Rank the Mortification Albums

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I think Raw Is the Stonewood Temple is my favorite on ToM, but the only song I don’t like on it is the title track.

Love the title track, just that the lyrics could have been better.

At War With War slaps!

About this time, 1999, I sampled the first two albums on headphones at a local Christian bookstore, I hated them! Like initially with thrash metal, I did not get it, sounded like chaotic noise, I couldn't believe that anyone would like it! Well, like thrash, I got acclimated to it, an acquired taste. Began to hear the riffs and melodies, then saw how good they really were, but this took years! Don't think that I warmmed up to them till around 03. I even told Steve in 01 at a show in Cleveland that I didn't care for the early stuff, to insane!

Pethead wrote:I think Raw Is the Stonewood Temple is my favorite on ToM, but the only song I don’t like on it is the title track.

That one reminds me a bit of "Chapel of Hope."

How many of you know the story behind this song?

^^good song …. My favorite is In The Woods on that album

^^ those are my two favorites on there. Love that album.

My favs on HoG are Martyrs and Literal Mediocrity

Steve told me that it's the riff from Holy Diver played backwards...

Pro-Zak wrote:Steve told me that it's the riff from Holy Diver played backwards...

Plunger Saint!... Stevie T fans will get it.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMte4_ILs1E
I think it's that video... one of the Google Translate videos.

Christian Thrash Rules wrote:

Pro-Zak wrote:Steve told me that it's the riff from Holy Diver played backwards...

Plunger Saint!... Stevie T fans will get it.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMte4_ILs1E
I think it's that video... one of the Google Translate videos.

I don't remember that one... but I do remember the video lol

If you listen you can tell it is for sure, but I didn't pick it up till he told me.

StevenCressler wrote:

Christian Thrash Rules wrote:

Pro-Zak wrote:Steve told me that it's the riff from Holy Diver played backwards...

Plunger Saint!... Stevie T fans will get it.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMte4_ILs1E
I think it's that video... one of the Google Translate videos.

I don't remember that one... but I do remember the video lol

"I'll be your first number, with an arrow. It's a God's place full of stuff, Chickens and Snipers!"

Ok I've explored further and here's my list:

1. Relentless
This may be a hot take but it's some amazing thrash, just because it's not death Morty doesn't mean it can't be amazing.
2. Primitive Rhythm Machine
Some awesome groove influenced thrash.
3. Scrolls Of The Megilloth
The best death metal ever made.
4. Mortification
A lot of people say this is extreme thrash not death but I disagree, it was the first Christian death metal album I believe.

I'm working through listening to the rest and when I'm done I'll come back!

Christian Thrash Rules wrote:Ok I've explored further and here's my list:

1. Relentless
This may be a hot take but it's some amazing thrash, just because it's not death Morty doesn't mean it can't be amazing.
2. Primitive Rhythm Machine
Some awesome groove influenced thrash.
3. Scrolls Of The Megilloth
The best death metal ever made.
4. Mortification
A lot of people say this is extreme thrash not death but I disagree, it was the first Christian death metal album I believe.

I'm working through listening to the rest and when I'm done I'll come back!

While Relentless isn't my favorite from them, Web of Fire is a top 10 Morty song. (Also it's funny hearing Steve do a Tom Araya "dyeath" lol)

I've changed my ranking a little

15. Scribe of the Penteteuch
14. Triumph of Mercy
13. The Evil Addiction Destroying Machine
12. The Silver Cord is Severed
11. Realm of the Skeletaur
10. Relentless
9. Hammer of God
8. Brain Cleaner
7. Blood World
6. Primitive Rythm Machine
5. Erasing the Goblin
4. Envision Evangelene
3. Post Momentary Affliction
2. Mortification
1. Scrolls of the Megilloth

1. Scrolls of the Megilloth
2. Post Momentary Affliction
3. Live Planetarium
4. EnVision EvAngelene
5. The Silver Chord is Severed

1. Post Momentary Affliction
2. Mortification
3. Scrolls Of The Megilloth
4. Live Planetarium (deserves its own spot, one of the best live albums ever recorded)
(top 4 are all time classics IMO)

5. Break The Curse
6. Primitive Rhythm Machine
7. Blood World
(below this line doesn't get played much)

8. Envision Evangeline
9. Brain Cleaner
10. Hammer Of God
11. Erasing The Goblin
12. Relentless
13. Triumph Of Mercy

(below this I would actively consider fairly bad albums)
14. Realm Of The Skelataur
15. The Silver Cord Is Severed
16. The Evil Addiction Destroying Machine
17. Scribe Of the Pentateuch

Live Planetarium does not deserve a spot because they're all tracks from other albums. You could just make a compilation of the best songs and that would be their "best" album techincally.

StevenCressler wrote:Live Planetarium does not deserve a spot because they're all tracks from other albums. You could just make a compilation of the best songs and that would be their "best" album techincally.

I want to see Metallica do a comp of the best songs from Load and the best songs from ReLoad and I guarantee it would be much better.

Christian Thrash Rules wrote:

StevenCressler wrote:Live Planetarium does not deserve a spot because they're all tracks from other albums. You could just make a compilation of the best songs and that would be their "best" album techincally.

I want to see Metallica do a comp of the best songs from Load and the best songs from ReLoad and I guarantee it would be much better.

Then you would have a comp of maybe...two songs. Throw in St. Anger, and you would have a comp of possibly two songs.

Ghosty wrote:

Christian Thrash Rules wrote:

StevenCressler wrote:Live Planetarium does not deserve a spot because they're all tracks from other albums. You could just make a compilation of the best songs and that would be their "best" album techincally.

I want to see Metallica do a comp of the best songs from Load and the best songs from ReLoad and I guarantee it would be much better.

Then you would have a comp of maybe...two songs. Throw in St. Anger, and you would have a comp of possibly two songs.

King Nothing, Hero Of The Day, Until It Sleeps, The Outlaw Torn, Fuel, The Unforgiven II, Carpe Diem Baby, Fixxxer. Adding St. Anger wouldn't fit at all but here, Frantic, St. Anger, Some Kind Of Monster, Dirty Window, Invisible Kid, Purify(if chorus vocals aren't off-key)

Christian Thrash Rules wrote:

Ghosty wrote:

Christian Thrash Rules wrote:

StevenCressler wrote:Live Planetarium does not deserve a spot because they're all tracks from other albums. You could just make a compilation of the best songs and that would be their "best" album techincally.

I want to see Metallica do a comp of the best songs from Load and the best songs from ReLoad and I guarantee it would be much better.

Then you would have a comp of maybe...two songs. Throw in St. Anger, and you would have a comp of possibly two songs.

King Nothing, Hero Of The Day, Until It Sleeps, The Outlaw Torn, Fuel, The Unforgiven II, Carpe Diem Baby, Fixxxer. Adding St. Anger wouldn't fit at all but here, Frantic, St. Anger, Some Kind Of Monster, Dirty Window, Invisible Kid, Purify(if chorus vocals aren't off-key)

You must REALLY love Thrash.