Il brano “Tundra, Heart of Hell” di Mortiis, estratto dal prossimo album “Ghosts of Europa”, è disponibile con un video. 

«Per qualche ragione, la parola ‘Tundra’ è stata una presenza ricorrente nella mia vita, e l’ho associata a diverse canzoni e testi nel corso del tempo, anche se pochissimi di questi hanno mai visto la luce», rivela il musicista norvegese. «In effetti, le prime versioni di questa canzone si chiamavano ‘Tundra’ o addirittura ‘Thundra’, che sembrava più figo, prima che decidessi di aggiungere ‘Cuore dell’Inferno’ per dare un po’ di contesto. Gran parte di questi testi risale anche al periodo tra “The Stargate” e “The Smell of Rain”.»

“Ghosts of Europa” uscirà il 26 giugno attraverso Prophecy Productions.

MORTIIS premieres the lyric visualiser ‘Tundra, Heart of Hell’ as the final advance single taken from the iconic Norwegian artist’s upcoming new full-length “Ghosts of Europa”.

“Ghosts of Europa” has been scheduled for release on June 26, 2026.

“Ghosts of Europa”:

1. Ghosts of Europa
2. Return to the Old Fields
3. The Faith That Fades Away
4. Violent Silence
5. Transcending Morpheus
6. Tundra, Heart of Hell
7. Tribes of Dystopia
8. Farewell Romero

Line-up
Håvard “Mortiis” Ellefsen – vocals, keyboards, vocoder, bass guitar, programming

Guest musicians
Benedicte Computorgirl (COMPUTORGIRL) – vocals on track 4
Christopher Amott (ARCH ENEMY et al.) – guitar solo on track 7
Christopher Rakkestad (ELVARHØI, BOLVERK) – vocals on track 1-6
Emil Nikolaisen (SERENA MANEESH, BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE et al.) – fuzz & noise guitars & additional FX on track 3 & 4
Iliana Basileios Tsakiraki (ENEMY OF REALITY, SEPTICFLESH et al.) – vocals on tracks 1, 2, & 5
Laurie Ann Haus (BLIZZARD GAMES) – vocals on track 1, 2, 5 & 7
Matthew Setzer (SKINNY PUPPY, LONDON AFTER MDNIGHT) – throat singing on track 7
Michal Kielbasa (BLACK MAGIC RITES et al.) – tubular bell & vibraphone on track 2, tubular bell on track 6 & tabla loops, additional synths & FX on track 7
Sarah Jezebel Deva (THE KOVENANT, CRADLE OF FILTH et al.) – vocals on tracks 1-3, 5 & 6
Thomas Bolverk (RAGNAROK, BOLVERK) – distortion, clean & sampled guitars on track 6
Thorsten Quaeschning (TANGERINE DREAM) – additional synths & sequencers on track 1
Vegard Blomberg (MOCK) – e-bow & guitars on track 2, additional Copicat, Space Echo, fuzz & e-bow guitars) on track 4, Copicat, Space Echo & fuzz guitars on track 4, fuzz guitars on track 6, fuzz & ambient guitars on track & guitars on track 8
Erling Blomberg – additional guitars on track 8

Recorded (re-recorded, re-animated & eternally tweaked and re-tweaked) at various locations over a thousand sessions during years of misery, poverty, and disdain (2020-2026) in Fredrikstad (NO)
Early vocal recording by co-producer Stephan Groth at Pitch Black Drive, Fredrikstad (NO)
Mix by Sean Beavan at The Grey Room, Crestline, CA (US)
Mastering by Jules Seifert at Epic Audio Media, London (UK)

Artwork by Nihil
Layout by Laurent Clément (Dead Seed Productions)