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| "Morthond is for the very few who still view black metal as a form of art. It has nothing to do with the pathetic and desperate practices that take place within the scene today, such as: elitism over what releases one has and what format they're on, having gay sex because its blasphemous, reading the bible backwards to scare old ladies, claiming to practice pedophilia because blasphemy and racism just aren't shocking enough anymore, and any other act the weaklings in the scene practice today. Morthond is not for scenesters, collectors, gossipers, BM fashion gurus, wannabe elitists, and those who treat black metal as a social club. Morthond is morbid and desolate black metal inspired by the likes of Burzum, Judas Iscariot, and the old Polish and French scenes, yet contains a style and feeling of its own. The music is designed to be an escape from a backwards world that places the weak above the strong and rejects the value of honor and strength." - Thorstadt for Morthond, 2004 Morthond crawled from abyssic obscurity in Jan 2001 with the intention of creating pure and hypnotic black metal. Originally self released in April 02 by sole member, Thorstadt, the Somber Deathwinds demo offered 4 tracks of  minimalistic and vastly atmospheric blackness that inspired the listener to escape into the cavernous reaches of the mind. The grim drone of dissonance was the perfect catalyst for Thorstadt to explore and praise his musical influences with this perfectly bleak sound canvas of sonic isolationism. Impressed by the woodland aura of Somber Deathwinds, Profane Productions then re-released the material in Nov '02 with an unreleased intro track and different cover design. One year later, the demo is re-released yet again, this time in cassette format as a split with Empire of Hate (Oz) by Heiden Hart Productions in Holland. As the demo continued to gain momentum and supporters, Thorstadt was hard at work writing and recording the 8 tracks that would become Paths of Desolation, Morthond's first full-length effort and debut for Bindrune Recordings. Picking up where the demo material left off, Paths of Desolation finds Morthond obtaining a more powerful production for this material to further haunt all those who choose to open themselves to the experience. Obscure harmonies, uniquely twisted guitar lines and the tortured screams of Thorstadt yearn for the grave and urge the listener to follow along this depressive path. With an ideology that demands the destruction of elitist rhetoric and scenester mentality, Morthond is pure/volatile black metal for those who wish to stand alone and return to a time where this form of music was more about artistic expression than it was a fashion show.Discography... |
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