Mortification

Soundmass is happy to announce their CD re-issue of Mortification's 1991 self-titled album.
With releases on label giants like Nuclear Blast and Metal Blade, albums which are considered classics, world tours and a sound that is constantly being reinvented – having delved into death metal, grind, thrash, power metal, groove metal, classic metal and even a touch of punk – Mortification is a band that cannot be put in a box. They are the undisputed pioneers of Christian death/thrash metal and Australia's most successful metal band. Heavily influenced by the thriving thrash scene of the early 90's, this album is recommended for fans of Vengeance Rising, Kreator and Destruction.
Using the original "lake of fire" front cover art, this 2020 jewel case version also includes 5 bonus tracks and an all-new layout – a 12-page booklet with lyrics, alternate cover art, photos, articles, flyers and an album history written by Scott Waters (Ultimatum/NoLifeTilMetal). This edition is a must for fans of this legendary Aussie band and any true metal aficionado.
Mortification is the debut studio album by Australian Christian extreme metal band Mortification. It was released on 12 October 1991. This album leans more towards death metal than the band's demo album Break the Curse, but retains thrash metal elements. Five songs from the demo album were re-recorded for Mortification. In 2002, The Billboard Guide to Contemporary Christian Music described the album's sound as "punk-meets-metal grind-core". A bundle containing Mortification and Scrolls of the Megilloth was released on KMG Records in 1998 and on Rowe Productions in 2015, with the latter being exclusively on cassette. Soundmass Records re-released the album with five bonus tracks in 2020, and again in 2022 with new remastering and nine bonus tracks recorded at Q.U.T. Campus Club in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia on 27 September 1991.
Although not as popular as its 1992 follow-up album Scrolls of the Megilloth, Mortification became reputive in both Christian and secular metal scenes for its remarkably brutal output.
Andrew Tompkins, from the Australian Christian metal band Paramaecium, and Derek Sean and Roger Martinez, from the American Christian metal band Vengeance Rising, were additional musicians on the album, with Sean contributing additional lead guitar and both Martinez and Tompkins contributing additional backing vocals; Martinez was also the producer and one of the two mixers on the album, the other being Gil Morales.

Lineup

Steve Rowe (Light Force, Wonrowe Vision) - Vocals/Bass
Michael Carlisle (Cybergrind) - Guitar
Jayson Sherlock (Paramæcium, Deliverance, Revulsed) - Drums

Guests

Roger Martinez (Vengeance Rising) - Backing Vocals
Andrew Tompkins (Paramæcium, inExordium) - Backing Vocals
Derek Sean (Vengeance Rising) - Guitars