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Before Arcturus there was Mortem.
Bringing together members of Arcturus, Mayhem, Thorns, & 1349 for a masterwork of eerie black metal, When one looks back at the bloodstained history of black metal, the names are as familiar as those of old friends – Mayhem, Burzum, Darkthrone. But in the shadows lurked another prime purveyor of northern darkness. Formed by Marius Vold & Steinar Sverd Johnsen in 1989, Mortem was one of the first black metal bands to crawl out of the woodwork in Norway, releasing the highly coveted and brutal Slow Death demo, with Euronymous & Dead of Mayhem acting as producer and cover artist respectively. After the release of Slow Death, the band was laid to rest with members going on to form and feature in acclaimed titans such as Arcturus and Thorns, both of which would become mainstays in the black metal scene and beyond.In a moment of nostalgia & a desire for something more brutal beyond the current vessel of Arcturus, the corpse of Mortem was revived, & the unholy duo of Marius & Steinar joined forces once more. And so the long-awaited album, titled Ravnsvart, possesses the same raw brutality & spirit as the original incarnation, plus fresh elements all uniquely woven into the fabric of the early sounds of Scandinavian black metal, & crafted into a masterpiece of sinister horror. Joining the duo is Hellhammer from the legendary Mayhem on drums, plus Tor Stavenes of 1349/Svart Lotus on bass.
//SVART LOTUS//
Sometimes bands that begin as “side projects” are destined to live in the shadows of their members’ main acts, even when all evidence demonstrates that they have become living things in their own right. That has certainly been true of Svart Lotus, which began as the solo project of 1349 bassist Tor R. Stavenes (aka Seidemann) and has come to include Disintegration members Eivin Brye and Øyvind Kaslegard – as well as guitarist Sigve Jordheim.Since 2016 Svart Lotus has released an ep and a full length album. Toured Norway supporting Mork and played Bergens prestigious Vill Vill Vest festival, earning a reputation as a punishing live act. They promise you honest and brutal black metal from the deep, dark valleys of Hallingdal.
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