MORTIIS on Reuniting With Emperor, Relationship With Satan, Handling Stress & More | IANO

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Topics Discussed:
0:00 - Kevin meets Hävard / I’m engaged!
2:13 - Today’s Quote: “Defeat is the secret ingredient to success.” - Conor McGregor
3:25 - Today In Music: The #1 song in the world was “A View To A Kill” by Duran Duran (1985) / Black Sabbath, then known as The Polka Tulk Blues Band, played their very first show in Birmingham, England (1968)
“I ASK SOMEONE” W/ HÄVARD “MORTIIS” ELLEFSEN (SINGER & FOUNDER OF MORTIIS / EX-BASSIST OF EMPEROR)
4:47 - What was the first concert you ever attended?
7:58 - Do you like *NSYNC or Backstreet Boys? / Ultravox
9:47 - When did you discover heavy music? / W.A.S.P. & Venom
12:02 - Mercyful Fate & King Diamond
13:51 - Formation of Emperor / Early days of black metal
19:33 - ‘In The Nightside Eclipse’ record / “Cosmic Keys to my creation and times”
21:20 - Why were you fired from Emperor?
22:01 - J.R.R Tolkien’s ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ influence on Mortiis’ work / Crosses & Black Queen
24:54 - Reuniting with Emperor for ‘A Night Of Emperial Wrath 2021’ livestream
28:49 - What kind of beer do you like to drink?
29:55 - What is your relationship like with Satan?
32:28 - Slayer & Metallica
34:54 - For someone who is not familiar with your music, where should they start? / #dungeonsynth
37:13 - Mortiis is PISSED
39:06 - What is your favorite ice cream?
39:38 - How do you prefer to listen to your 3,500+ vinyl records?
41:52 - Opeth & Ghost
46:11 - What has been the greatest gift of being a professional musician?
49:22 - Upcoming European tour with Mayhem / COVID-19
Links:
"Cosmic Keys To My Creations And Times" by Emperor, as featured on 'Emperor' [EP] (1993): • Emperor - Cosmic Keys ...
"I Am The Black Wizards" by Emperor, as featured on 'Emperor' [EP] (1993): • Emperor - I Am The Bla...
Mortiis & Faust reuniting with Emperor (2021): • Emperor - Bathory Cover
Mortiis' 14th studio record 'Spirt Of Rebellion' (2020): • A Dark Horizon pt.I
Mortiis, as featured in Amoeba Records' 'What's In My Bag?' (2020): • Mortiis - What's In My...
Errors & Omissions:
1:30 - Mortiis last performed in Buffalo, NY at the Icon on 18 September 2006
4:30 - Norwegian band, A-ha, wrote the theme song to the 15th James Bond film ‘The Living Daylights’ in 1987. “The Living Daylights” was also featured on A-ha’s third studio record ‘Stay On These Roads’ (1988).
5:36 - Black Sabbath’s original name was The Polka Tulk Blues Band. They became Earth, then settled in as (motherf*cking) Black Sabbath in August 1969.
9:03 - “The Wild Boys” by Duran Duran was the only studio track featured on their live record ‘Arena’ (1984)
18:38 - Hellhammer formed in Zürich, Switzerland in 1981. The band became Celtic Frost in 1984 and released 'Morbid Tales' that same year.
20:04 - ‘Emperor’ [EP] was recorded under a December full moon in 1992, and released in 1993. ‘In The Nightside Eclipse’ was recorded under the seventh full moon in 1993, and released in 1994.
23:14 - Mortiis, along with Dayal Patterson, wrote a book called, ‘Secrets Of My Kingdom: Return To Dimensions Unknown’. It was released in 2001.
25:28 - Bård Guldvik “Faust” Eithunfaust was Emperor’s drummer from 1992-1994, and 2014. Kjetil-Vidar “Frost” Haraldstad is the original drummer in Norway’s Satyricon and 1349.
26:34 - Emperor’s touring bassist is Tony “Secthdamon” Ingebrigtsen
44:36 - “AOR” means Agency of Record, or a single agency responsible for all the services a business may require
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