News · 14 April 2026

Mortiis And Nytt Land Announce ‘Southern Rituals’ Australian Tour 2026

Joining Mortis and Nytt Land on tour is Turkish dark folk synth act TiR.

Norway’s dungeon synth pioneers Mortiss and Siberian two-piece folk act Nytt Land have announced a joint Australian tour.

This Southern Ritual Tour marks the debut of Mortiss performing in Australia with his band, while Nytt Land will bring their authentic throat singing and handmade traditional instruments to audiences across the country for the first time.

Joining them on tour this November will be Turkish dark folk synth act TiR, resulting in a triple bill not to be missed by fans of experimental metal.

The Southern Ritual Tour commences at Sydney’s Factory Floor on Thursday 19 November and continues with shows at Crowbar in Brisbane on Friday 20 November, Croxton in Melbourne on Saturday 21 November and Ed Castle in Adelaide on Sunday 22 November.

Early bird pre-sale tickets (which are cheaper) go on sale at 11am AEST on Thursday 16 April. Sign up here. General on-sale takes place at 10am AEST on Tuesday 21 April via hardlinemedia.net.

The creation of Håvard Ellefsen, former bassist of black metal band Emperor, Mortiis is one of the most famous metal bands to emerge from Norway in recent years. Ellefsen is the only constant member of Mortiis, and since the projects inceptoin in 1993, it has gone through several different eras, releasing over a dozen albums.

Nytt Land comprises husband and wife duo Anatoly and Natalya Pakhalenko, with their music weaving Norse mythology and historic texts with traditional Siberian instruments, nature sounds and throat singing.

Then there’s TiR, the introspective synth folk project helmed by multi-instrumentalist and composer Oytun Bektas, who has carved his own niche in the metal scene over the past decade.

This is one triple bill not to be missed for fans of dark, ambient folk music with a dash of black metal.

Catch Mortiis and Nytt Land at Ed Castle on Sunday 22 November. Ticketing information is available at hardlinemedia.net.