--- title: "Mortiis" type: "MusicGroup" url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/mortiis" genre: "Industrial" country: "Norway" formed: 1993 --- # Mortiis **Mortiis** is a industrial band, from Norway, active 1993 to present. 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. This aspect was lost over time and Mortiis slowly formed into a band. Ellefsen previously played bass in the black metal band Emperor (1991–1992), prior to forming this project in 1993. The time he spent in his previous band laid the groundworks for mixing black metal elements with various electronic genres, with these being touched upon across each "era" of the band. Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortiis ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | Mortiis | | Genre | Industrial | | Parent genre | Metal | | Origin | Notodden, Norway | | Formed | 1993 | | Releases in catalog | 25 | ## Genres [Industrial](https://themetalnet.com/genre/industrial-metal) ## Line-up | Musician | Instruments | Years | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Håvard Ellefsen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/havard-ellefsen) | | 1993 to present | Current | | [Chris Kling](https://themetalnet.com/musician/chris-kling) | | 2009 to present | Current | | [Levi Gawron](https://themetalnet.com/musician/levi-gawron) | | 2002 to present | Current | | [Ogee](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ogee) | | 2005 to present | Current | ## Discography | Year | Release | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 1994 | [Ånden som gjorde opprør](https://themetalnet.com/album/e21901ca-0f9b-306b-b6aa-699a273ff6d5) | Album | | 1994 | [Født til å herske](https://themetalnet.com/album/1539458e-126e-3ff6-b284-600e528225bb) | Album | | 1995 | [Blood and Thunder](https://themetalnet.com/album/7d872880-d2e3-3ee4-9562-8917e4dc075e) | EP | | 1995 | [Keiser av en dimensjon ukjent](https://themetalnet.com/album/ed7c3ef5-09f3-3659-838b-869efca287d1) | Album | | 1997 | [I mørket drømmende](https://themetalnet.com/album/ca603799-85bc-42b4-9f83-7c88449cf7c4) | EP | | 1999 | [The Stargate](https://themetalnet.com/album/00a671c4-d672-3128-afbe-cc9bfde4f85e) | Album | | 2001 | [The Smell of Rain](https://themetalnet.com/album/e94ea200-7d8f-376b-815d-17ec5c9a1a18) | Album | | 2004 | [The Grudge](https://themetalnet.com/album/f43d47a6-5029-3a15-990c-6244b7574fdb) | Album | | 2010 | [Perfectly Defect](https://themetalnet.com/album/913d0bb6-1099-430e-a404-069b9e7006ab) | Album | | 2015 | [Doppelganger](https://themetalnet.com/album/1f64578e-31da-4d59-a1fd-eb7664ea848b) | EP | | 2016 | [Demons are Back](https://themetalnet.com/album/c477d056-bebd-47f2-b12e-7d60b152d425) | EP | | 2016 | [Geisteskrank](https://themetalnet.com/album/2e815b5c-6700-427c-90ff-adc3c4c7e8aa) | EP | | 2016 | [The Great Deceiver](https://themetalnet.com/album/b2712baf-e682-4a2b-89ad-4f8b6f9be872) | Album | | 2016 | [The Shining Lamp of God](https://themetalnet.com/album/85fde8d7-7f67-41cf-8b68-5d3e4535690e) | EP | | 2016 | [Throe](https://themetalnet.com/album/2ed49744-7443-473a-aebb-e775cb6956d5) | EP | | 2017 | [Ånden som Gjorde Opprør Remaster](https://themetalnet.com/album/2cc5d85f-57c5-4946-b306-6cc0b6bbbccf) | Album | | 2017 | [Keiser av en Dimensjon Ukjent (Remaster)](https://themetalnet.com/album/69ba14a6-36a9-40b1-9749-56f626e00517) | Album | | 2017 | [The Unraveling Mind](https://themetalnet.com/album/f8df80c5-d596-4a04-8a25-5a83dde180a3) | Album | | 2019 | [The Awaken: Forgotten Songs from The Smell of Rain](https://themetalnet.com/album/1d8a3b3f-60b8-4cad-807c-b5f283a30bb1) | EP | | 2020 | [Bleed Like You](https://themetalnet.com/album/e46d1f50-e952-4de0-a5f4-ed1caea81baf) | EP | | 2020 | [Sins of Mine](https://themetalnet.com/album/e9b0dd72-3887-4f81-865d-34d78e14e3ff) | EP | | 2020 | [Spirit of Rebellion](https://themetalnet.com/album/a676a3c4-42bf-43e2-ade9-2ae5b37965e0) | Album | | 2020 | [The Die Krupps, Leæther Strip & Zensor Remixes](https://themetalnet.com/album/b6b9cf40-25ab-4224-b88c-aff8930fd5e8) | EP | | 2021 | [The Chris Vrenna Mixes](https://themetalnet.com/album/52f0ec8b-d7bc-447c-90c7-856274842285) | EP | | 2026 | [Ghosts of Europa](https://themetalnet.com/album/1e2833be-89d4-4bb5-a3b7-07f1f6ed0fd4) | Album | ## Related bands - [Nine Inch Nails](https://themetalnet.com/band/nine-inch-nails) (listened together) - [Rammstein](https://themetalnet.com/band/rammstein) (listened together) - [Front Line Assembly](https://themetalnet.com/band/front-line-assembly) (listened together) - [Combichrist](https://themetalnet.com/band/combichrist) (listened together) - [Oomph!](https://themetalnet.com/band/oomph) (listened together) - [Rob Zombie](https://themetalnet.com/band/rob-zombie) (listened together) - [Emperor](https://themetalnet.com/band/emperor) (listened together) - [Gothminister](https://themetalnet.com/band/gothminister) (listened together) - [Dark Tranquillity](https://themetalnet.com/band/dark-tranquillity) (listened together) - [The 69 Eyes](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-69-eyes) (listened together) - [Within Temptation](https://themetalnet.com/band/within-temptation) (listened together) - [The Kovenant](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-kovenant) (listened together) ## Official and external links - youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/officialmortiis - bandcamp: https://mortiis.bandcamp.com/ - x: https://twitter.com/mortiis - facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialmortiis - instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mortiisofficial/ - spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4jlxvaggBp7wVV02U6YYRQ - deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/1787 - apple music: https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/42365320 - metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Mortiis/81 --- Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/mortiis](https://themetalnet.com/band/mortiis). 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