The upcoming Northern Ritual MMXXI Tour featuring black metal pioneers MAYHEM and undisputed inventor of dungeon synth MORTIIS, as support act, has been postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic. The new dates will be announced soon.
“While it surely will come as no surprise to anyone, we are yet again forced to postpone the European tour. We would have hoped to release new dates at this time as well, but we are still working on it and will announce them as soon as we possibly can. Hails to our fans for your support through these weird times. We hope to see you all soon again!”, comments MORTIIS.
MORTIIS unleashed his last full-length album “Spirit Of Rebellion” – a re-interpreted expansion and continuation of the 1994 Era I classic “Ånden som Gjorde Opprør” – at the beginning of 2020 via Omnipresence Productions / Dead Seed Productions.
Deep voices echoing from the distant past… A ritualistic soundscape for journeys to deserts and dungeons.
The Shadow Of The Tower
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MORTIIS stated:
The Shadow Of The Tower is a recording from 1997. Originally used as background atmospheres for the rare & fairly far in-between live shows I was doing back then.
I discovered this recording on a tape in the attic, some 23+ years later. I thought it would be an interesting piece of sonic history to get out there.
Around 1997, I was getting increasingly interested in industrial/ritualistic and experimental music (I also recorded VOND´s 3rd and last album “Green Eyed Demon” around this time, which has a lot of similar vibes, and dark, repeating, loop-based experimentation all over it), and this recording clearly reflects that.
This is drony, ritualistic and repetetive by nature (and, because of its original purpose, which was to fill silent space and time with atmospherical sound).
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The undisputed inventor of dungeon synth, MORTIIS, unleashed his last full length album “Spirit Of Rebellion” – a re-interpreted expansion and continuation of the 1994 Era I classic “Ånden som Gjorde Opprør” – at the beginning of the year via Omnipresence Productions / Dead Seed Productions.
In September and October 2020, MORTIIS should have hit the road again with none other than black metal giants MAYHEM but due to the current world situation with Covid-19, the European tour had to be postponed to 2021.
Mortiis comments: “So this should be no surprise, my fall tour of Europe with Mayhem, has been postponed for March-April 2021, obviously thanks to Covid-19 and all the lockdowns and restrictions it has brought with it. In the meantime, stay safe and follow the rules of your health department and hopefully we can all get back on tour and meet next year!”
The extensive tour will include more than 15 different countries across Europe.
See MORTIIS live on one of the following dates:
NORTHERN RITUAL MMXXI MAYHEM, MORTIIS + special guests 06.03.2021. SW – Norrköping, Arbis 08.03.2021 DE – Mannheim, MS connextion complex 09.03.2021 AT – Salzburg, Rockhouse 10.03.2021 SK – Kosice, Collosseum 11.03.2021 HU – Budapest, Barba Negra Budapest 12.03.2021 RO – Brasov, Kruhnen 13.03.2021 MK – Skopje, MKC 15.03.2021 GR – Thessaloniki, Principal Club Theater 16.03.2021 GR – Athens, Fuzz Live Music Club 18.03.2021 IT – Bari, Demode club 19.03.2021 IT – Rome, Orion Club 20.03.2021 IT – Parma, Campus Industry 22.03.2021 FR – Paris, La Machine du Moulin Rouge 23.03.2021 UK – Manchester, Academy 2 24.03.2021 IR – Belfast, Limelight 25.03.2021 IR – Dublin, Academy 26.03.2021 UK – Glasgow, Slay 27.03.2021 UK – Bristol, The Fleece 28.03.2021 UK – London, Islington Academy 30.03.2021 BE – Hasselt, Muziekodroom 31.03.2021 DE – Oberhausen, Turbinehalle 01.04.2021 NL – Tilburg, O13 02.04.2021 DE – Hamburg, Bahnhof St Pauli 03.04.2021 DK – Aarhus, Voxhall
After the immense success of their 2019 release “Deamon” and the tour that followed, Black Metal pioneers MAYHEM will demolish Europe starting in September. They will be joined by Norwegian cult project MORTIIS.
MAYHEM comments: “We are proud to announce leg 2 of the very successful Daemon European tour! For this leg we bring Norwegian cult act Mortiis, who should be no stranger to you all.”
MORTIIS added: “The time has come for The Old One to join forces with The Ancient Ones – on my next Era I run I will join The True Mayhem on their Northern Ritual tour this autumn! I hope you are ready?!”
Find the excat dates below:
09/19 Bergen USF Verftet Norway*
09/21 Trondheim Verkstedhallen Norway*
09/22 Drammen Union Scene Norway*
09/23 Stavanger Folken Norway*
09/24 Horten Artilleriverkstedet Norway*
09/25 Oslo Rockefeller Norway*
09/26 Hamar Gregers Norway*
09/29 Mannheim MS Connexion Complex Germany
09/30 Salzburg Rockhouse Austria
10/01 Budapest Barba Negra Hungary
10/02 Kosice Collosseum Slovakia
10/04 Skopje MKC North Macedonia
10/06 Thessaloniki Principal Club Theater Greece
10/07 Athens Fuzz Live Music Club Greece
10/09 Bari Demode Club Italy
10/10 Rome Orion Club Italy
10/11 Parma Campus Industry Italy
10/12 Audincourt Moloco France
10/13 Paris La Machine Du Moulin Rouge France France
10/14 Manchester Academy 2 England
10/15 Dublin Academy Ireland
10/16 Belfast Limelight Ireland
10/17 Glasgow Garage Scotland
10/18 London Islington Academy England
10/19 Bristol The Fleece England
10/21 Hasselt Muziekodroom Belgium
10/22 Oberhausen Turbinenhalle Germany
10/23 Tilburg O13 Netherlands
10/25 Aarhus Voxhall Denmark
MAYHEM released their sixth full – length studio album “Deamon” in October 2019. The album entered the European charts on high ranks (Finland #4, Germany #18) and received great praise from the music press. “Deamon” can be ordered here: https://mayhemband.lnk.to/DaemonID
MORTIIS will be making an online apparance at the Northeast Dungeon Siege on April 4th this year. Due to Corona, this year´s edition will be online, with streaming performances by loads of artists and projects. Mortiis will be streaming a work in progress (working title “The Shadow of The Tower”) as an exclusive, as well as a Q&A in the comments field. Make sure you check it out. Get more information here.
The undisputed inventor of dungeon synth, MORTIIS, has revealed the cover artwork for his forthcoming album “Spirit Of Rebellion”. The album artwork was created by French visual artist & fantasy illustrator David Thiérrée who is also known for his work with Behemoth, Primordial, Wolves In The Throne Room.
“Spirit Of Rebellion” – a re-interpreted 2 track long expansion and continuation of the 1994 Era I classic “Ånden som Gjorde Opprør” – is penned for release on 24th January 2020 via Omnipresence Production / Dead Seed Productions.
The godfather of dungeon synth comments:
“I had to fend off a lot of demons to get to this point. They’ll be back, they always come back, but at least my vision is no longer clouded…When I was working on re-interpreting my old music for the Cold Meat Industry festival in Stockholm almost two years ago, I had no idea that I´d eventually create an (almost) new record, nor that a section of it would be used for my first Dungeon Synth video since 1996. But here we are.”
Check out the recently released video clip for “Visions of an Ancient Future” which gives a first taste of things to come for the re-interpreted music of ”Spirit Of Rebellion”:
“Spirit Of Rebellion” will be released in CD, Vinyl and digital format. Pre-orders are available now.
“Spirit Of Rebellion” tracklisting:
1. A Dark Horizon
2. Visions of an Ancient Future
MORTIIS is scheduled to perform a number of Era I shows throughout Europe this autumn/winter. In early 2020 the king of dungeon synth will be returning to North America for an Era I headline run, supported by avant-garde black metal hybrid T.O.M.B. The 14-date strong US tour kicks off on 24th January @ The Whiskey Junction in Minneapolis and finishes on 08th February @ San Francisco‘s legendary DNA Lounge. Tickets to all shows are on sale now at: https://smarturl.it/MortiisTickets
MORTIIS live
European dates
26 Oct (PL) Magnetofon, Lodz
27 Oct (PL) Klub Zascianek, Krakow
02 Nov (NO) Telerock AS, Notodden
16 Nov (IS) Gaukurinn, Reykjavik
14 Dec (NO) Tribute, Sadnes
US tour 2020
24 Jan The Whiskey Junction, Minneapolis (MN)
25 Jan Reggies, Chicago (IL)
26 Jan Civic Music Hall, Toledo (OH)
27 Jan The Masquerade (Purgatory), Atlanta (GA)
28 Jan The Orpheum, Tampa (FL)
30 Jan White Oak Music Hall, Houston (TX)
31 Jan Come and Take it Live!, Austin (TX)
01 Feb Gas Monkey Bar & Grill, Dallas (TX)
02 Feb The Riot Room, Kansas City (MO)
03 Feb Oriental Theatre, Denver (CO)
05 Feb Club Red, Mesa (AZ)
06 Feb Brick by brick, San Diego (CA)
07 Feb Catch One (Underground), Los Angeles (CA)
08 Feb DNA Lounge, San Francisco (CA)
