MORTIIS - Some Kind Of Heroin: The Grudge Remixes

MORTIIS
Some Kind Of Heroin: The Grudge Remixes
Earache Records
6/10




Although the last Mortiis record, “The Grudge,” was a solid record in its own right, there’s no reason for an entire remix album to appear as a follow-up. In Era 3, Mortiis is a much different artist than we’d heard during his prior days. No longer is the one-time Emperor member fascinated with medieval atmospheres and sorcery.

These days, Mortiis is focused on club ambience and apparently enamored with Trent Reznor and the sound of “Pretty Hate Machine”-era Nine Inch Nails in particular. It wouldn’t be a stretch to think the glory days of Mortiis are now completely over. Most fans will be in direct opposition to the rave-like material to be found on “Some Kind Of Heroin,” The PIG remix of “Gibber” implants visuals of blood-soaked discothèques and while this may sound like a great idea on the surface, the end result is just too damn messy to enjoy.

While certain black metal fans might get excited about The Kovenant’s reworking of “Way Too Wicked,” there’s no metal to be had, just another house/trance/darkdiscowave stab at shaking the asses of people who are probably way too fucked up to even know what they’re hearing in the first place.

Enough experimentation already - let’s hear “The Stargate 2.” Either that, or change the name of the band, it makes no sense to put this record or any one in the future that’s similar to it, under the banner of Mortiis.

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