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Mortification (band)

Mortification is an Australian Christian extreme metal band which was formed in 1987 as a heavy metal group, Lightforce, by mainstay Steve Rowe on bass guitar and vocals. By 1990, in the Melbourne suburb of Moorabbin, they were renamed as Mortification with the line-up of Rowe, Michael Carlisle on...

 second studio release and eponymous debut album, released in 1991. The album before was a demo. This album leans more towards death metal

Death metal

Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....

, but still keeps itself in the ways of thrash.

Jayson Sherlock's original cover art (seen above, nicknamed the "gnarly cover") was censored by some Christian bookstores; the label shipped them a version with an alternative cover, simply the band's logo.

Although not as popular as its follow-up, Mortification became reputive in both Christian and secular metal scenes for its remarkably brutal output. There are two short grindcore

Grindcore

Grindcore is an extreme genre of music that started in the early- to mid-1980s. It draws inspiration from some of the most abrasive music genres – including death metal, industrial music, noise and the more extreme varieties of hardcore punk....

 songs: "Turn" (33 s.) and "The Majestic Infiltration of Order" (1:06). The latter is commonly known as "God Rulz," because those are the only lyrics in the song. It is still often played in the band's concerts. Music videos were shot for "Turn," "Until the End," "The Destroyer Beholds," and "The Majestic Infiltration of Order" by film maker Neil Johnson. These videos were released on the video compilation Grind Planets

Grind Planets

Grind Planets is the first official DVD released by MortificationThere are three versions of Grind Planets. The first was a VHS released in1992. A second VHS was released in 1994...

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Track listing

All songs written by Mortification

1. "Until the End" – 3:47
2. "Brutal Warfare" – 3:58
3. "Bathed In Blood" – 4:31
4. "Satan's Doom" – 6:06
5. "Turn" – 0:33
6. "No Return" – 2:42
7. "Break the Curse" – 2:44
8. "New Awakening" – 5:04
9. "The Destroyer Beholds" – 3:19
10. "Journey of Reconciliation" – 4:13
11. "The Majestic Infiltration of Order" – 1:06

Mortification

• Steve Rowe
  Steve Rowe
  Steve Rowe is the founder, bass guitarist, and vocalist of the Australian Christian death metal band Mortification which was considered to be a major pioneer in the genre. Prior to forming Mortification he was in a traditional heavy metal styled Christian band known as LightForce...
  
  - Bass, Vocals
• Michael Carlisle - Guitar, Back-up Vocals
• Jayson Sherlock - Drums, Back-up Vocals

Additional musicians

• Derek Sean - Lead Guitar
• Roger Martinez - Back-up Vocals
• Andrew Tompkins - Back-up Vocals