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Mortiis is an electronic band from Notodden, Norway fronted by Håvard Ellefsen, who is also known as the namesake of the band. The name is a misspelling of the word "mortis", which is the pronunciation used by the band. Mortiis started as the solo project of Ellefsen as a means to convey a story.
- Håvard Ellefsen (Mortiis)
- Notodden, Norway
- 1993–present
Jan 26, 2024 · Mortiis. Real/full name: Håvard Ellefsen. Age: 48 (born Jul 25th, 1975) Place of birth: Norway (Notodden, Vestfold og Telemark) Gender: Male.
Nov 22, 2022 · When Håvard Ellefsen surveys the world he helped create, he finds himself at a loss. The irascible Norwegian artist, who records as Mortiis , can't explain why the grandiose, metal-adjacent subgenre he helped forge in the '90s, now known as "dungeon synth," "crawled out of the grave" after more than a decade of relative inertia.
Aug 1, 2018 · HÅVARD ELLEFSEN of MORTIIS: Embracing History. An interview by Sarah Kidd. Born in Skien, Telemark in Norway, Håvard Ellefsen began his musical career forged in the fires of black metal as the bass player for Emperor; while his career with them was short lived – just over a year – it ignited a fire inside him that would soon see him ...
Oct 16, 2017 · Mortiis (Håvard Ellefsen) was nice enough to take time out to answer some questions, many of which I’ve wondered about for two decades. But to start, I was curious why he was revisiting his early works now, when he has such momentum with his current creations?
Dec 9, 2019 · The artist formerly known as Håvard Ellefsen is all of these things. But you know him as Mortiis, the troll-masked keyboard overlord and former bassist for teenage black metal felons Emperor.
