Blood World
Blood World is the fourth studio album by Australian Christian extreme metal band Mortification, released in 1994. The songs "Your Life", "J.G.S.H." and "Love Song" were included on the Tourniquet/Mortification Collector's Edition CD Single in 1994; the disc also contained a segment discussing Mortification's history, from the video release of Live Planetarium, and material from American Christian metal band Tourniquet's album Vanishing Lessons. Blood World was a commercial hit and the band's most successful album.[3]
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| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | March 1994–April 1994 | |||
| Studio | Saint Andrews Studios in Melbourne, Australia | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 44:42 | |||
| Label | Intense, Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Mark McCormack, Mortification | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Cross Rhythms |   [2] |
The album focuses more on thrash metal, with classic metal, groove metal and hardcore punk influences, and contains less death metal influences than previous albums. Instead of Steve Rowe's growls, the album mainly contains his shouting-style singing, but growls do make occasional appearances.
Reception
According to Australian Music Online, "the strange combination of extreme styles began setting Mortification apart from the crowd of same sounding bands and widened the band's audience as they became quickly recognised as innovators and not imitators."[4] Blood World received rave reviews in America and Europe. Horror Infernal Magazine gave the album 13 out of 13 points.[4]
Reissue
A reissue of Blood World was released in 2008 by Metal Mind Productions and contained four bonus tracks. A second reissue, by Soundmass, was released in 2020 and contained four bonus tracks.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Mortification
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Clan of the Light" | Steve Rowe | Rowe | 4:20 |
| 2. | "Blood World" | Rowe | Rowe | 4:12 |
| 3. | "Starlight" | Michael Carlisle | Carlisle | 4:49 |
| 4. | "Your Life" | Rowe | Rowe | 4:14 |
| 5. | "Monks of the High Lord" | Rowe | Rowe | 6:16 |
| 6. | "Symbiosis[a]" | Carlisle | Carlisle | 7:10 |
| 7. | "Love Song" | Rowe | Rowe | 4:02 |
| 8. | "Live by the Sword" | Rowe | Rowe | 3:24 |
| 9. | "J.G.S.H. (Jesus Grind Satan's Head)" | Rowe | Rowe | 0:29 |
| 10. | "Dark Allusions" | Carlisle | Carlisle | 5:43 |
| Total length: | 44:42 | |||
- a previously recorded on Live Planetarium (1993)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Altar of God[b]" | 5:58 |
| 12. | "New Beginnings (Live 1996)[c]" | 3:00 |
| 13. | "Blood World (Live 1996)[c]" | 4:20 |
| 14. | "Entering the Eternal Dawn" | 6:33 |
| Total length: | 64:33 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Entering the Eternal Dawn" | 6:27 |
| 12. | "Blood World (Live 1996)" | 4:18 |
| 13. | "Your Life (Live 2001)" | 4:31 |
| 14. | "Medley (Live 2007)" | 7:06 |
| Total length: | 67:06 | |
Personnel
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Mortification
Production
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References
- Russell, George (1 February 1997). "Mortification: A matter of life and death". Cross Rhythms Magazine #37. Cross Rhythms Radio. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- Cummings, Tony (1 August 1995). "Mortification - Blood World" (online). Cross Rhythms Magazine. Cross Rhythms (28). Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- Ryhänen, Pekka Mortification review. Imperiumi.net
- Mortification Biography Archived 10 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Australian Music Online. Amo.org.au