Mortiis is a project from Notodden, Norway fronted by Havard Ellefsen. The name is a misspelling of the Latin word "mortis" (the genitive singular form of the word "mors", meaning "death").
As the night cascaded down upon the city of Auckland it brought with it a chill bite to the air and the smell of rain. Along Karangahape Road, figures in black began to move on mass towards the familiar sanctity of Whammy! Bar, anticipation riding high in the air for what was to come.
Mortiis, aka: Havard Ellefsen, is one of the few to survive the crazy days of the '90s Norwegian black metal scene and carve out a totally distinct career for themselves. After his brief stint as Emperor’s bassist, he began a journey through many musical genres from the Dark Dungeon Music of his first few sol
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