Mortal Sin is a thrash metal band that formed in 1985. The group formed aro… Read Full Bio ↴Mortal Sin is a thrash metal band that formed in 1985. The group formed around singer Mat Maurer and drummer Wayne Campbell in Sydney, Australia. At first Campbell had attempted to get Maurer into another band called Wizzard but the rest of that band was reluctant to support the idea so the pair struck out on their own, quickly recruiting Wizzard's guitar Keith Krstin, bass player Andy Eftichiou from a band called Judge and a second guitarist Neville Reynolds. Reynolds was fired for not being available to play at the band's very first show and was replaced by Paul Carwana.
As arguably the first band in Australia to play purely thrash metal, Mortal Sin quickly developed a solid following and only seven months after their first live show the band recorded an album-length demo in a mere three days in July 1986. The eight track recording was eventually released in late 1986 as Mayhemic Destruction and released as an album on the band's own label Mega Metal Productions. Reaction to the album was immediate and the band was snapped up for an international album deal by Phonogram Records UK, who then re-released Mayhemic Destruction worldwide in 1987. In the meantime, Krstin was replaced by Mick Burke from fellow Sydney thrash act Slaughter Lord. Mortal Sin spent much of 1988 recording a second album with producer Randy Burns, who had previously worked with Kreator & Megadeth. The release of Face of Despair was held over until early 1989; shortly afterward the band gained further prominence with an Australian tour with Metallica in May but Campbell was sacked shortly after. Another former Slaughter Lord member in Steve Hughes replaced him. In January 1990, Mortal Sin toured Europe and the UK then played some shows in the US but after their final show there Maurer quit the band.
On its return to Australia, the band split, only to reform a short time later with Steve Sly replacing Maurer, however by the end of the year Hughes, Burke and Carwana had also been replaced. The line-up of Eftichiou and Sly plus Alex Hardy (guitar), Dave DeFrancesco (guitar, ex-Enticer) and drummer Nash Hall toured briefly and recorded a third album entitled Every Dog Has Its Day (released as Rebellious Youth in some markets) that showcased a more traditional metal style than previously but the new combination and sound ultimately failed and by late 1991 Mortal Sin split up.
For the next few years Wayne Campbell featured in bands such as White Trash and Grungeon and also worked as a promoter and Steve Hughes played in Presto and Nazxul. Andy Eftichiou formed Who's Guilty, a heavy rock band that achieved minor significance with an EP and ironically also included two former members of Wizzard. Mick Burke moved into the area of sound engineering. Mat Maurer formed his own band Omega which supported Scatterbrain, but the band did not progress into a writing stage.
It was not until 1996, when Campbell and Maurer then reformed Mortal Sin with Eftichiou and Carwana, plus Anthony Hoffman from Campbell's band Grungeon. Carwana departed almost immediately and was replaced by Troy Scerri, who had previously played alongside Campbell in White Trash. This version of the band released an EP - Revolution of the Mind independently and launched the first full-scale Australian tour that Mortal Sin had ever undertaken. The tour wasn't particularly successful and eventually Eftichiou was sacked, replaced briefly by the bassist from Sydney death metal band Tscabeze for the group's only appearance at the annual Metal For The Brain festival in Canberra. Jason Thorncraft of Sydney's Headlifter took Eftichiou's place after this but Mortal Sin split up once more in September 1998. The original Australian thrash metal band's reformation had lasted less than two years.
However, the band still wasn't finished, and in February 2004 Mortal Sin returned once more, this time as Campbell, Maurer, Eftichou and former Addictive guitarists Joe Buttigieg and Mick Sultana. A year later, Mortal Sin was inducted into the Hall of Fame at the inaugural Australian Heavy Metal Music Awards but within a month the line-up changed again when Campbell and Buttigieg were replaced by Luke Cook and Nathan Shea. In April 2005, Mortal Sin toured Australia with Anthrax and a comeback album is being recorded. On February 4, 2006, the band played a show in Sydney that featured them performing the Mayhemic Destruction album live in its entirety for the first time; this performance was filmed for a proprosed DVD release, however Mortal Sin announced in late June 2006 that the project was abandoned due to poor audio quality.
In August 2006, the band returned to European stages to play some shows in Germany, firstly with Rock over Hamburg alongside Michael Schenker Group, Rose Tattoo, Metal Church, Victory, Gorilla Monsoon and Tourettes Syndrome. The band also performed at the Wacken Open Air Festival. Mortal Sin's fourth full-length album An Absence of Faith was recorded in February 2007 at The Basement Studios in Sydney with producer Phil McKellar. It is due for released in July 2007 in Australia through Riot Entertainment and in Europe in September through Germany's Armageddon Music.
Mortal Sin will return to Europe in March 2008 as support to Overkill to tour and promote the new album.
As arguably the first band in Australia to play purely thrash metal, Mortal Sin quickly developed a solid following and only seven months after their first live show the band recorded an album-length demo in a mere three days in July 1986. The eight track recording was eventually released in late 1986 as Mayhemic Destruction and released as an album on the band's own label Mega Metal Productions. Reaction to the album was immediate and the band was snapped up for an international album deal by Phonogram Records UK, who then re-released Mayhemic Destruction worldwide in 1987. In the meantime, Krstin was replaced by Mick Burke from fellow Sydney thrash act Slaughter Lord. Mortal Sin spent much of 1988 recording a second album with producer Randy Burns, who had previously worked with Kreator & Megadeth. The release of Face of Despair was held over until early 1989; shortly afterward the band gained further prominence with an Australian tour with Metallica in May but Campbell was sacked shortly after. Another former Slaughter Lord member in Steve Hughes replaced him. In January 1990, Mortal Sin toured Europe and the UK then played some shows in the US but after their final show there Maurer quit the band.
On its return to Australia, the band split, only to reform a short time later with Steve Sly replacing Maurer, however by the end of the year Hughes, Burke and Carwana had also been replaced. The line-up of Eftichiou and Sly plus Alex Hardy (guitar), Dave DeFrancesco (guitar, ex-Enticer) and drummer Nash Hall toured briefly and recorded a third album entitled Every Dog Has Its Day (released as Rebellious Youth in some markets) that showcased a more traditional metal style than previously but the new combination and sound ultimately failed and by late 1991 Mortal Sin split up.
For the next few years Wayne Campbell featured in bands such as White Trash and Grungeon and also worked as a promoter and Steve Hughes played in Presto and Nazxul. Andy Eftichiou formed Who's Guilty, a heavy rock band that achieved minor significance with an EP and ironically also included two former members of Wizzard. Mick Burke moved into the area of sound engineering. Mat Maurer formed his own band Omega which supported Scatterbrain, but the band did not progress into a writing stage.
It was not until 1996, when Campbell and Maurer then reformed Mortal Sin with Eftichiou and Carwana, plus Anthony Hoffman from Campbell's band Grungeon. Carwana departed almost immediately and was replaced by Troy Scerri, who had previously played alongside Campbell in White Trash. This version of the band released an EP - Revolution of the Mind independently and launched the first full-scale Australian tour that Mortal Sin had ever undertaken. The tour wasn't particularly successful and eventually Eftichiou was sacked, replaced briefly by the bassist from Sydney death metal band Tscabeze for the group's only appearance at the annual Metal For The Brain festival in Canberra. Jason Thorncraft of Sydney's Headlifter took Eftichiou's place after this but Mortal Sin split up once more in September 1998. The original Australian thrash metal band's reformation had lasted less than two years.
However, the band still wasn't finished, and in February 2004 Mortal Sin returned once more, this time as Campbell, Maurer, Eftichou and former Addictive guitarists Joe Buttigieg and Mick Sultana. A year later, Mortal Sin was inducted into the Hall of Fame at the inaugural Australian Heavy Metal Music Awards but within a month the line-up changed again when Campbell and Buttigieg were replaced by Luke Cook and Nathan Shea. In April 2005, Mortal Sin toured Australia with Anthrax and a comeback album is being recorded. On February 4, 2006, the band played a show in Sydney that featured them performing the Mayhemic Destruction album live in its entirety for the first time; this performance was filmed for a proprosed DVD release, however Mortal Sin announced in late June 2006 that the project was abandoned due to poor audio quality.
In August 2006, the band returned to European stages to play some shows in Germany, firstly with Rock over Hamburg alongside Michael Schenker Group, Rose Tattoo, Metal Church, Victory, Gorilla Monsoon and Tourettes Syndrome. The band also performed at the Wacken Open Air Festival. Mortal Sin's fourth full-length album An Absence of Faith was recorded in February 2007 at The Basement Studios in Sydney with producer Phil McKellar. It is due for released in July 2007 in Australia through Riot Entertainment and in Europe in September through Germany's Armageddon Music.
Mortal Sin will return to Europe in March 2008 as support to Overkill to tour and promote the new album.
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Mortal Sin Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Mortal Sin:
07-suspended animation '28, in the grip of depression Alleviate all the pain of…
09-terminal reward Laughing at the numbness, a hundred years of pain Doubting …
10-robbie soles Robbie Soles for President Robbie Soles for Mayor Robbie S…
Access Denied [Eftichiou / Carawana / Burke / Hughes / Sly] [Narration …
Before The Bough Breaks The air that I breathe is suffocating me These things that…
Behind The Lies [DeFrancesco / Sly] Two, three, go ! It's always been …
Blackout [Sly / Eftichiou] Risking it all on the chance of a…
Blood Death Hatred Screaming for mercy your blood's running cold You worship th…
Blood of My Enemies An island of death in the madness of life Where the…
Burned Into Your Soul It burrows into your brain It penetrates deep inside your m…
Deadman Walking The symptoms are showing Diseases are growing Psychosis is…
Deny The victim was a homeless man That no one ever knew They…
Doomed To Annihilation Breakdown the mandatory boundaries Run for your lives Prep…
Down In The Pit Another monday morning drag me out of bed Alarm sounding li…
Eye In The Sky Blood on your hands Fear in your eyes Your retina scans ha…
For Richer For Poorer No one finds their peace of mind Manipulation of mankind A…
From The Gutter To The Grave Open up your eyes Spare a thought for the children From the…
H Trying hard to survive the nuclear devastation Under shelte…
Hatred A thousand years of hatred A billion lives are lost Victim…
I Am Immortal I fear no foe, I haven no fear See me laughing…
Innocent Torture Another vicious headline, the pictures painted clear The ju…
Inside Out [Eftichiou / Carawana / Hughes / Sly] So fucking easy to…
Into the Fire Calling all gods from heaven and hell Return to the chapel…
Kingdom Of Pain Crazy people crazy ways Stupid people that are lost for day…
Lebanon Sound of bombs runs through the air In the streets of…
Liar His eyes burn like fire, they burn like the sun He's…
Lost Within Staring at the mirror Can you see what the mirror sees? Wh…
Martyrs Of Eternity Have you thought about the future? Has it spoiled your desir…
Mayhemic Destruction Mayhemic destruction, death's the call Crushing with abduct…
Mortal Slaughter See me, hear me, screaming in the night Feel me, fear…
My Nightmare Every time I can't get to sleep I struggle with my…
Out Of The Darkness I'll show you something, but you won't see I'll give you…
Paralysed By Fear This is insane this isn't real This is the pain it…
Psychology of Death Buried in a shallow grave That's the way that you behave T…
Rebellious Youth [Eftichiou / Sly] Rebel with a cause, frustration's fair …
Rise Or Fall You can walk the streets, or live the dream Who's to…
Robbie Soles Robbie Soles for President Robbie Soles for Mayor Robbie Sol…
Say Your Prayers All of my life you dared to abuse me Drowning my…
Side Effect [Eftichiou / Carawana / Hughes] Ha ha ha ha ha... Do y…
Suspended Animation '28, in the grip of depression Alleviate all the pain of…
Tears Of Redemption Orphaned children everywhere In the mosques of Lebanon Fam…
Terminal Reward Laughing at the numbness, a hundred years of pain Doubting m…
The Infantry Corps March through the mist when the armies enlist All the child…
The Price Of Peace [Eftichiou / DeFrancesco / Sly] [Narration: Franklin D. R…
Voyage Of The Disturbed Dreams, looking for a sign of intelligent life Screams, try…
Wasted Days [DeFrancesco / Sly] As the misty morning clears on anothe…
Women In Leather Mistress in metal rules the night Her body's in command Dr…
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Music is Life
The worst thing about committing a sin you have been trying to break is feeling filthy and empty immediately after :(
Sara Thomas
@David Gaines Except you commit a sin by doing drugs and alcohol (alcohol only in excess) in the first place
PoopingFury
I know the feeling all too well.
mesfin ghebray
So what do you do about it i go thru the same sin every week and have empty feeling
Lamb Sauce
@Kuno Egger Who’s depressed? I’m very happy with myself Thank you. Believing in God doesn’t make any of those things you mentioned any less enjoyable, in fact, it brings even more meaning to them. I’ve made my point. Religion is a good influence on society, and Christianity has its roots in western culture which just so happen to be where a superior society emerges.
GenXer82
My dearest prayers go out to those souls who die unexpectedly without having a chance to confess a mortal sin. May the Lord have mercy on their souls and find true repentance deep within their hearts.
Mark Silva
I honestly believe God uses discretion. He knows people's heart.
rebekkahcarrera.
Amen to that!
lininomartino
I heard a preacher say "you can't outsin God's grace." I like that saying a lot, and it keeps the door to God open to me. (I'm not Catholic but I learn a lot from Fr. Mike and his talks.)
Robert Loyale
It is time to get back in relationship with God.