Misere Mortem

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Misere Mortem
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 24, 2010
RecordedAudio Avenue Studio, Stavanger, Norway
Genre Gothic metal, symphonic metal
Length40:34
Label Napalm
Producer Morten Veland
Mortemia chronology
Misere Mortem
(2010)
The Pandemic Pandemonium Sessions
(2021)
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Misere Mortem is the debut studio album by the Norwegian gothic metal band Mortemia. The design was done by the agency angst-im-wald.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The One I Once Was"4:46
2."The Pain Infernal and the Fall Eternal"5:16
3."The Eye of the Storm"5:10
4."The Malice of Life's Cruel Ways"5:02
5."The Wheel of Fire"4:09
6."The Chains That Wield My Mind"4:29
7."The New Desire"3:50
8."The Vile Bringer of Self-Destructive Thoughts"3:52
9."The Candle at the Tunnel's End"4:00
Total length:40:34

Personnel

Additional personnel and staff

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References

  1. Freemam, Phil. "Mortemia - Misere Mortem review". AllMusic . AllMusic . Retrieved 11 September 2014.