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Shit I did and my best findings from the past year (In no specific order. And I may have forgotten an album or 2…:/. See you in 2020:)

» 2019 – THE SHORT VERSION (IN PICTURES]

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A weekend in Reykjavik with Håvard E.  for a MORTIIS photo shoot on friday and the Reykjavik Goth Night at Gaukurinn on Saturday.

 

We got some obstacles and restrictions (lights, weather, temperature etc etc xD), but we had the most awesome help from Tómas (Misþyrming) and Anna (NYIÞ),  who drove us around and assisted when needed:) (They are also featured in my Icelandic saga The Troll:))). We worked with what we got and I think we did alright. What a fantastic country, though!!!

 

The night before the shoot was stormy with downpour ( couldn´t go outside on the terrace for a smoke because I was afraid that the winds would rip the door right off xD ) and that continued in the morning when our friends came to pick us up. So we made the decision to start with the cave pictures. Great with shelter when it was raining. Just that the cave floor was covered in some mud that was behaving in different ways. Either it was very slippery or just got you glued to the ground. Also it was constantly dripping ice cold water from above. Very interesting.
Luckily the raining slowed down a bit in awhile so we stayed at the cave but got some nice pics right outside.  I´m not at all sure where we were at but it looked a bit like Mariuhellar when sorting out the pictures. Not too far from Reykjavik.

 

Next stop was (need to check the name of the location) a bit further out from town. Stunning views along the way , took some pics on a beach with mountains all around it and ended up somewhere with hot mud pools and steaming activity.
We drove around all over the place, stopped here and there for some (quick) pictures. Like at the lava fields. Absolutely amazing!! Always quick because Håvard/Mortiis outfit wasn´t really made for the brutal cold and harsh conditions that Iceland offers  in   November.  Whatever ideas and experiments we had in mind,  we had to skip. A couple of minutes of straight up shooting and then Håvard had to get some time to warm up in the car. Blue was not his best skin tone so we needed to keep him at least slightly normal coloured. It was really, really cold even when you were properly dressed:/

 

 

 

 

https://www.facebook.com/officialmortiis/
https://www.facebook.com/ReykjavikGothNight/
https://www.facebook.com/gaukurinn2014/
»  MORTIIS LIVE  @ extreMMetal.se

Interviews etc

https://soundsandshadows.com/2020/01/30/a-return-to-the-dungeon-feature-article-and-interview-with-mortiis/
https://regenmag.com/interviews/interview-mortiis-dark-horizons-and-ancient-futures/
http://www.altvenger.com/interview-with-mortiis-sometimes-people-wear-masks-because-they-have-nothing-to-hide/

 

Some press:

 

The Lavafields. Another quick stop

“Spirit Of Rebellion”, Gatefold LP on Picture Disc Vinyl, strictly limited edition of 100 copies. Released March 2021.

“Spirit Of Rebellion”, Gatefold LP on Picture Disc Vinyl, strictly limited edition of 100 copies. March 2021.

Tourist stuff in Reykjavik

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En kväll + heldag mitt i naturen utanför Enköping. Vi fick ihop både studiopics och en hel massa ute i skogarna. Egentligen fanns det bara behov av diverse promos eftersom layouten för plattan var redan klar, men baksidan av omslaget blev bytt innan tryck till grafik gjord på ett av bilderna.  Studiopicsen tog vi på kvällen och tidigt som fan på morgonen drog vi till skogs för omgång 1.  Snabb lunch och ut igen för en runda till innan det blev mörkt.  Effektivt och produktivt bland svamp och mossa med viss assistans av J & S:))

 

Promos for Jonathans album “Chants From Another Place”. Shot in the countryside and forests outside Enköping.  Starting out with some studio pics.  One of the forest pictures was turned into graphic art (by Jonathan)  for the back cover of the album.

[Promo / album (Originalphoto for back cover artwork) Sept. 2019. Enköping “Chants From Another Place” release in March 2020]
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“Chants From Another Place”

Label: Kscope – KSCOPE1052   Format: Vinyl, LP, Album     Released: Mar 13, 2020

[Promo / album (Originalphoto for back cover artwork) Sept. 2019. Enköping “Chants From Another Place” release in March 2020]
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Hade precis kommit hem från Finlandsrepan med Valkyrja när jag fick förfrågan om att plåta (med kort varsel) bilder för  liveplattan “Alive & Dead at Södra Teatern“.  Var  inte på själva spelningen när den begav sig  och det var synd att missa för Södra teatern är en speciell venue och funkade nog fint för Tribulation.

 

Nu var den under ombyggnad så det var rätt mycket stök. Scenen gick inte att använda och det var en massa bråte överallt, men nånting fungerande fick vi ihop ändå.  Firman bjöd på lunch så gick med J & O på Bröderna Olssons när vi var klara.

 

[Lånade en Instabild av  𝕸𝖊𝖙𝖆𝖑 𝕾𝖐𝖊𝖑𝖊𝖙𝖔𝖓 𝕻𝖍𝖔𝖙𝖔𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖕𝖍𝖞]

https://www.facebook.com/TribulationSweden

 

“Alive & Dead at Södra Teatern”  Released 15 November 2019  by Century Media

TRACKLIST
1. The Lament
2. Nightbound
3. Lady Death
4. Subterranea
5. Purgatorio
6. Cries From The Underworld
7. Lacrimosa
8. The World
9. Here Be Dragons
10. Trollens Brudmarsch
11. Melancholia
12. The Motherhood Of God
13. Rånda
14. Ultra Silvam
15. Guitar Solo
16. Strange Gateways Beckon
17. Strains Of Horror

DVD
1. Introduction
2. The Lament
3. Nightbound
4. Lady Death
5. Subterranea
6. Purgatorio
7. Cries From The Underworld
8. Lacrimosa
9. The World
10. Here Be Dragons
11. Middle Speech
12. Trollens Brudmarsch
13. Melancholia
14. The Motherhood Of God
15. Rånda
16. Ultra Silvam
17. Guitar Solo
18. Strange Gateways Beckon
19. Strains Of Horror


BONUS:
1. Interview With Johannes Andersson & Adam Zaars Interview Orvar Säfström

VIDEO CLIPS:
1. Strange Gateways Beckon
2. Melancholia
3. The Lament
4. Nightbound
5. Lady Death
6. The World
7. Nightbound (Live)
8. Lady Death (Live)

CREDITS

Original line-up
Band members
Oscar Leander Drums
Jonathan Hultén Guitars
Adam Zaars Guitars
Johannes Andersson Bass, Vocals

Guest/Session
Sofia Rydahl Organ

Miscellaneous staff
Linus Björklund Recording, Mixing
Soile Siirtola Photography
Magnus Lindberg Mastering
Damón Zurawski Editing, Producer


[Photo shoot / Pics for album “Alive & Dead at Södra Teatern“. August 2019 Stockholm]
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A day out  in June 2019 with this league of truly extraordinary gentlemen. Some promo pics and some for the album “Gravitas”. Released in the beginning of 2020 by High Roller Records.
Lunch afterwards at the local Chinese with Mattias, Folkare & Pelle.

 

Mattias Reinholdsson Bass Henrik Johansson Drums, Keyboards Fredrik Folkare Guitars, Keyboards Pär Fransson Guitars Per “Hellbutcher” Gustavsson Vocals

Dead Kosmonaut – Gravitas / Label:High Roller Records / Release date: 2020-02-07

TRACKLIST
1 Black Tongue Tar 5:42
2 Iscariots Dream 4:42
3 Vanitatis Profeta 5:29
4 The Spirit Divide 5:15
5 Hell/Heaven 11:26
6 Gravitas 1:40
7 Dead Kosmonaut Pt:1 1:25
8 Dead Kosmonaut Pt: 2

CREDITS
Vocals – Pelle Gustafsson
Bass, Acoustic Guitar, E-Bow – Mattias Reinholdsson
Drums, Cymbal, Pump Organ – Henrik Johansson
Guitar – Pär Fransson
Guitar, Keyboards – Fredrik Folkare

Engineer [Additional] – Henrik Johansson
Guest, Drums – Daniel Moilanen, Fredrich Rönnholm
Guest, Flute – Maria Odengrund
Guest, Rhythm Guitar – Per Broddesson
Mixed By, Mastered By – Fredrik Folkare
Producer – Fredrik Folkare, Mattias Reinholdsson
Photography – Soile Siirtola

PRESENTS FOR ME!!:D
Vinyl, CD + Picture Disc and the extremely rare Dad Kosmonaut t-shirt with Mattias face on it xD

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[originally posted @ Insta] A care package from my great friends @norwegianrat arrived!!

 

The new ALFAHANNE vinyl (the white one which is limited to 100 copies. Comes with a slipmat, patch & a sticker. My photo [(C) extreMMetal.se/Soile Siirtola] on the cover), a couple of new bags and a super comfy and stylish Skakke hoodie. Happy days!!❤️
#norwegianrat #rhinoratrecordings #alfahannelive #wwwextremmetalse

 

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“Japan’s SOLITUDE history started in 1996 with two ex-members of SACRIFICE (Japan) (the founding member and main composer Akira Sugiuchi and the bass player on two of their albums Toru Nishida.)”

 

A bit annoying that when SOLITUDE finally played in Sweden, the first gig would be at Anchor in the middle of the week. They deserved so much better! Nevertheless, the guys played an awesome gig like the pros they are! And also the next 2 gigs in southern parts of Sweden went obviously way better:)  Met the guys up at the central station and had them as house guests  a couple of nights. 
Great to hang out with my old friends from Tokyo for awhile:))

Line-up: Akira Sugiuchi (ex-SACRIFICE) – Vocals .. Shingo Ida – Guitar .. Toru Nishida (ex-SACRIFICE) – Bass .. Takamasa “MAD” Ohuchi – Drums (SOLITUDE in tokyo 2011: https://www.extremmetal.se/2011/11/25/solitudeclub-missions-koenji-tokyo/)

» THE GALLERY
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>>MORE (live clips etc)