Have you ever heard Nine Inch Nails? This brand of heavy Industrial noise is pretty popular these days. I mean, you can even see Ministry videos on Headbanger's Ball! This genre often mixes loud electric guitar with sampled voices, drum machines and sequenced rhythms. It's got the energy and minor key discordant feel of Metal and the bounce and rhythm of dance music. Mortal's lyrics are up front and introspective, meaningful and real. I think the band's music is cool, but a melody-conscious person like me can only take so much. Unless I'm in the mood for this, one album's worth is too long.
Other coverage for this album
Dead Zine 2002Reviewed by NecRoSarXThe very first Christian industrial (or "post-industrial", depending on who you talk to) band? Hardly. There were others before Mortal, to be sure. No, what makes this band so notable is they helped make an awareness of Christian industrial, inspiring future acts and shedding light on previous pioneers like Blackhouse, Circle Of Dust and Deitiphobia. Lusis was their first, and highly…The Asbury Collegian March 26, 1992Reviewed by Chris ViciousNow 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.…Similar sounding releases
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