Mortal
Godspeed
Reviewed by Brian Vincent McGovern
The combination of Jerome Fontamillas and Jyro Xhan has always been, and continues to be, ahead of its time for the Christian market. Who else has put a timbale solo in the middle of an impassioned, yet straight-forward driving electronic hard rock song... back in 1994? Yes, one of the best Mortal songs ever, "Paradigm One," kicks off this best of. But next is one of the seminal tracks ("Alive and Awake") from what many believe is the band's most momentous album (Fathom). Also included from that record are the amazing "Rift" and "Godspeed." Also here is some stuff from Lusis, as well as all other recorded Mortal product, including "Bleeder" (from the first Browbeats record) and "Lift," from the Intense Live Series, Vol. 5 (which included the work of Jeff Bellew, Bryan Gray, Jim Chaffin, etc.). And unlike so many other best of's and re-releases, this CD includes some very interesting and informative liner notes for each song.