Now for the music that will put hair on your chest (and some of you do need a little more) there's a new band formed by a couple of friends from the Philippines. Mortal is their name, and their album is Lusis, which is translated "freedom." Mortal is something long-needed in the Christian music industry; it's a type of chaotically structured industrial sound with bold vocals and pounding music. It has been compared to Nine Inch Nails and Skinny Puppy. Yet, it holds a certain air of genius in the interchange between the music and the lyrics.
Mortal has integrated several sounds into their music using new technology. The keyboards are out of control while the drum machines pound the life out of your head all held together by the "guitar being played with a razor blade effect" smoothing it out. There is also a lot of expression in the music. Emotions. Pain. Happiness. Suffering. Joy. All come out of the music with flare while there's a lot of mystery in the content. Challenging.
The first song on the disc, "Enfleshed (the Word is alive)" doesn't even let up: "So we're living, symptomatic enmity. . .here we're laughing, spitting at the face of anarchy, while victimized by hierarchy, capitalistic leprosy...now we're sipping, from the cup of irony, raise a toast to hypocrisy, honest, fallacy. . ." The chorus screams the truth, "The Word is alive. . ."
It's a powerful album, nothing more needs to be said. I encourage you to check out Dance House Children and Mortal; you won't be disappointed.
Other coverage for this album
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