---
title: "Mortification"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/mortification"
genre: "Death Metal"
country: "Australia"
formed: 1990
---

# Mortification

**Mortification** is a death metal band, from Australia, active 1990 to present.

Mortification are an Australian Christian death metal band which was formed in 1987 as a heavy metal group, Lightforce, by mainstay Steve Rowe on bass guitar and vocals. By 1990, in the Melbourne suburb of Moorabbin, they were renamed as Mortification with the line-up of Rowe, Michael Carlisle on guitar and Jayson Sherlock on drums. Mortification has released fourteen studio albums, three compilation albums, three extended plays, six live discs, one demo album, one box set, and several videos on major record labels such as Nuclear Blast. As one of the earliest internationally successful Christian death metal bands from Australia, they served as an inspiration for later similar groups.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortification_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Mortification |
| Genre | Death Metal |
| Parent genre | Death Metal |
| Origin | Moorabbin, Australia |
| Formed | 1990 |
| Releases in catalog | 16 |

## Genres

[Christian Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/christian-metal) · [Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-metal) · [Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Steve Rowe](https://themetalnet.com/musician/steve-rowe) |  | 1990 to present | Current |
| [George Ochoa](https://themetalnet.com/musician/george-ochoa) | Electric guitar |  | Former |
| [Michael Carlisle](https://themetalnet.com/musician/michael-carlisle) |  |  | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1991 | [Mortification](https://themetalnet.com/album/0dd6ae08-bf56-399a-a2db-89a72e772da9) | Album |
| 1992 | [Scrolls of the Megilloth](https://themetalnet.com/album/ef6de6a3-628e-34ed-9251-ebf75a7d2ece) | Album |
| 1993 | [Post Momentary Affliction](https://themetalnet.com/album/21519274-9283-3ac9-b19e-9671999eb9b8) | Album |
| 1994 | [Blood World](https://themetalnet.com/album/96ac59b0-d682-31b5-b61e-6eaf1efc497a) | Album |
| 1994 | [Break the Curse](https://themetalnet.com/album/7efb7846-ff56-3c5d-8c16-a1189b607bd3) | Album |
| 1995 | [Primitive Rhythm Machine](https://themetalnet.com/album/e4f5cbc4-cd58-3042-905d-3c0cd2cef3bc) | Album |
| 1996 | [EnVision EvAngelene](https://themetalnet.com/album/9ba344b6-1386-398d-97b8-7e3270274f54) | Album |
| 1998 | [Triumph of Mercy](https://themetalnet.com/album/ed526ea2-85c5-3a64-a1f6-2977e1552838) | Album |
| 1999 | [Hammer of God](https://themetalnet.com/album/9571ca6c-b612-31f8-989a-4cd38d648a03) | Album |
| 2001 | [The Silver Cord Is Severed](https://themetalnet.com/album/ed90d83c-8efc-3606-8994-9288752b26f0) | Album |
| 2002 | [Relentless](https://themetalnet.com/album/7a550575-850b-35d7-aa9f-ba6a82082c1b) | Album |
| 2004 | [Brain Cleaner](https://themetalnet.com/album/8996d8ba-edaf-39ac-a836-1b9bb8500081) | Album |
| 2006 | [Erasing the Goblin](https://themetalnet.com/album/83968b27-568c-32b9-acf6-7741f02df358) | Album |
| 2009 | [The Evil Addiction Destroying Machine](https://themetalnet.com/album/91d93f9f-06e9-40a9-bb82-531ed867cea0) | Album |
| 2012 | [Scribe of the Pentateuch](https://themetalnet.com/album/62f91acb-c8ac-4e69-84d2-59769fb7777c) | Album |
| 2015 | [Realm of the Skelataur](https://themetalnet.com/album/568ddb70-a1db-4eb3-a1e0-b8b369748593) | Album |

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- [Napalm Death](https://themetalnet.com/band/napalm-death) (listened together)
- [Megadeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/megadeth) (listened together)
- [Bolt Thrower](https://themetalnet.com/band/bolt-thrower) (listened together)
- [Metallica](https://themetalnet.com/band/metallica) (listened together)
- [Opeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/opeth) (listened together)
- [Children of Bodom](https://themetalnet.com/band/children-of-bodom) (listened together)
- [Vader](https://themetalnet.com/band/vader) (listened together)
- [Slayer](https://themetalnet.com/band/slayer) (listened together)
- [Cannibal Corpse](https://themetalnet.com/band/cannibal-corpse) (listened together)
- [Nile](https://themetalnet.com/band/nile) (listened together)
- [Suffocation](https://themetalnet.com/band/suffocation) (listened together)
- [Anthrax](https://themetalnet.com/band/anthrax) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Mortification/792
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mortification777
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/65423
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/au/artist/41276986
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCSk1W6NLjQhgfY76rmIKapA
- bandcamp: https://mortification1.bandcamp.com/
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/06T4NL0adq4kfYAr2nZv5t

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/mortification](https://themetalnet.com/band/mortification). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt