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.
Other coverage for this album
Dead Zine 2002Reviewed by NecRoSarXMany astute fans of Mortification know that Break the Curse began life as a Light Force demo, right before sole remaining member Steve Rowe changed the name to Mortification. Some of the songs on Break the Curse found their way re-recorded onto future Mortification albums, like the cuts "Brutal Warfare", "Break The Curse", "Journey Of Reconciliation", "The Majestic Infiltration Of Order" and…Dead Zine 2002Reviewed by D_ListerMost people are only familiar with two songs 'New Beginnings' and 'Blood Sacrifice' which were both featured on the 1995 album Best of Five Years. Bottom line is if you liked those two songs this will be a worthwhile purchase for you. However if you find that you tend to skip those tracks to get to the amazing 'The Destroyer Beholds' which comes next on Best of Five Years then you will probably…Dead Zine 2002Reviewed by undeadFor all of you not familiar with this album, this is Mortification's first full length cd after the termination of the band Lightforce. Originally recorded on Nuclear Blast records in 1990, this cd hasn't seen much light because Mortification signed with Intense Records soon after. For some reason, Intense never saw a reason to rerelease this early thrash album. Everyone who follows Mortification…HM Magazine #87Reviewed by Doug Van PeltYes, this is the album that got this Christian grindcore pioneer rolling, but this version is completely remastered and re-packaged. Drummer Jayson Sherlock and Guitarist Cameron Hall can be distinctively heard here. Steve's vocals are more of the thrash shout delivery than the grinding growl he developed shortly thereafter. Jayson's skills at high speed and hard hitting are evident in tunes like…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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