Luna Mortis

Luna Mortis
Background information
Origin	Monroe, Wisconsin, United States
Genres	Melodic death metal[1] Power metal[2] Progressive metal[1] Thrash metal[2]
Years active	2001-2010, 2013–current
Labels	Century Media
Website	www.facebook.com/lunamortismusic
Past members	Mary Zimmer Brian Koenig Cory Scheider Jacob Bare Erik Madsen

Luna Mortis is an American heavy metal band based in Madison, Wisconsin.

The band was formed in late 2001 in Monroe, Wisconsin as The Ottoman Empire.^[3] In 2006, the band self-released their debut studio album, Way of the Blade. In June 2007, Luna Mortis played the first Flight of the Valkyries female-fronted metal festival in St. Paul, MN under their original name, The Ottoman Empire.^[4]

In 2008, the band self-released an EP, The Answer: Does Not Exist. That same year, the band changed their name to Luna Mortis and signed a recording contract with Century Media.^[5][6] On February 10, 2009, the band released their debut for Century Media, The Absence, which was recorded in 2008 at the Audio Hammer Studios and produced by Jason Suecof.^[7]

In June 2009, the band returned to St. Paul (now as Luna Mortis) for the festival's third installment.^[8] Luna Mortis was dropped by Century Media Records in December 2009.^[9]

On February 15, 2010, Brian Koenig announced on Luna Mortis' MySpace page that the band had been dissolved and the members would be going their separate ways.^[10] On February 11, 2013, The band announced through their Facebook profile that the band would be reuniting in 2013, planning festival appearances and new material. ^[11]

Musical style

Luna Mortis' musical style is often described as a mixture of different genres. Among the genres used to describe Luna Mortis are melodic death metal,^[1] power metal,^[2] progressive metal,^[1] and thrash metal.^[2] The band's vocal style is characterized by Mary Zimmer's use of both clean vocals and growled vocals. Brian Koenig, the band's principal songwriter, states some of his influences were Dream Theater, Joe Satriani, Megadeth, Metallica, Yngwie Malmsteen, and classical music.^[3] Mary Zimmer states some of her influences were At the Gates and Carcass.^[12]

Members

Final Lineup

• Mary Zimmer – Vocals
• Brian Koenig – Guitar
• Cory Scheider – Guitar
• Jacob Bare – Bass
• Erik Madsen – Drums

Session members

• Brian Loomis – drum kit on Way of the Blade

Discography

• Twice Demo (2002)
• Curse of the Sun EP (2004)
• Way of the Blade (2006)
• The Answer: Does Not Exist EP (2008)
• The Absence (2009)

Works prior to The Absence were released under the band's former name, The Ottoman Empire.

External links

References