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Født til å Herske is Norwegian solo artist Mortiis
's debut album, released on Malicious Records in 1993. It consists of one long song, split into two tracks. Due to misprints, several press runs of the CD state different labels.
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...
's debut album, released on Malicious Records in 1993. It consists of one long song, split into two tracks. Due to misprints, several press runs of the CD state different labels.
Reissues
- Two limited edition gatefold LP versions of the album were released, with 500 copies on blackBlackBlack is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
vinylGramophone recordA gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
, and 500 copies on purplePurplePurple is a range of hues of color occurring between red and blue, and is classified as a secondary color as the colors are required to create the shade....
vinyl. Both came with a free poster. - Another reissue, by Mortiis' own label Dark Dungeon Music, featured a similar gatefold sleeve, but with different artwork and a new poster The first 500 copies were released on goldGoldGold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
vinyl, each hand-numbered and signed by Mortiis. - Released again by DDM in a limited copy of 100 grey vinyl with similar artwork to the gold pressing.
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, updated the CD version by including new artwork upon re-release. This was only available in the USA. - 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 , but kept the original artwork, choosing to release this internationally. - 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 again as part of a 3-CD set, along with Crypt of the WizardCrypt of the WizardCrypt 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...
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.