CHRISTIAN METAL WEEK: Songs of the Megilloth by Mortification - Even before I became a Christian, I have always found the fascination with all things Satan in death metal and black metal pathetic. The music was interesting, but the lyrical content and intent was a turnoff. While some finally grew out of the devil worship thing, it is still constitutes much of the scene. It never occurred to me that one could play death metal and be…Christian. Thus it was years later that I came across Mortification and its various strains of white metal and unblack metal.
When I discovered Mortification, I realized I had seen their videos on MTV but never connected them as believers, I just put all similar sounding bands in the same bucket. However, this Australian band led by founder, lead singer and bassist Steve Rowe has been playing death metal since the late 80’s and is widely credited with being the first Christian death metal band to achieve mainstream success (well mainstream might be pushing it). They were pioneers of the genre though and were the inspiration for many other Christians to pursue extreme music in the name of Christ.
Scrolls of the Megilloth was their second studio album released in 1992, and it is intense. Every song is a brutal aural assault of crushing agony. blistering speed, and guttural howling. And it all comes together beautifully on this album, particularly the title track. It starts innocently enough with a longish organ intro, then launches into sheer mayhem. As for the title, the lyrics hint at the meaning, referring to five books in the Old Testament (Ruth, Esther, Song of Solomon, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes) meant to be read during times of celebration. May this song be a celebration for your ears and may you have a blessed weekend!
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