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MORTIIS' new album, "The Great Deceiver", will be released later in the year. A refreshing blend of techno, industrial, metal, punk and progressive rock, this disc mesmerizes listeners from the first sounds of the opener, "Feed The Greed", to the fading notes of its closer, "Too Little, Too Late". More than the sum of its dozen tracks, it is a lush, layered opus that continues to deliver fresh new sounds after multiple listens.

"It's a 'headphones record,'" stated Mortiis, the band's leader and chief songwriter. Although he and his band dedicated the last two years of their lives to create this musical marvel, he admits songwriting is a continual, never-ending process. In addition to his journal of lyrical ideas, the artist collects what he describes as "musical sketches" on a computer.

"We can't just sit down and bang out a complete song in two hours," he continued. "Our songs are pieced together during long stretches of time. 'Bleed Like You', which was composed entirely on a piano, is the only song that came together in a day."

"We're sound geeks who like to mess around with different effects in weird combinations to create cool, strange and mutated new sounds as building blocks in our music," said guitarist Levi Gawron. "We often spend days messing around with sounds and recording strange noises, but we always have a clear idea of what the song should like in the end."

Produced by Mortiis and Levi, and co-mixed by the duo and Chris Vrenna (MARILYN MANSON, NINE INCH NAILS),"The Great Deceiver"'s sound is decidedly 2009. Conceptually, however, it harkens back to the '70s, when albums were complete musical journeys; more than a mere collection of tracks surrounding the presumed "hit."

"It's not a traditional concept record," explained Mortiis, "but it underlying theme is about feeling emotionally scarred, frustrated and full of angst."

Fan-filmed video footage of MORTIIS' March 21, 2009 performance at the Trashfest II at Gloria in Helsinki, Finland can be viewed below (courtesy of "sonicrootsfun").