Mortiis - Perfectly Defect (2010)

With his roots as bass player in the black metal band Emperor, Mortiis has come a long way over the years. From the first instrumental ambient/darkwave solo albums (as well as side projects Vond and Fata Morgana), to the synth pop/electro-industrial styling of 2001's The Smell of Rain (which saw Mortiis picking up the mic for the first time) and the harsher industrial rock of 2004's The Grudge (by which time "Mortiis" had turned into a full-blown band, rather than being the solo outfit of Håvard Ellefsen). It's now been three years since the release of Some Kind of Heroin, the remix version of The Grudge. During those years Mortiis (as a band) have been touring, working on new material and Mortiis (the frontman, Håvard) has shed the last parts of the mask he'd been wearing since way back in the day. In part as a gift to the fans, and (I suppose) in part as a teaser for the next full CD (The Great Deceiver, slated for an early 2011 release) Mortiis has released Perfectly Defect online.