Mortemia have revealed a new video single, "Take On Me (A-ha cover) (feat. Marcela Bovio)", from The Cover Collab Sessions.

Morten Veland comments: "I'm proud and honoured to welcome back my friend and collaborator Marcela Bovio as my special guest for The Cover Collab Sessions. The song of choice this time is the timeless classic 'Take On Me' by my fellow Norwegians of the band a-Ha. I still remember very well when this song was released back in 1985, although I was just 7 years of age at the time, it was something very different that I had never heard before. The band also grew to be the biggest success ever to come out of Norway, and the band is just as huge today. I wanted to make a tribute to a-Ha for a long time, but I could not decide on which song, as there are so many great songs to choose from, but I eventually ended up making a rendition of their greatest hit, 'Take On Me'. After discovering how well the iconic synth riff transcended to the 7-string guitar, my choice was basically made".

Marcela Bovio adds: "When Morten asked me to do another collaboration together, I was immediately intrigued, as I loved how our first Mortemia collab 'Death Turns A Blind Eye' turned out! Then he told me he wanted to make a heavy version of 'Take On Me', and I got super excited. I love this song so much, I've even recorded my own acoustic version before, so I know every note and nuance of it. But THIS version? Morten completely reimagined it in the most powerful way, and I absolutely love what he's done with it. The chorus was the biggest vocal challenge I've faced in a long time: honestly, the widest vocal range I've ever had to cover in a single chorus! My voice was pushed to its absolute limits, and I am 100% here for it. I hope you love it as much as we do!" Link