Here is a blast from Mortification's past, showing the embryonic stage of Steve Rowe's growling vocals. Somewhat extreme in its time, now the vocals sound tame.
The guitar, done by original six-stringer Cameron Hall, goes off on some rippin' solos; but, like Michael Carlisle, mostly sticks to speedy rhythms.
The drums sound demo quality in many ways, yet this album isn't a joke. Fans of thrash and grind will dig it. Five of these songs made their way to the debut album: "Brutal Warfare," "Turn," "Journey of Reconciliation," "The Majestic Infiltration of Order" and "Break the Curse." "Impulsation," which later showed up on Post Momentary Affliction, appears here in more raw form also.
A bonus track, "Butchered Mutilation," was recorded in '93 and added here.
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Art for the Ears 2001Reviewed by Marco PovervestThe 1990 demo cassette by Mortification that led to their deal with Intense Records is now on CD. It's cool to hear this historically interesting album. It features the death metal songs that marked the start of Mortification just after they had abandoned the bandname Lightforce. Lightforce came out in the mid eighties with their 1987 release of Mystical Thieves which was heavy metal. Half of…Similar sounding releases
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