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Watch: ‘Ghosts Of Europa’ by Mortiis

Posted: 25 March 2026 in Singles and EPs, Recommended Streams and Videos
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Iconic Norwegian artist MORTIIS presents the the stunning music video ‘Ghosts of Europa’. This is also the title track (feat. vocals of Sarah Jezebel Deva (The Kovenant, Cradle of Filth, et al.) and Laurie Ann Haus (Blizzard Games, Todesbonden) as well as additional synths and sequencers from Tangerine Dream’s Thorsten Quaeschning) and first advance single taken from his upcoming new full-length.

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MORTIIS comments on ‘Ghosts of Europa’: “This song has tried many shapes and forms, until it finally sort of found itself”, the Norwegian writes. “I never thought that it would end up this way. Strange, mysterious, and choral. It started out as a simple thing, a different song, with a different title, which got slowly de-constructed and altered. This did not happen due to dissatisfaction with the original, but because layers of new ideas appeared. As excited as I am about this new ‘entity’ and the way it shaped up, the title, that has already been in existence for years, feels slightly, and sadly, prophetic – although that was never my intention.”

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Watch: ‘Dreaming the in the Witch House’ by Cathedral in Flames

Posted: 29 September 2024 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
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The long-awaited new album from Prague gothic cowboys, CATHEDRAL IN FLAMES titled Count To Nine, has finally been unveiled on the Musicraft label! The themes of the songs cover contemporary psychological problems and addictions, Lovecraftian mysticism and magical sexual practices.

The title, ‘Count To Nine’ refers to both the number of songs and the mystical number 9. Nine is the number of fulfilment, closure and completion. It also symbolizes the coming of age and the connection between dimensions and worlds on all levels.

The nine tracks were mixed by the legendary John Fryer (Fields of the Nephilim, Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode, Paradise Lost, Cradle Of Filth and more). The band has significantly tightened up their dark gothic rock on their third album, from the hypnotic and gothic rock purist track, ‘Dreaming In The Witch House’ to the cowboy shuffle of ‘Pale Rider’ to the dark pop of ‘Summertime.’ 

Vocalist Phil Lee Fall says of the album, “On Count To Nine we tried to cross boundaries. We ventured further and deeper than ever before. Musically, lyrically and sonically. It took us almost three years, but we are extremely happy with the result. Dark, mystical and monumental gothic rock for the 21st century.”

Gatsby adds: “Each track is heavily influenced by the mood and situations in which it was created. That’s why I make music, to get the emotion out. So the fact that it’s dark is probably natural. In a way, it’s a catharsis of the disgust and confusion we live in.”

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