Before Arcturus there was Mortem. Originally members from Arcturus, Mayhem & Thorns, a highly inspirational work of early Norwegian extreme metal. This special release of ''Slow Death'' contains the tracks newly recorded and reworked in a style to the recent Ravnsvart album, also includes the legendary 1989 demo, with a fresh transfer from a new tape source, includes a rendition of the old Mortem track ''Satanas'', plus a cover of ''Likferd'' (Funeral Fog) by Mayhem, this time sung in Norwegian. Joining the original line-up of Marius, Steinar & Hellhammer is Tor Seidemann of 1349 on bass guitar. Special LP/7" package, with the demo presented on 7" Vinyl, four page booklet with an biography plus rare and unseen images.