes before even hearing it. The time of release couldn’t be more ideal, as the song perfectly embodies the spirit of cold, dark Scandinavian winter and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did working on it!“

Photo credits Morten pic: Angst Im Wald
Photo credits Maja pic: Tim Tronckoe, Mikkel Haastrup

After 11 years of silence Norwegian multi-instrumentalist, producer and artist Morten Veland is once more active with his solo project Mortemia, this time with a brand new concept. ‘The Pandemic Pandemonium Sessions’ is a series of singles  released on a monthly basis, each song featuring a well known and highly profiled guest singer from the metal scene, so far the following singers has contributed:

Madeleine Liljestam (Eleine)
Marcela Bovio (Stream of Passion, Ayreon, MaYaN, Dark Horse White Horse)
Alessia Scolletti (Temperance, ERA)
Liv Kristine (Liv Kristine, ex-Theatre of Tragedy, ex-Leaves Eyes)
Melissa Bonny (Ad Infinitum, The Dark Side of the Moon)
Brittney Slayes (Unleash the Archers)
Maja Shining (Forever Still)

More information at https://www.facebook.com/mortemianorway