and sold more merchandise than the other bands in the venues. In Raised by Wolves, author John J. Thompson pointed out that upon forming Mortification, Rowe "suddenly had one of the most credible Christian death metal bands in the world on his hands." Thompson defined Mortification as "one of the heaviest bands ever to hit the Christian scene" and described its albums as "a blatantly evangelistic work of shredding death metal." Discussing the social aspects of the extreme metal scene, author Keith Kahn-Harris wrote that overt Christian bands like Mortification are often "strongly criticized if their commitment to music is perceived to be subordinate to their commitment to politics." Kahn-Harris observed that "with a very few exceptions, overt Christian bands tend to be confined to their own, largely autonomous scenes." But he acknowledges that "music and scene can never be detached from flows of power and capital and hence a non-political scene is an impossibility. [...] The scene is enmeshed in relations of power and capital, despite its relative autonomy as a field." Band members Current members Steve Rowe – vocals, bass (1990–present) Lincoln Bowen – rhythm and lead guitars, backing vocals (1996–2001, 2011–present) Andrew Esnouf – drums (2011–present) Michael Jelinic – Lead Guitars, Rhythm Guitars (2002–2011, 2018-present) Former members Cameron Hall – rhythm guitars (1990) Jayson Sherlock – drums, backing vocals (1990–1993) Michael Carlisle – lead guitars, backing vocals (1991–1994) Phil Curlis–Gibson – drums (1993–1994) George Ochoa – rhythm guitars, keyboards (1994–1996) Keith Bannister – drums, backing vocals (1996–1999) Adam Zaffarese – drums (2000–2003, 2008–2011) Jeff Lewis – rhythm guitars (2002) Mike Forsberg – drums (2003–2005) Damien Percy – drums (2005–2008) (died 2018) Dave Kilgallon – drums (2008) Troy Dixon – guitars (2011) Jason Campbell – rhythm guitars, vocals (1995) Dave Kellogg – lead guitars (1995) Josh Rivero – guitar (1995) Bill Rice – drums (1995) Touring musicians Johnny Vasquez – drums (1993) Session musicians Derek Sean – lead guitars (1991) Timeline Discography Studio albums Mortification (1991) Scrolls of the Megilloth (1992) Post Momentary Affliction (1993) Blood World (1994) Primitive Rhythm Machine (1995) EnVision EvAngelene (1996) Triumph of Mercy (1998) Hammer of God (1999) The Silver Cord is Severed (2001) Relentless (2002) Brain Cleaner (2004) Erasing the Goblin (2006) The Evil Addiction Destroying Machine (2009) Realm of the Skelataur (2015) Demo albums Break the Curse (1990) EPs Scribe of the Pentateuch (2012) Ancient Prophecy/Overseer (2017) Live albums Live Planetarium