Artist: MORTAL LOVE
Album: I HAVE LOST ... (CD)

Year: 2005
Media type: CD

The Norwegian 5-piece MORTAL LOVE was established in early 2000 by the still unchanged line-up Cat, Rain6, Lev, Gabriah and Damous. The band focused on a good structure, delegating tasks and define roles. From the start important elements in MORTAL LOVE was availability, mystique and romance, having female singer CAT being the optical focus in the band, which is well appreciated by all bandmemebers. Already with their first 8-track demo CD the band composed a complete lovestory, a way of work that the band kept also on their debut album. With the demo CD a deal with Massacre Records was signed and the recordings for the official debut could begin. As the demo, „ALL THE BEAUTY“ was recorded with producer ZET at Space Valley studio in Norway and is delivered as a conceptual album again. With „All the Beauty“ MORTAL LOVE could already gather a great amount of fans in both goth- and metal-scene and the debut turned out a good success. Two years later now the band has completed works on the follow-up „I have lost.“. The first impression in MORTAL LOVE‘s music is undoubtelly singer CAT, whose beautiful, charming vocals set their signs in the songs. Well-placed electronics and groovy guitar riffing build the basement for charming melancholic songs like „Adoration“, „Serenity“ or the romantic „Mortally Everything“. It is hard to pick songs as they are all parts of the complete concept, creating the mood of the album. With the crystal-clear sound the dark mood occurs, which Norwegian bands are famous for. Nevertheless MORTAL LOVE are not copying any of the well-known forerunners but deliver an album with their own feeling and interpretation. „ALL THE BEAUTY“ is an album full of ear-catching songs with a strong hit potential for both goth or metal fans.

Tracklist:

01. Existence
02. Serenity
03. Spine
04. Adoration
05. Senses
06. Empathy
07. Reality
08. Sanity
09. Identity
10. Hope
11. Memory
12. Everything

Line-Up:

Cat - Vocals
Damous - Drums
Lev - Bass
Rain6 - Guitars, keys, backing vocals
Gabriah - Guitars
Mulciber - Keyboards, programming, cello