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    Heaven's Metal #49/Mortal
    Mortal — Rift cover

    Mortal

    Rift

    (1994)

    Reviewed by Doug Van Pelt

    Discogs
    Label Intense RecordsHeaven's Metal #49September/October 1994
    electronicindustrialindustrial metal

    It's not what you'd expect - a video about the band. It's an all-consuming look at child abuse and the song "Rift" powerfully works with it great. Eric Hannah and Christian Schneider of MTV's "Extreme Sports" put it together, of which they did a good job. The excess stuff here is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the video, and then you get a close caption-like version of the video. During the behind-the-scenes footage there is dialogue that explains the motivations behind the video and each scene. Emotionally, it hits you like a ton of bricks. This video package takes two watches to even fathom. It stirs the soul...plus there is a great video to boot. This is an other reason why Mortal will be missed.

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