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Gothic Metal |
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Page online:
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December 15, 2010
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Last update/review:
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March 4, 2023
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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.
Discography
Misere Mortem
2010
Napalm
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- The One I Once Was
- The Pain Infernal and the Fall Eternal
- The Eye of the Storm
- The Malice of Life's Cruel Ways
- The Wheel of Fire
- The Chains That Weild My Mind
- The New Desire
- The Vile Bringer of Self-Destructive Thoughts
- The Candle at the Tunnel's End
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The Pandemic Pandemonium Sessions
2022
Veland
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- The Enigmatic Sequel
- Death Turns a Blind Eye
- The Hour of Wrath
- Decadence Deepens Within
- Devastation Bound
- My Demons and I
- Here Comes Winter
- Lost Horizon
- Veiled in Despair
- What Else Is There? (Röyksopp cover)
- Forever and Beyond
- Adrenalize
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