Origin: Norway  
Genres: Gothic Metal
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Page online: December 15, 2010
Last update/review: March 4, 2023

Mortemia

Mortemia is a gothic metal side project for Morten Veland. who is well known for fronting Sirenia, and before that he was a main player in Tristania. Since Sirenia is little more than a Veland solo project and is also rooted in gothic metal, one wonders exactly what makes Mortemia unique. According to the press, Mortemia's (or, rather, Veland's) goal is to meld extreme metal and classical music, an ambitious venture to be sure. To these ears, though, the end result on 2010's Misere Mortem is more traditional gothic metal rather than some new adventurous metal/classical hybrid. Veland plays all the instruments, capably if not brilliantly, while the vocals mix his death growls with substantial choirs that actually bring his old band Tristania (circa the great Beyond The Veil of a decade ago), though unlike his previous bands there are no solo female vocals. This looked to be a one-off effort, but 2022 saw the release of a followup, The Pandemic Pandemonium Sessions, which says it all really.

Current Members

Morten Veland

all instruments/vocals (Sirenia, ex-Tristania)



Discography


Misere Mortem  
2010 Napalm
  1. The One I Once Was
  2. The Pain Infernal and the Fall Eternal
  3. The Eye of the Storm
  4. The Malice of Life's Cruel Ways
  5. The Wheel of Fire
  6. The Chains That Weild My Mind
  7. The New Desire
  8. The Vile Bringer of Self-Destructive Thoughts
  9. The Candle at the Tunnel's End
  • Morten Veland



The Pandemic Pandemonium Sessions  
2022 Veland
  1. The Enigmatic Sequel
  2. Death Turns a Blind Eye
  3. The Hour of Wrath
  4. Decadence Deepens Within
  5. Devastation Bound
  6. My Demons and I
  7. Here Comes Winter
  8. Lost Horizon
  9. Veiled in Despair
  10. What Else Is There? (Röyksopp cover)
  11. Forever and Beyond
  12. Adrenalize




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