Mortiis, the godfather of dungeon synth, is preparing to embark on a tour performing his Era I music (for an in-depth Era I primer, see Neill Jameson’s interview with Mortiis) and with that comes new music, his first in the Era I style since the ’90s. Fortunately, he hasn’t lost a bit of his unique sound or style in that time, as evidenced with the video for “Visions of an Ancient Future,” which hails from his forthcoming Spirit of Rebellion album.
“Visions of an Ancient Future” ( a re-recording of a song from 1994’s Ånden som Gjorde Opprør) is the perfect soundtrack to its accompanying visual, which plays out more like a short film than a typical music video. Mortiis is portrayed as a dark and evil being who revels in his power at the end of the bloody video.
“I had to fend off a lot of demons to get to this point,” Mortiis explains bluntly. “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 a little over a year 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. New video and (almost) new music, and my first Era 1 US tour since 1999.”
North American Tour Dates:
Mar. 28 2019 Metro Gallery Baltimore MD: Event Page, Tickets
Mar. 29 2019 Brooklyn Bazaar, New York NY: Event Page, Tickets
Mar. 30 2019 The Raven, Worcester, MA (Northeast Dungeon Siege): Event Page, Tickets
Mar. 31 2019 Petit Campus, Montreal QC: Event Page, Tickets
Apr. 01 2019 Velvet Underground, Toronto ON: Tickets
Apr. 02 2019 The Forge, Joilet, IL: Tickets
Apr. 04 2019 El Corazon, Seattle, WA: Event Page, Tickets
Apr. 05 2019 Hawthorne Theatre, Portland, OR: Tickets
Apr. 06 2019 Oakland Metro, Oakland CA: Event Page, Tickets
Apr. 07 2019 Lodge Room, Los Angeles CA: Event Page, Tickets
In addition to new music and his upcoming tour, Mortiis is offering various projects from throughout his career as free downloads. Check them out here.
