Norwegian Industrial Rock Band Mortiis Hits America Hard On Blackest Of The Black Tour

BOISE, Idaho – One week into the Blackest of the Black Tour, the iniquitous Norwegian industrial rock band Mortiis has been greeted by a fervent response from American audiences.

“The response has been amazing so far,” said Mortiis’ frontman and namesake. “We’ve been playing in front of about 1,000 people every night.”

NEO in Chicago will host an aftershow/DVD release party for Mortiis’ upcoming “Soul in a Hole” DVD following this Monday’s show at that city’s House of Blues. The party will run from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. There is no cover. NEO is located at 2350 N. Clark Street, Chicago, Ill. 60614. (773) 528-2622

Mortiis began his journey down an ever-evolving path in the early ‘90s as a singular mastermind who a decade later would be the namesake of Mortiis’ full-band incarnation. Mortiis – the man and the band - have traveled many musical paths over the course of their career, with each release stepping further away from the last and expanding into new territories. The Mortiis of today takes the darkness of the earlier ambient creations and fuses it with deep-seated anger and aggression. “The Grudge,” Mortiis’s latest release, is a twisted mixture of electronics, fierce guitars, and hard-hitting drumming.

The Blackest of the Black line-up features Danzig (joined by former Misfit Doyle), Chimaira, Behemoth, Himsa, and The Agony Scene.

Blackest of the Black Tour 2005 dates:

10/07/05 Fri. The Big Easy, Boise, ID
10/08/05 Sat. Valley Ice Garden, Bozeman, MT
10/10/05 Mon. House of Blues, Chicago, IL
10/11/05 Tue. Harpo’s, Detroit, MI
10/12/05 Wed. House of Blues, Cleveland, OH
10/14/05 Fri. The Dome Theatre, Niagara Falls, NY
10/15/05 Sat. The Medley, Montreal, QUE, Canada
10/17/05 Mon. Nokia Theatre, New York, NY
10/18/05 Tue. Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel, Providence, RI
10/19/05 Wed. House Of Blues, Atlantic City, NJ
10/21/05 Fri. Earthlink Live, Atlanta, GA
10/22/05 Sat. Revolution, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
10/23/05 Sun. The Hard Rock Live, Orlando, FL
10/25/05 Tue. Club V, Houston, TX
10/26/05 Wed. Nokia Theatre, Grand Prairie, TX
10/27/05 Thu. Graham Central Station, San Antonio, TX
10/29/05 Sat. Gibson Amphitheatre @ Universal City Walk, Universal City, CA

For more information log onto: mortiis.com or earache.com or www.danzig-verotik.com.