Crypt of the Wizard
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| Crypt of the Wizard | ||
| Studio album by Mortiis | ||
| Released | 1996 | |
| Recorded | Silverstone Studio, Fredrikstad, Norway, '95-'96 | |
| Genre | Dark Ambient | |
| Label | Dark Dungeon Music Earache Records |
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| Producer(s) | Mortiis | |
| Mortiis chronology | ||
|---|---|---|
| Keiser Av En Dimensjon Ukjent | Crypt of the Wizard | The Stargate
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The Crypt of the Wizard is a compilation album by Norwegian solo artist Mortiis, though it is largely recognised as a complete album. Recorded in Norway, it was initially released in 1996 as a series of 5 12" EP singles. Each EPs press run consisted of 1000 copies (500 on black vinyl, the rest on a different color).
[edit] Track listing
- "Ferden og Kallet (The Journey & The Call)" - 5:50
- "Da vi Bygde Tårnet (When We Raised The Tower)" - 8:02
- "Under Tårnet's Skygge (Underneath The Shadow of the Tower)" - 5:49
- "En Sirkel av Kosmisk Kaos (A Circle of Cosmic Chaos)" - 7:31
- "Vanderen's 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 Mørkret Drømmende (In the Darkness Dreaming)" - 5:58
- "Fanget i Krystal (Captured in Crystal)" - 3:37
[edit] Reissues
- Released by Dark Dungeon Music in 1997 as a compilation album on LP and CD.
- Earache Records issued the CD with new cover artwork on 1st November 1999.
- Earache Records reissued the CD as part of a 3 CD set, along with Født til å Herske and The Stargate. 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.
