History Music / Mortiis

* GenreShift: Mortiis is a fairly drastic example of this, having gone through at least three different genres (Dark Ambient[=/=]Dungeon Synth for Era I, Music/{{Darkwave}} for Era II, IndustrialRock for Era III).

Mortiis is a solo project from Notodden, Norway fronted by Håvard Ellefsen (former member of the BlackMetal band {{Music/Emperor}}), who is also known as the namesake of the project. The name is a misspelling of the word 'mortis', which is the pronunciation used by the band. Mortiis started as a means to convey a story, and was highly conceptual. This aspect was lost over time and Mortiis slowly formed into a band. Between 1993 and 1999 the solo project focused on dark {{ambient}} music, which around two decades later was one of the main inspirations for the Dungeon Synth genre. He abruptly changed genres in 2001's electronic influenced ''The Smell of Rain'', which featured more lyrics and style-wise ranged from {{Industrial}} to SynthPop. With the release of ''The Grudge'' Mortiis became an official band rather than a solo project, and the music shifted toward IndustrialMetal. As of 2018, Mortiis once again became a solo project, and Ellefsen decided to return to his musical roots.

* GenreShift: Mortiis is a fairly drastic example of this, having gone through at least three different genres (Dark Ambient[=/=]Dungeon Synth for Era I, Music/{{Darkwave}} for Era II, Industrial Rock for Era III).

* UrExample: For Dungeon Synth, actually. Mortiis [[https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2017/10/16/mortiis-black-metal-dungeon-synth-beyond/ expressed his surprise and disbelief in an interview]] that the experimental dark ambient music he did early in his career, fairly unique at the time, has since inspired an entire genre, but stops short of taking credit for being a TropeMaker.

Mortiis is a solo project from Notodden, Norway fronted by Håvard Ellefsen (former member of the BlackMetal band {{Music/Emperor}}), who is also known as the namesake of the project. The name is a misspelling of the word 'mortis', [[ItIsPronouncedTroPay which is the pronunciation used by the band]]. Mortiis started as a means to convey a story, and was highly conceptual. This aspect was lost over time and Mortiis slowly formed into a band. Between 1993 and 1999 the solo project focused on dark {{ambient}} music, which around two decades later was one of the main inspirations for the Dungeon Synth genre. He abruptly changed genres in 2001's electronic influenced ''The Smell of Rain'', which featured more lyrics and style-wise ranged from {{Industrial}} to SynthPop. With the release of ''The Grudge'' Mortiis became an official band rather than a solo project, and the music shifted toward IndustrialMetal. As of 2018, Mortiis once again became a solo project, and Ellefsen decided to return to his musical roots.

Mortiis is a solo project from Notodden, Norway fronted by Håvard Ellefsen (former member of the BlackMetal band {{Music/Emperor}}), who is also known as the namesake of the project. The name is a misspelling of the word 'mortis', [[ItIsPronouncedTroPay which is the pronunciation used by the band]]. However, Mortiis started as the solo project of Ellefsen as a means to convey a story. This aspect was lost over time and Mortiis slowly formed into a band. Between 1993 and 1999 the solo project focused on dark {{ambient}} music, which around two decades later was one of the main inspirations for the Dungeon Synth genre. He abruptly changed genres in 2001's electronic influenced ''The Smell of Rain'', which featured more lyrics and style-wise ranged from {{Industrial}} to SynthPop. With the release of ''The Grudge'' Mortiis became an official band rather than a solo project, and the music shifted toward IndustrialMetal. As of 2018, Mortiis once again became a solo project, and Ellefsen decided to return to his musical roots.

* ConceptAlbum: Pretty much anything from Era I.

Mortiis is a band from Notodden, Norway fronted by Håvard Ellefsen (former member of the BlackMetal band {{Music/Emperor}}), who is also known as the namesake of the band. The name is a misspelling of the word 'mortis', [[ItIsPronouncedTroPay which is the pronunciation used by the band]]. However, Mortiis started as the solo project of Ellefsen as a means to convey a story. This aspect was lost over time and Mortiis slowly formed into a band. Between 1993 and 1999 the solo project focused on dark {{ambient}} music, which around two decades later was one of the main inspirations for the Dungeon Synth genre. He abruptly changed genres in 2001's electronic influenced ''The Smell of Rain'', which featured more lyrics and style-wise ranged from {{Industrial}} to SynthPop. With the release of ''The Grudge'' Mortiis became an official band rather than a solo project, and the music shifted toward IndustrialMetal.

* KayfabeMusic: The troll gimmick, which has now been dropped for better or for worse.

* ‘’ The Spirit of Rebellion’’ (2020)

* ReligionRantSong: "Underdog" and "Parasite God."

* GenreShift: Mortiis is a fairly drastic example of this, having gone through at least three different genres.
* GriefSong: "Everyone Leaves"

* ReligionRantSong: "Underdog"

* WickedWitch: Subject of the song "Smell the Witch"