''Crypt of the Wizard'' is a compilation album by

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solo artist

Mortiis Mortiis is an electronic band from Notodden, Norway fronted by Håvard Ellefsen, who is also known as the namesake of the band. The name is a misspelling of the word "mortis", which is the pronunciation used by the band. Mortiis started as the ...

, released in 1996. Recorded in

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, it was initially a series of 5 12" EP singles, with the EPs press run consisting of 1,000 copies.

Recording

Recording began in January 1996 at Silver Dragoon Studio, Norway,

Track listing

*All Songs Written & Arranged By Mortiis. #"Ferden og Kallet (The Journey & The Call)" - 5:50 #"Da Vi Bygde Tårnet (When We Raised the Tower)" - 8:02 #"Under Tårnets Skygge (Underneath the Shadow of the Tower)" - 5:49 #"En Sirkel av Kosmisk Kaos (A Circle of Cosmic Chaos)" - 7:31 #"Vandrerens Sang (The Song of the Wanderer)" - 8:00 #"Den Bortdrevne Regnbuen (The Banished Rainbow)" - 5:40 #"Trollmannens Krypt (The Crypt of the Wizard)" - 6:10 #"Stjernefødt (Starborn)" - 4:54 #"I Mørket Drømmende (In the Darkness Dreaming)" - 5:58 #"Fanget i Krystal (Captured in Crystal)" - 3:37

Personnel

*Mortiis: Vocals, All Instruments

Production

*Arranged, Produced, Recorded, Engineered, Mixed & Mastered By Mortiis. *Layout by Dennis Ironmountain.

Reissues

* Released by Dark Dungeon Music in 1997 as a compilation album on LP and CD. *

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issued the CD with new cover artwork on 1 November 1999. *

reissued the CD as part of a 3-CD set, along with ''

Født til å Herske ''Født til å Herske'' (lit. "Born to rule") is Norwegian solo artist Mortiis's debut album, released on Malicious Records in 1994. It consists of one long song, split into two tracks. Due to misprints, several press runs of the CD state differ ...

'' and ''

The Stargate ''The Stargate'' is an album by Norwegian solo artist Mortiis that was scheduled for release with the book ''Secrets of My Kingdom'', alongside a limited gold press version of the CD, which was for unknown reasons later released in 2001, prior to ...

''. Remastered by Mortiis and repackaged in a deluxe embossed slipcase, it included liner notes by Tommy Udo and featured the original artwork from the LP.

External links

"Crypt Of The Wizard" at discogs
1996 albums Mortiis albums {{1990s-album-stub