{"id":6838,"date":"2019-07-17T05:00:49","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T05:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=6838"},"modified":"2019-07-16T20:11:18","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T20:11:18","slug":"peaceville-to-release-the-first-new-studio-album-from-mortem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=6838","title":{"rendered":"PEACEVILLE TO RELEASE THE FIRST NEW STUDIO ALBUM FROM Mortem"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PEACEVILLE TO RELEASE THE FIRST NEW STUDIO ALBUM FROM THE NEWLY REFORMED NORWEGIAN BLACK METAL LEGENDS\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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FEATURING MEMBERS OF ARCTURUS, THORNS, MAYHEM & 1349<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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Before Arcturus there was Mortem.\u00a0<\/span>Bringing together members of Arcturus, Mayhem, Thorns, & 1349 for a masterwork of eerie black metal,\u00a0Peaceville proudly presents the long-awaited debut studio album from the newly reformed Norwegian legends<\/p>\n

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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.\u00a0\u00a0Formed by\u00a0Marius Vold<\/b>\u00a0&\u00a0Steinar Sverd Johnsen<\/b>\u00a0in 1989, Mortem was one of the first black metal bands to crawl out of the woodwork in Norway, releasing the highly coveted and brutal\u00a0Slow Death<\/i><\/b>\u00a0demo, with Euronymous & Dead of Mayhem acting as producer and cover artist respectively. After the release of\u00a0Slow Death<\/i><\/b>, 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.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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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.\u00a0\u00a0And so the long-awaited album, titled\u00a0Ravnsvart<\/i><\/b>, 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.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Joining the duo is\u00a0Hellhammer<\/b>\u00a0from the legendary Mayhem on drums, plus\u00a0Tor Stavenes<\/b>\u00a0of 1349\/Svart Lotus on bass.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Steinar Sverd Johnsen\u00a0comments on the reformation\u00a0\u201cReviving Mortem was something we had thought about for a long time. Due to increasing creative differences, it was a natural move to drag Mortem out of the ground, and come together with other brilliant additions to the band, to make something evil, fast, and heavy as hell, borrowing elements from Arcturus and Bathory, It\u2019s old school while being totally\u00a0unique\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Ravnsvart<\/b>\u00a0is available to pre-order on CD, LP and digitally\u00a0(pre-orders receive title track \u201cRavnsvart\u201d as an instant download)<\/i>HERE<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n