Country of origin: Norway
Location: Notodden, Vestfold og Telemark (early); Oslo (later)
Status: Active
Formed in: 1992

Genre: Darkwave/Dungeon Synth, Electronic/Industrial Rock
Lyrical themes: Fantasy, Depression, Anger
Current label: Omnipresence
Years active: 1992-present

Mortiis was formerly the bassist and primary lyricist for Emperor in the early '90s. He formed this band the day after he parted ways with Emperor because he wasn't into black metal anymore.Mortiis' music is generally seen as being divided into three distinct eras: darkwave/dungeon synth on all '90s releases, darkwave/synthpop on The Smell of Rain and industrial rock from The Grudge onwards. In 2020, Spirit of Rebellion saw a return to the darkwave style, now commonly referred to as dungeon synth.

Compilation appearances:
- "Outro" (Unreleased) on Nordic Metal: A Tribute to Euronymous (Necropolis Records, 1995 / Karmageddon Media, 2004 / Hammerheart Records, 2012).

MEMBERS

Mortiis Keyboards, Programming (1992-present), Vocals (lead) (2001-present)
See also: ex-Cîntecele Diavolui, ex-Fata Morgana, ex-Vond, ex-Emperor, ex-Rupturence, ex-Wilt of Belial
Levi Gawron Guitars (lead), Programming (2003-present), Bass (2004-present)
See also: ex-Lost in Time
Tim van Horn Drums (2011, 2017-present)

past members

Leo Troy Drums (2001-2007)
Anund Grini Guitars (2001-2002)
Åsmund Sveinunggard Guitars (2003-2005)
Ogee Bass (2005-2011), Guitars (2010-2011)
See also: ex-Lost in Time, ex-Chrome Division, ex-Shot at Dawn, ex-Departure Plan
Joe Letz Drums (2008-2010)
See also: Black Light Burns, Letz Massacre, Monkeys Are Machine Guns, Combichrist (live), Emigrate (live), ex-Hanzel und Gretyl (live), ex-Genitorturers, ex-Theo and the Skyscrapers, ex-Amen (live), ex-Imperative Reaction (live), ex-Wednesday 13 (live)
Chris Kling Drums (2010-2011)
See also: ex-Hanzel und Gretyl (live), ex-Theo and the Skyscrapers

DISCOGRAPHY

The Song of a Long Forgotten Ghost Demo 1993 7 (96%)
Født til å herske Full-length 1994 7 (89%)
Født til å herske Demo 1994
Ånden som gjorde opprør Full-length 1995 5 (94%)
Keiser av en dimensjon ukjent Full-length 1995 4 (90%)
Blood and Thunder Single 1996 1 (75%)
En sirkel av kosmisk kaos EP 1996
Ferden og kallet EP 1996
I mørket drømmende EP 1996
Stjernefødt EP 1996
Vandrerens sang EP 1996 1 (85%)
Reisene til grotter og ødemarker Video 1996 1 (90%)
Crypt of the Wizard Compilation 1997 2 (90%)
The Stargate Full-length 1999 2 (98%)
The Art of Darkness: Dance Sampler 2001 Split 2001
The Smell of Rain Full-length 2001 4 (89%)
The Grudge / Decadent and Desperate Single 2004
The Grudge Full-length 2004 4 (72%)
Decadent and Desperate Single 2005
Soul in a Hole Video 2005
Some Kind of Heroin Compilation 2007 1 (65%)
Perfectly Defect Full-length 2010
Mortiis (Live in London) Live album 2010
Eras Boxed set 2011
Vardøger Single 2012
Doppelganger Single 2015
The Shining Lamp of God Single 2016
The Great Deceiver Full-length 2016 2 (62%)
Demons Are Back Single 2016
Geisteskrank Single 2016
Era 1 Deluxe Box Set Boxed set 2017
Bleed like You Single 2017
The Die Krupps & Leætherstrip Mixes Single 2017
The Great Leap Single 2017
The Unraveling Mind Full-length 2017
The Great Corrupter Full-length 2017
Sins of Mine (Apoptygma Berzerk) Single 2017
Too Little Too Late Single 2017
The Perfect Reject Full-length 2018
Methuselah Single 2019
The Awaken: Forgotten Songs from the Smell of Rain Compilation 2019
Spirit of Rebellion Full-length 2020 2 (89%)
The Great Leap EP 2020
The Shadow of the Tower EP 2020
Throe EP 2020