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« on: June 13, 2009, 08:44:51 PM » |
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from napalmrecords.com: Gothic Metal icon Morten Veland (Tristania, Sirenia) has inked a deal with Napalm Records for his new band Mortemia. Morten promises his fans a sweeping listening experience, which will follow the path of Tristania’s masterpiece “Beyond the Veil”. The first songs stay true to his promise and offer beautiful melodies and bombastic choir passages, thus creating the perfect blend of traditional Gothic Metal and modern elements.
"I am happy to have signed to Napalm Records for my new project Mortemia. I am looking forward to the cooperation with the label and to bring out more music to all the metal fans out there." Sounds like an April joke  |
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« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2009, 09:52:37 PM » |
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« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2009, 10:09:57 PM » |
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Sounds like an April joke The lamest name ever and the concept of following BTV really make it sound like a joke. And tomorrow he will announce Vibeke as lead singer, or not?  At least he noticed that no one wants to hear new Sirenia Perhaps his ego is too big for one "band"... |
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« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2009, 10:29:10 PM » |
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« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2009, 11:10:29 PM » |
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Thanks, never seen that. Not a joke, obviously  Could be very interesting stuff if he finds a better singer than for Sirenia... |
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Escalate the drought
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But as moths to the flame...We go
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« Reply #5 on: June 14, 2009, 03:15:50 AM » |
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very promising project indeed if all plays well. vibeke may even be a guest singer. (daydreaming......) p.s. what's with the names ending in IA |
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« Reply #6 on: June 14, 2009, 07:43:50 AM » |
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No way! Morten is a very specific person, he doesn't want to evolve, strange...
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« Reply #7 on: June 14, 2009, 10:18:15 AM » |
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yeah, and the songs on the Sirenia albums aren't that diverse too as he said in the interview imho |
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« Reply #8 on: June 28, 2009, 02:55:28 AM » |
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who will be mortemia's singer?  |
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« Reply #9 on: June 29, 2009, 08:46:20 PM » |
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Do not expect anything good from this project.  |
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« Reply #10 on: June 30, 2009, 06:30:15 PM » |
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Well, this doesn't necessarily seem to be a bad idea. I would like to hear him exploring more "Beyond the Veil"-like musical soundscapes, although I suppose that the project itself will feature more elements from the last Sirenia works, such as atmospheric passages (present mostly on "Nine Destinies and a Downfall"). I hope that Morten won't fall (not much, at least) into mythology in order to keep on exploring life, death, mental decline and other characteristical (of his works) topics, more focused on the reality itself. And yes, he really needs to create more diverse both music and lyrics, because especially the last album is far too repetitive and I find quite boring listening more of the same everytime.
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« Reply #11 on: July 01, 2009, 02:47:45 PM » |
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Wow, someone really put 500 feet in your asses, ey? I for one, am looking forward to hearing what he's up with now. I gotta say, he really picked the lamest name for a band/side project ever (and I'm generally totally sick with all the bands ending with -ia; when it was just Tristania, Sirenia and Tristitia twas OK, but now every third band is somejunk-ia, gosh).
I don't know why you all have it in your minds that following the concept of BTV means copying it and none more. As for, he did more than just BTV with Tristania and BTV isn't a copy of WW, so why would anyone do that?
If you're still living in 2001 taking sides, Morten vs. Tristania, go take it elsewhere. I myself love Sirenia and I admit NDAAD was a bit of a letdown for me (but I still like it more than tones of other stuff, I was just sure, than he can do better), but all other albums were great and definately not a copy of each other. The man has a lot of ideas, but people who are suppose to help him get this ideas bring to effect, keep runing away (well, after all the argues he has had with fellow musicians, it's obvious that Morten's the bitch there, but I'm not his wife, I'm a fan, so I don't have to deal with it).
I don't know what the hell is so great about this evolving you keep talking about. Every band matures, but just because they don't change their music style, it doesn't mean they are not creative or maturing. It's harder IMHO to stay original in one genre than trying out new styles and mixing them, to cover up the lack of inspiration (and I'm not talking about Tristania here, but bands in general that take a leap outside the frames they used to be in). Some bands go bad, some get better. And there'll always be people hating the new sound always have people loving the new sound, and always have some, who'll grant something good in both.
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« Reply #12 on: August 08, 2009, 08:14:54 AM » |
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Not a great name but I suppose it's appropriate because of his last name. It sounds interesting mostly because he said it would continue along the lines of Beyond the Veil. Hopefully it won't be like the new Sirenia because that was just terrible(just like the new Nightwish and new Theatre of Tragedy ). |
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« Reply #13 on: August 20, 2009, 06:15:52 AM » |
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Assuming this is real, it sounds a little redundant. So, it's similar to Beyond the Veil, features bombastic choirs, and brings modern elements to gothic metal...Wait, where have I heard that before? My suggestion would be to incorporate this project into the current Sirenia and release it as 'Sirenia Classic', making him millions.
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« Reply #14 on: August 20, 2009, 09:47:14 PM » |
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I wonder who's going to be the singer for this band/project.
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« Reply #15 on: August 21, 2009, 01:36:31 AM » |
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i agree with darth-angina.
people always find something to complain about, "ohhhh tristania is NOT tristania anymore"
then here comes this project which will be BTV like, and yet they still complain...
what is wrong with you people!
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« Reply #16 on: August 24, 2009, 03:13:09 PM » |
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Maybe Morten is the lead singer... |
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« Reply #17 on: August 24, 2009, 03:32:42 PM » |
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Sirenia already is pretty much is solo project. Why does he need another? A "Beyond the Veil"-like album wouldn't be out-of-place in Sirenia's line-up, especially considering At Sixes and Sevens and An Elixir for Existence sound pretty Tristania-like.
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« Reply #18 on: September 04, 2009, 02:22:40 PM » |
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Too bad the band is not called Velandia.
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« Reply #19 on: September 05, 2009, 02:07:14 PM » |
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Well,I think the name "MORTEMIA" don't come from Morten's name. See.. Mortem(with "M") it's a latin word,means "Death".. In countries like Portugal, Italy, Spain and France the word mortem is very similiar to then "death-word". p.s. what's with the names ending in IA I think it's a suffix for "female words"... "Ia" for female and "um" for male,in latin of course,but not sure. Maybe Morten is the lead singer... Yes,and I also want a classic soprano singer with a wonderful an ethereal voice... |
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