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Mortification - Post Momentary Affliction (1993)

(Nuclear Blast Cover)

(Cover Intense Records)

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Release date: 1993

Genre: Progressive Death Metal / Thrash Metal

Country: Australia


Tracklist:
first Allusions From The Valley Of The Shadows (0:47)
second From the Valley of the Shadows (8:01)
third Human Condition (4:36)
4th Distarnished Priest (7:24)
5th Black Lion Of The Wind (0:27)
6th Grind Planetarium (4:27)
7th Pride Sanitarium (reprise) (1:18)
8th Overseer (9:18)
9th This Momentary Affliction (0:51)
10th Flight of Victory [bass instrumental] (1:52)
11th Impulsation (4:25)
12th Liquid Assets (0:33)
13th Vital Fluids (6:21)
14th The Sea of \u200b\u200bForgetfulness (0:29)

Ingredients:

Steve Rowe - vocals, bass
Michael Carlisle - Guitar, side
vocals Jayson Sherlock - drums, vocals side

Review by Marko

As the pace of work Mortification early 90s was the killer (almost as like their music), the musicians decided to quickly discounted the success of second album and record their third album. The recordings were registered under the watchful (common?) Eye duo Doug Sanders & Mark Staiger and published in 1993 under the colors of both the Nuclear Blast and Intense Records (different covers!) As an album "Post Momentary Affliction".

"Post Momentary Affliction" is a kind of a mature blend of the two previous works of the team. This album has a lot of the "Scrolls of The Megilloth", and therefore continues to be a lot of elements here typically death metal - blasts, aggressive dicing, growl, demonstrate. This time, however, the Australian trio's music re-appeared on the thrash metal and more classic licks (even returned - albeit only in trace amounts - solos). These ingredients may be seen clear references to the earliest period of the group.

Such a partial confirmation of the most blunt Mortification return to his past, the fact is put on the record too fast, motor track "Impulsation", which previously was already on the demo / album "Break The Curse". Version presented on this album is heavier, stronger and more interesting than the original - just better. Putting this here for archival piece is understandable, because it perfectly fit the contents of this release.

The premier site pretty big numbers you hear the changes. In the works, however, more melodies, pieces have become more sophisticated, harder diverse, yet are easier to remember and I think just more interesting than the previous works of the band. For me going down the path of brutal death metal and go in a little more ambiguous in terms of artistic atmosphere of the group came out for good.

still is, however, racial, and metal music. The team once again wrote damn good, distinctive riffs guitar, which can be seen from the very beginning "From the Valley of the Shadows." THESE are the sounds in your memory forever. Consuming guitar licks greatly facilitates the production of the album. The album became a little more selective, is not so muddy and unforgiving as the "Scrolls of the Megilloth.

Spore accumulation of riffs in most numbers raise a question of whether to Mortfication zapędziło not be too much in the progressive areas. As many as four pieces of the barrier exceed 6 minutes, the longest ("Overseer") lasts 9:18. Be can monument "Ancient Prophecy" from the previous album rubbed them a little way, and they had decided to risk a more complex material. Maybe for some it is a bit controversial, but I admit without hitting that I really like this approach, the more that can clearly hear that they are true COMPOSITIONS, not just riffs and conglomerates of art for art's sake. These numbers have their own dramas, and naturally evolving ... even flow, freely presenting more and more new colors and hues of the original world Mortfication. Ripped a trio of Australians working here as a single, perfect organism, like a machine that produces more minutes of music. Heighten the impression of continuity of material different climatic bulgocząco-whistling cutscenes, which are interwoven between the 'normal' tracks, in order to spoiły all the pieces together. Bravo!

interesting thing is the vocal feats frontman. Steve Rowe joined on the album growl (a little higher than the "Scrolls ..." and more hoarse) with cleaner, thrashowymi screams. As for me, in this respect there was a significant progress compared to the previous album, where in his pursuits by far outweighs the deep growling. Here you set the mix and it was a very good solution.

only advantages I mention the album, but quite hard to find here some obvious drawbacks ... The only piece seems unnecessary to me, "Flight of Victory" - which sounds nice, but not matching popisówka whole rhythm section. In addition, certain maniacs is not necessarily pleasing to the complexity of this album, but ... it is their problem.

conclusion: "Post Momentary Affliction" is the latest album of classical composition of the group (Rowe / Carlisle / Sherlock). Shortly after the release of this album the group has left the drummer Jayson Sherlock (gone to the death / doom 'this Paramaecium, and later founded unblackowy Horde). As a reason for leaving Mortification Jayson handed back to a more thrash track. I am in his place I would not go away ;-) This album is a complete robot from a really high-end, full of aggressive, yet mature, well thought of music. Without a doubt one of the best albums of Mortification. Classic.

Favorites From The Valley Of Shadows, Grind Planetarium, Impulsation

At the encouragement:

From The Valley Of Shadows

Impulsation

Rating: 9 / 10