MORTEMIA · Misere Mortem | BLACK LP
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Product information "MORTEMIA · Misere Mortem | BLACK LP"
Black vinyl in gatefold sleeve.
Background information about 'Misere Mortem'
Morten Veland has never been a man of half measures. When he stepped away from the microphone of Sirenia to build Mortemia on his own, he kept the grandeur but stripped away the safety net. "Misere Mortem" first surfaced in 2010, and hearing it again on wax for the very first time is a genuine event — the riffs still land like slabs of granite, the symphonic layers still swell like a storm rolling in off the fjord, and those choirs hovering behind Veland's growl remain one of the most chilling textures Scandinavian gothic metal ever produced.
What makes this record so rewarding is its restraint. There is no female counterpart trading lines here, no ornate duet architecture — just one man, his guitar, and a very dark room. That decision pays off on "The Eye of the Storm", where a melody burrows in and refuses to leave, and on "The Pain Infernal and the Fall Eternal", a title that promises a lot and delivers every ounce of it. The stripped-down approach actually makes the heavy moments hit harder, and the atmosphere is dense enough to lean on. It sits comfortably beside the classic Sirenia era of "At Sixes and Sevens" and "An Elixir for Existence", yet it walks its own darker path.
For fans of: Sirenia, Tristania, Trail of Tears, Theatre of Tragedy, The Sins of Thy Beloved
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Track listing
- 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 Wield My Mind
- The New Desire
- The Vile Bringer of Self Destructive Thoughts
- The Candle at the Tunnel´s End
Manufacturer: Hammerheart Records BV, P.O. Box 277, 6300 AG Valkenburg, Netherlands, Contact: www.hammerheart.com
| Artist: | Mortemia |
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| Color: | Black |
| Label/Manufacturer: | Hammerheart Records |
| Product type: | Vinyl Record |
| Vinyl specification: | Gatefold Sleeve |
| Genre: | Gothic Metal |
| Format: | 12" LP |
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