Mortiis Has L.A. Goblin Up His Tunes

Almost exactly a month ago, Norwegian black metal titans Emperor performed at the Wiltern and tore L.A. a new one. At the Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles on a midweek spring evening, that band's former bassist Mortiis was co-headlining with Pacific Northwest band UADA. A lot has happened in the 34 years since Mortiis, real name Håvard Ellefsen, left Emperor (he was in that band for a year between 1991-'92), most notably the fact that he fully took on the persona of a goblin for a while. In interviews, he would talk about how he lives in a cabin in […] The post Mortiis Has L.A. Goblin Up His Tunes first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.