Mortiis

Mortiis – Håvard Ellefsen, born 25 July 1975 in Skien, Norway, is a Norwegian bass player and composer whose career spans industrial rock and rock music. After a brief tenure with the black metal band Emperor in the early 1990s, he launched the solo project Mortiis in 1993, releasing the debut album The Song of a Long Forgotten Ghost that same year. The early releases Fodt Til A Herske (1994) and Ånden Som Gjorde Opprør (1994) established his dark ambient style, while Keiser Av En Dimensjon Ukjent (1995) and Crypt Of The Wizard (1996) expanded the project’s sonic palette. The 1998 release The Stargate incorporated acoustic guitars and guest vocals, marking a shift toward a broader audience. In 2001, The Smell of Rain introduced a more pop‑oriented sound, leading to the formation of a full band and a series of tours across Europe. The 2005 album The Grudge returned to a heavier industrial rock aesthetic, featuring collaborations with artists such as Sarah Jezebel Deva and Levi Gawron. Subsequent releases, including Some Kind of Heroin (2007), Perfectly Defect (2010), and The Great Deceiver (2016), solidified Mortiis’s presence in the underground scene.

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