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Blood World

1994 studio album by Mortification

Blood World

Studio album by

Mortification

Released

1994

Recorded

March 1994–April 1994

Studio

Saint Andrews Studios in Melbourne, Australia

Genre

Christian metal
thrash metal
groove metal^[1]

Length

44:42

Label

Intense, Nuclear Blast

Producer

Mark McCormack, Mortification

Mortification chronology

Live Planetarium
(1993)

Blood World
(1994)

Primitive Rhythm Machine
(1995)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Cross Rhythms	^[2]

Blood World is the fourth studio album by Australian Christian death 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]

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.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

^[a]"CarlisleCarlisle7:107."Love Song"RoweRowe4:028."Live by the Sword"RoweRowe3:249."J.G.S.H. (Jesus Grind Satan's Head)"RoweRowe0:2910."Dark Allusions"CarlisleCarlisle5:43Total length:44:42

^a previously recorded on Live Planetarium (1993)

2008 reissue bonus tracks
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

^b song from Relentless (2002)

^c songs from Live Without Fear (1996)

2020 reissue bonus tracks
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

Mortification

Steve Rowe – vocals, bass guitar
Michael Carlisle – guitar
Phil Gibson – drums

Production

Mark McCormack, Mortification – producer, mixing, recording

Additional personnel

Mortification – cover concept
Dave Berryman – photography
Matthew Duffy – art direction
Jack Wedell – design (original version)
Chris Dean – cover artwork (original version)
Tobias Jäpel – cover artwork (2020 version)
Scott Waters (Ultimatum) – layout, design (2020 version)

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 (28). Cross Rhythms. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
^ Ryhänen, Pekka Mortification review. Imperiumi.net
^ ^a ^b Mortification Biography Archived 10 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Australian Music Online. Amo.org.au