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Crypt of the Wizard is a compilation album by Norwegian solo artist Mortiis, released in 1996.[1]
Crypt of the Wizard | ||||
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Compilation album by | ||||
Released | 1996 | |||
Recorded | Silverstone Studio, Fredrikstad, Norway, '95-'96 | |||
Genre | Dungeon synth | |||
Label | Dark Dungeon Music Earache Records | |||
Producer | Håvard Ellefsen | |||
Mortiis chronology | ||||
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Recorded in Norway, it was initially a series of 5 12" EP singles, with the EPs press run consisting of 1,000 copies.
Recording
editRecording began in January 1996 at Silver Dragoon Studio, Norway,
Track listing
edit- 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 Tårnets Skygge (Underneath the Shadow of the Tower)" - 5:49
- "En Sirkel av Kosmisk Kaos (A Circle of Cosmic Chaos)" - 7:31
- "Vandrerens 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
Personnel
edit- Mortiis: Vocals, All Instruments
Production
edit- Arranged, Produced, Recorded, Engineered, Mixed & Mastered By Mortiis.
- Layout by Dennis Ironmountain.
Reissues
edit- Released by Dark Dungeon Music in 1997 as a compilation album on LP and CD.
- Earache Records issued the CD with new cover artwork on 1 November 1999.
- Earache Records reissued the CD as part of a 3-CD set, along with Født til å Herske and The Stargate. 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.
References
edit- ^ Welsh, April Clare (2017-03-10). "New record store opens in London for the "discerning heavy metal maniac"". Fact Magazine. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
External links
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