In Hora Mortis Nostræ
About the recording
For the longest time after the recording of “Armageddon March Eternal” we didn’t write a single tone. We felt so satisfied with what we had achieved with said album and had no idea as for how to continue to be able to beat that album, which is perfect in our eyes. We just took it easy and then one day 7 tracks of the finest TPH material ever were finished and “In Hora Mortis Nostræ” was being recorded. To be perfectly serious, we are not quite sure how the hell it happened. Following the same recording process as on “AME”, which meant no deadlines whatsoever, we started tracking the guitars in October 2006 and worked with those until January 2007.
For the first time in our career we utilized a real drummer together with the usual programmings. Engel drummer Mojjo did his stuff over 2 days in Gothenburg, February 2007, and was asked to join the band as a full member during the recording of the drums. Jonna and Jörgen did their vocals in Örebro during March 2007 and Michael nailed his bass in Gothenburg, March/April 2007. Everything was perfected and mixed by Lord K Philipson and Dan Swanö during April/May, 2007.
About the title
Jonna came up with the title and we had no second thoughts about it. It is perfect.
About the cover
As always, Marko Saarelainen drew inspiration from the title and created one of the finest pieces of art in the history of art. There are alot of details in this one that you really have to look closely for to notice. A fantastic cover for a fantastic album.
