- Born
- Birth nameHåvard Ellefsen
- Height6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- Mortiis was born on July 25, 1975 in Skien, Norway. He is a composer and actor, known for Mortiis: A Dark Horizon (2019), Broken (2006) and The Devil's Chair (2007).
- His ogre-alike make up/mask and his down to the waist long dreadlocks
- Former bass player with metal band Emperor. After that, he started on his own solo project, making dark ambient, but later began playing more electronic/industrial music.
- Grew up with Kiss, Alice Cooper and WASP.
- Heavy metal is the kind of music that demands a physical engagement from both fans and the band
- My mom calls me Mortiis. I came up with it about 10-11 years ago when I studied electronics in Norway. I thought "That's cool, it means dead", you're 17 and think "Death is cool, it's black metal" you know. And then you're told "Mortis is with one I, you idiot!"
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