Mortiis interview - the world's coolest metal troll is here! Mortiis at Steelfest 2018

Mortiis was one of the headlining acts at Steelfest 2018. We were lucky to get this "fantastic creature" (and ex-Emperor, mind you) for a bit of an interview. So, we talked of trolls, role-playing games, metal, hardrock and keyboard music. So what the hell: dive into the realm of Mortiis!
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[@Grimmoon1998]

Everything Mortiis creates is gold in my opinion. Great interview.

[@PrimordialGesture]

What an incredibly fucking friendly and humble dude.

[@RautaMetal]

My thoughts exactly! One of the best ones to be interviewed!

[@matblackmusic7828]

A guy who goes his own way,no copying,totally unique! Love it! 👌👌✌🤘🤘

[@Sarke2]

Great interview, love Mortiis music especially old dungeon synth era

[@RautaMetal]

Thanks!

[@lorettasantos4489]

I hung out with mortiis ,well...actually he was sitting next to me at the after party of the Expo of the Extreme'97... drank beers and smoked a bit of weed.....he is actually down to earth . patrick

[@zannebrazeau]

his troll look reminds me of blix from the movie legend who be 1 of the trolls that worked for darkness

[@codyhansen7600]

Ok but did anyone else get kind of excited when he said LETS FIND OUT

[@ennordiskman9915]

Varg 😍

[@theloserof08]

Wow, great to hear from ex-Emperor's bassist! /s But seriously this is a great interview, hope that Mortiis holds on to the promise of making a new Dungeon Synth-esque album with his renewed style.

[@RautaMetal]

Thank you! And let's keep our thumbs up about that promise.

[@Sinvist]

@@RautaMetal: January 24th ;) At least "revisited".

[@RautaMetal]

@@Sinvist Aye! The new album is kinda like that.

[@No_thanks780]

Seems like a great dude. His early works were life changing for me.

[@FenrirStrange]

"What is the deeply philosophical, thought-provoking, and cultural reasoning behind adding fantasy elements into your art?" "It's fucking cool, i don't know."

[@bolid991]

Great interview, good to hear him talking about going back to dungeon synth stuff. And as always, humor is on point. The best metal channel on You Tube. Keep up with the good work my friend.

[@RautaMetal]

svarte dauen Thank you very much! Humor is essential in life. Can't go grim 24/7.

[@chrismoltisanti]

Chill dude. Always interesting to see the musicians without corpse paint etc. just being their normal selves.

[@diegodiniz-zw9fn]

Mortiis is a completely original artist.He's able to fly over different musical fields to explore them and taking from there his artist-suplement to build it by himself as an innovative work accomplished by him. I feel that Mortiis is an unrotulable artist impossible to be ranked at a specific music genre:once that we cannot classify him in whatsoever due to his art in mutation constantly,like a butterfly in metamorphosis process.

[@sebastienschubert2991]

Watching this great interview before the new Australian Tour!!!

[@FTW_666]

A living legend and a super nice guy. Hail Mortiis.

[@Herknungr]

Mortiis is a gem, influenced my stuff. Everything is awesome he makes.

[@EmpyreanFrost]

1 of my favorite people to hear talk about music. \m/

[@henriqueramos3197]

Congratulations for the interview! It's fantastic! I just start to love Mortiis and his music

[@RautaMetal]

Cheers!

[@henriqueramos3197]

My pleasure! Thank you very much for your music

[@voltmandk.h.sherman777]

Great interview! I cannot wait to discover how he will suprise us tonight in Paris (, France).

[@RautaMetal]

Merci!

[@Ulvdalum]

Great interview, seams like you both had fun..

[@RautaMetal]

Thanks. I think so too,

[@markorokosa4294]

thanks rauta and hope annihilatus get deal for new material and good one!!

[@celtewinter]

Mortiis you are excellent music Dungeon Synth because thanks to you a single united created Dungeon Synth

[@under-one-flag]

His English is excellent.

[@brunolemieux-ruibal9578]

I am shocked at good his English is! He sounds like an American dude from New Jersey!

[@tingtongnidnoi]

..-"thats a good question.." (thank you for allowing me to talk about anything I want to say at this moment)

[@mortiusshrek8038]

Great interview!!!

[@RautaMetal]

Thanks!

[@showsmetalabitibi3288]

Cool interview ! I love Emperor !

[@RautaMetal]

Thanks! And good news for you then: We have both an Emperor and an Ihsahn interview coming up this summer!

[@thomasmeyer8798]

Klaus Schulze, Tangerine Dream, Kraftwerk. This dude did his homework.

[@FM_User1]

Greetings from Colombia!!! Hail Mortiis!!!

[@klawdyarv847]

A collaboration with Emperor would be awesome, hope someday could happen...

[@RautaMetal]

Aye, it would be incredible.

[@teo4925]

I love his music, my favorite album are The Smell Of Rain and The Grudge

[@arturoreyes]

Remember seeing him in Atlanta , headliner danzig blackest of the black. Mortiis mic wasnt working and tried singing, and kept throwing his stand out of frustration, crew ran in the stage, standing the mic stand back up, and he kept throwing it down and flipped off the guy . It was something seeing live, Mortiis only played 2 songs and left lol.

[@RautaMetal]

Wow. That's a special experience then!

[@arturoreyes]

Rauta yes, he was pissed lol!

[@RautaMetal]

Can't blame him.

[@MorganMcGinnis]

we ALLLLLLLLLL know its the Goblin Blix from Legend that gave you the majority of your image..... its cool..... that movie rules..... even if it IS Tom Cruise....................

[@stoogesmetal]

"I didn't give a flying fuck about Vikings, to be honest with you."....word

[@ennordiskman9915]

Jävla bra intervju, perkele!

[@RautaMetal]

Tack!

[@DarknessUnresolved]

Looking soo forward to seeing Mortiis for the first time here in Portland, OR! Fuck all the haters!!!

[@RautaMetal]

Hails! Hope you enjoy it live!

[@Guenonymous]

No beer....but still great interview man!

[@RautaMetal]

Thank you!

[@ericcornish1983]

Holy shit this interview is fuckin awesome, I didn't know that Mortiis was an tabletop RPG player, fuck I'd totally sit down and play a game of DnD and Kult with him. 👍🍻🍻😎

[@RautaMetal]

Thank you! Gotta admit: I'm a long-time rpg player too. Still playing with my friends almost every week. And I started back in 1987. Still one of longest running hobbies ever.

[@brandijohnson1326]

I really like your channel keep up the good.

[@RautaMetal]

Thank you very much! I do my best!

[@G3E007]

0:08 is a vikernes reference?

[@RautaMetal]

Yes.

[@nicholaspullen6608]

First songs I ever learned he wrote. Isahn denies him writing them, but we know.

[@janaelizabethsekelski]

Cool interview...I like it 😈 \m/

[@RautaMetal]

Thank you!

[@quinn.89]

The ( Grudge ) album.

[@anterostenhammar9887]

Nice dude. His ambient stuff was a good soundtrack to Hero Quest (or some other RPG long time ago). Remember somewhat liking the Smell of Rain album. Maybe I should dig that up.

[@RautaMetal]

Antero Stenhammar I think his later releases are better than his darkwave stuff. And i would pick dark ambient or movie/game soundtracks over Mortiis for rpg sessions. Just my two cents.

[@anterostenhammar9887]

Maybe. We only played those games for a very brief time.

[@RautaMetal]

And of course it's a matter of taste really. I just think the type of music I mentioned takes the atmosphere way more deeper (role-playing geek with 30+ years talking here...)

[@anterostenhammar9887]

Those games were the best way to get away from everyday reality. Only a set of Mortiis nose and ears was missing.

[@RautaMetal]

That's why we still do it with our old friends after 30 years. Almost once a week. :)

[@zervver]

Is everyone going to overlook the fact that he said ''Satan'', parodying you know who.

[@RautaMetal]

Larping Gaahl?

[@davidvil9652]

I love The Matrix too man

[@DominionCraft]

i like more mortiis from the old emperor band as a bassist.

[@TheAXXELLALAN]

Archgoat interview

[@RautaMetal]

It's "under works". This summer.

[@jillalexiestrada6034]

It's you again?! Who are you?!

[@jillalexiestrada6034]

Oh... Re-Routed to my Remains.

[@jillalexiestrada6034]

Or is it because it was the year of the Rat when you know.

[@jillalexiestrada6034]

Creepy

[@RautaMetal]

It's kinda creepy that you have this weird monologue :)

[@evilme1752]

damn, i have never seen him without make up before lol

[@teemujaakkola3157]

Kiitos rauta! Mitä tykkäsit esityksestä ja aijotko vuoden lopussa uusia mortiis kokemuksen? 🙂

[@RautaMetal]

My pleasure! Well, to be honest, I'm not a biggest fan of his early material. I'm more into dark ambient than darkwave. But he's a great fella despite my musical taste or whatnot. So most likely not going to get another shot at his music this soon. I'd actually be more interested in his newer music live tbh.

[@teemujaakkola3157]

Rauta ok, se saattaa olla aika raskasta ja pitkävetistä, etenkin jos materiaali ei ole tuttua, tai että se ei koskaan kolahtanut, vaikka olisi kuunnellut! Meikälle kelpais ja kun steelfest jäi väliin, niin pitää koittaa vuoden loppua! Vaan jos jos mies päättää tehdä esim. "Emperorit" ja esittää "the smell of Rain.in" pian 20 vuotis juhlan kunniaks, niin ei parempaa voisi olla, jos Meikällä kysyy! 😋 ps. Emperor veti kyl hyvät setit tuskassa, vaikka esim. "In loning spirit" olis ollu aiheellinen setin encore puolella... mutta en valita! 🙂 ps. Näin jätkänki paikan päällä, mutta en viitsinyt tulla häiritsemään, kun ympärilläs oli n. 10 tyypin porukka kuuntelemas juttujas 😀 mutta hyvä kanava tämä on!

[@RautaMetal]

Thanks for the comment, Teemu! Yep, makes very little sense to go to Mortiis sense unless one really enjoys the music they perform. Prior to Steelfest - which had a special show focued on one particular album - I gave a listen to Mortiis' latest album and that was more to my liking than those early darkwave albums. Btw. we have Emperor and Ihsahn interviews coming up from Tuska! Oh and I'm always up for chat or saying hi, no matter how crowded it can get. Unless I'm running from one interview to another or some other shit. Don't be that shy next time! Cheers!

[@RautaMetal]

Glad to hear you dig 'em! Yeah, had to mention Vond because we were talking about that with my friends on our way to Steelfest. Not my stuff, though. Fata Morgana, I remember that name, but not sure if I ever listened to it. Gotta remember to check it out. See you around! Oh and to estimate when Emperor and Ihsahn interviews are out, I would say around late August or maybe early September.

[@teemujaakkola3157]

Rauta joo, niinhän tuossa mainitsit ja joo, ei ihan ihanteellisinta autoilumusaa, vaikka ehkä iltahämärissä saattaisikin toimia (kunhan ei nukahda rattiin 😀 ) mutta suosittelen tosiaan kuuntelemaan sen fata morganan ja nimeomaan sen kokopitkän, koska se sinkku joka sen jälkeen tuli on mielestäni heikointa håvardia ikinä! 😯😀 selvä, ei kun odottelemaan emperorin ja ihsahnia vaikka käymällä vähän läpi, mitä muita haastatteluja oletkaan saanut aikaan! 😉 haastattelitko tuskassa muita orkestereita/muita haastatteluja sieltä luvassa?

[@fearsomefraulein6666]

😍

[@bikibaws]

This metahuman is from the world of shadowrun

[@RautaMetal]

Yes, but which class?

[@bikibaws]

@@RautaMetal ork metavariant shaman then switched to human decking street sam.

[@RautaMetal]

@@bikibaws I dig how you think!

[@bikibaws]

@@RautaMetal thanks :) i think mortiis music fits shadowrun nicely. both have the campy yet cool 80s/90s feel. i dig your channel man. long live metal and video games. see you in a mosh pit soon sir!

[@RautaMetal]

@@bikibaws Yeah, true that! Very strong 80's/90's feeling so could fit that retrro cyberpunk feeling very well! Thank you man! :)

[@borislavsitic3571]

Hahahaha! What a great guy, man... my favorite interview!!! He will playing in south anerica soon.

[@RautaMetal]

Thanks!

[@borislavsitic3571]

Was an amazing show

[@ennordiskman9915]

What country?

[@fearsomefraulein6666]

🙂

[@fearsomefraulein6666]

😊☕☕💋💋

[@N3ukenInD3K3uken]

17:25 *"I'll sue Gene"* I'm still laughing

[@necrosadotor]

mustanaamio!!!

[@johnnydeath2]

Got very weird towards the end there indeed.

[@RautaMetal]

We like it weird.

[@pazuzu9495]

Holy Dwarf!!! Mortiis lost his ears and nose... ;-) But honestly: I LOVE OLD MORTIIS ALBUMS!!!! My inner dark and melancholy and hymnic dreams,my soul was dreaming came true! BUT I HATED THE GRUDGE!!! NINE INCH NAILS ARE COOL - B U T NOT MORTIIS!!! The NEW ALBUM,instead, seems to be a GRANDIOUS WORK!!!!

[@kimchi8109]

Disappointing shekel chaser. I'm old enough to remember his old interviews. He spits on his past now and rewrites it stating none of his influences were important. His early music was amazing. Then he became a MM/nin copy. I stopped listening at that point.

[@RautaMetal]

Kim Chi Unfortunately some do that. Luckily some bands also turn back to the past. I remember Paradise Lost doing that.

[@adrianbjrge-nilsen5258]

Stå på Håvard!

[@delicateapparatusofficial931]

Mortiis unmasked/interview...Sweet 💀🖤💀

[@the_old_ghost7775]

he shouldnt ever look at youtube comments

[@RautaMetal]

He probably won't.

[@patrickfrostfodd9955]

Shared AT my page #blackmetalhammerYYYY

[@gothmez]

what mortiis does mo is metal you metals rap do metal

[@קירילסגדין]

Is he using drugs?

[@RautaMetal]

Quite possible he is! I mean who in the metal scene wouldn't?

[@mathieuvart]

@@RautaMetal Varg does not.

[@RautaMetal]

@@mathieuvart We don't know that ;-)

[@claudiomusa5215]

horrible mortiis