Crypt of the Wizard
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Crypt of the Wizard is a compilation album by Norwegian solo artist Mortiis
, though it is largely recognised as a complete album.
Recorded in Norway
, it was initially released in 1996 as a series of 5 12" EP singles. Each EPs press run consisted of 1,000 copies (500 on black vinyl, the rest in a different color).
Mortiis
Mortiis is a band from Notodden, Norway fronted by Håvard Ellefsen, who is also known as the namesake of the band. The name is a misspelling of the word 'mortis', which is the pronunciation used by the band. However, Mortiis started as the solo project of Ellefsen as a means to convey a story...
, though it is largely recognised as a complete album.
Recorded in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, it was initially released in 1996 as a series of 5 12" EP singles. Each EPs press run consisted of 1,000 copies (500 on black vinyl, the rest in a different color).
Track listing
- All Songs Written & Arranged By Mortiis.
- "Ferden og Kallet (The Journey & The Call)" - 5:50
- "Da vi Bygde Tårnet (When We Raised the Tower)" - 8:02
- "Under Tårnet's Skygge (Underneath the Shadow of the Tower)" - 5:49
- "En Sirkel av Kosmisk Kaos (A Circle of Cosmic Chaos)" - 7:31
- "Vandreren's Sang (The Song of the Wanderer)" - 8:00
- "Den Bortdrevne Regnbuen (The Banished Rainbow)" - 5:40
- "Trollmannens Krypt (The Crypt of the Wizard)" - 6:10
- "Stjernefødt (Starborn)" - 4:54
- "I Mørket Drømmende (In the Darkness Dreaming)" - 5:58
- "Fanget i Krystal (Captured in Crystal)" - 3:37
Reissues
- Released by Dark Dungeon Music in 1997 as a compilation album on LP and CD.
- Earache RecordsEarache RecordsEarache Records is a heavy metal-oriented record label based in Nottingham, UK and New York, USA. It helped to pioneer extreme metal by releasing many of the earliest grindcore and death metal records in the period 1988-1994.-History:...
issued the CD with new cover artwork on 1 November 1999. - Earache RecordsEarache RecordsEarache Records is a heavy metal-oriented record label based in Nottingham, UK and New York, USA. It helped to pioneer extreme metal by releasing many of the earliest grindcore and death metal records in the period 1988-1994.-History:...
reissued the CD as part of a 3 CD set, along with Fodt til a Herske and The StargateThe StargateThe Stargate is an album by Norwegian solo artist Mortiis that was scheduled for release with the book Secrets of My Kingdom, alongside a limited gold press version of the CD, which was for unknown reasons later released in 2001, prior to The Smell of Rain. The LP was a 3-sided gatefold with a 12"...
. Remastered by Mortiis and repackaged in a deluxe embossed slipcase, it included liner notes by Tommy Udo and featured the original artwork from the LP.