Debut Album "Come Read the Words Forbidden"
"Come Read the Words Forbidden" was composed, performed, recorded, mixed and produced by Max Morton at Morton Studio.
“Black Witch”, “Grimoire”, “Oblivion”, “Werewolf Hunt” lyrics were written by Andrey Karpov.
Drums were played by Dmitry Smotrov.
The debut album of MORTON was released in 4 editions worldwide:
UKRAINIAN EDITION
In Ukraine the album was released independently on July 15, 2011. The Ukrainian edition was designed as a digipack with a 16-page booklet. The first edition of “Come Read the Words Forbidden” was fully sold out.
JAPANESE EDITION
In Japan the album was released by the recording label Spinning on July 20, 2011. The Japanese edition had a unique tracklist and containted two exclusive bonus-tracks: "Brotherhood Of Light (Live)" and "The Machine". Buying an album through the Tower Records network, listeners also received a DVD with the band’s debut music video "Sleeping King" and a CD with another bonus track - acoustic version of "Oblivion".
WORLDWIDE EDITION
The German edition has become a worldwide release. The album came out under the label AFM Records on October 21, 2011. The tracklist is identical to the Ukrainian edition.
RUSSIAN EDITION
The sales of Russian edition began in November 2011 under FONO and AFM Records labels. This edition included a bonus track - an acoustic version of the song "Oblivion".