Mortification (album)
Mortification | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 12 October 1991 | |||
Recorded | 1991 | |||
Studio | Power Plant Studio in Carlton, Melbourne, Australia | |||
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Length | 38:01 | |||
Label | Intense, Nuclear Blast | |||
Producer | Roger Martinez | |||
Mortification chronology | ||||
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Mortification is the debut studio album by Australian
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.[2]
Songs
There are two short grindcore songs: "Turn" (33 s.) and "The Majestic Infiltration of Order" (1:07); the latter is commonly known as "God Rulz" because those are the only lyrics in the song and is still often played at the band's concerts. "The Majestic Infiltration of Order" was later re-recorded as "God Rulz" for Hammer of God, Mortification's eighth studio album, in 1999. 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. The songs "The Destroyer Beholds" and "The Majestic Infiltration of Order" were originally titled "Infectious Growth" and "God Rulz".[3]
Artwork
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 alternate album cover solely containing the band's logo.[citation needed] The 2020 reissue contains both album covers.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Mortification
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Until the End" | Michael Carlisle | Carlisle | 3:47 |
2. | "Brutal Warfare[a]" | Steve Rowe |
| 3:57 |
3. | "Bathed in Blood" | Sherlock | Sherlock | 4:31 |
4. | "Satan's Doom" | Sherlock | Sherlock | 6:05 |
5. | "Turn[a]" | Sherlock | Sherlock | 0:33 |
6. | "No Return" | Sherlock | Sherlock | 2:42 |
7. | "Break the Curse[a]" | Rowe | Rowe | 2:43 |
8. | "New Awakening" | Carlisle | Carlisle | 5:04 |
9. | "The Destroyer Beholds1" | Rowe | Rowe | 3:19 |
10. | "Journey of Reconciliation[a]1" |
| Sherlock | 4:13 |
11. | "The Majestic Infiltration of Order[a][b]" | Rowe | Rowe | 1:07 |
Total length: | 38:01 |
- a Songs re-recorded from Mortification's Break the Curse demo album
- b Re-recorded as "God Rulz" on Hammer of God (1999)
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Until the End" (Live 1992) | 3:36 |
13. | "Brutal Warfare" (Live 1992) | 3:57 |
14. | "Satan's Doom" (Live 1992) | 6:09 |
15. | "Journey of Reconciliation" (Live 1992) | 4:29 |
16. | "Bathed in Blood2" (Live 1991) | 4:22 |
Total length: | 60:34 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "Searching" (Live 1991) | 3:59 |
12. | "Impulsation" (Live 1991) | 4:16 |
13. | "Break the Curse" (Live 1991) | 2:45 |
14. | "Bathed in Blood2" (Live 1991) | 4:18 |
15. | "Blood Sacrifice" (Live 1991) | 3:30 |
16. | "Steve Rowe Talks" (Live 1991) | 1:26 |
17. | "God Rulz" (Live 1991) | 1:09 |
18. | "Turn" (Live 1991) | 0:36 |
19. | "Until the End" (Live 1991) | 3:44 |
Total length: | 63:48 |
Personnel
Mortification
Additional musicians
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Production
Additional personnel
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Notes
1. "The Destroyer Beholds" and "Journey of Reconciliation" are both on the same track (track 9) on the 2022 reissue.
2. "Bathed in Blood (Live 1991)" is an identical recording on both the 2020 and 2022 reissues.
References
- ISBN 9780823077182. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ Lahtonen, Jussi (25 October 2005). "White Metal". Sue Rock Punk Metal Zine (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2007.
- ISBN 9780987383853.