Martyr's Shrine

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MARTYS SHRINE
Mick Carlisle and Mike Forsberg (both ex Mortification
& Cybergrind) have just released their debut album with their new
band "Martyrs Shrine" - available worldwide from their myspace site http://www.myspace.com/martyrsshrine
to purchase via paypal/Visa/Mastercard.

The lads have gone back to their roots and recorded an oldschool
Death/Thrash album with a modern production. There are now less than
500 copies worldwide, get one while you can!

Album $20.00 AUD, Postage $10.00AUD (international - airmail or $6 by seamail), $5.00AUD (Australia only)

Song titles:
1. The Final Devastation of the Terrorthrone
2. For A Burning Eternity
3. Butchered Planet
4. Amongst The Putrid
5. Valley Of Darkness
6. Martyr Shrine
7. Superstition
8. Apparition

this sounds right up my alley. the tracks on their myspace page sound killer. guess i need to pick this one up.

they don't really sound like Napalm Death though as their influences state.. sounds more like Incantation.

That's exFREAKINspensive!

Dang, i need to get this.

Someone needs to tell them to make it available for MP3 download, since the CD itself is so limited.

This sounds great...however, the $$$ is a problem! And, the statement "available in most good record stores" must be simply an attempt at humour since they have only 500 copies.....

Why does everything from Australia have to be so expensive? Or is it just Australian "Christian metal"? Rowe was always charging a huge amount for stuff. And the shipping is outrageous. It can't cost that much to ship from there. I think it is more than some other places, but not that much.

AchrisK wrote:

Why does everything from Australia have to be so expensive?

Everything is shipped via kangaroo. And the Kangaroo Union is a b!tch.

This is what Mortification should be doing! Sounds good and the lyrics are constructed well. Maybe the price of the cd is pricey because there are only 500 units made and they need to either finance their next release or pay for the studio time they put into this record. I need to get this and it's good to see Mick back in the game.

troublezone wrote:

This is what Mortification should be doing! Sounds good and the lyrics are constructed well. Maybe the price of the cd is pricey because there are only 500 units made and they need to either finance their next release or pay for the studio time they put into this record. I need to get this and it's good to see Mick back in the game.

i agree.. i just bought it. if the entire cd is as good as what is sampled on their myspace page, it's money well spent.

I do hear a hint of Barney Greenway in the voice.

AchrisK wrote:

Why does everything from Australia have to be so expensive? Or is it just Australian "Christian metal"? Rowe was always charging a huge amount for stuff. And the shipping is outrageous. It can't cost that much to ship from there. I think it is more than some other places, but not that much.

It's not expenisve for the rest of the civilized world. It's only that CD's are so darn cheap in the US.

The music was really cool, bu the vocals sounded like a constapated (sp?) frog!!

kmorg wrote:

The music was really cool, bu the vocals sounded like a constapated (sp?) frog!!

i can only wonder how you know what a constipated frog sounds like.

That stuff is KILLLLER!!!

I think I'm gonna have to fork out the dough for this one.

So Kmorg, are you saying we are spoiled? I guess it's a trade off because you guys have access (it seems to me) to so many more great concerts and festivals.

I may still have to splurge on this one, but I have so many more to get and for the price and shipping of this one I can get 3-4 CDs I want right here....

mc666 wrote:

kmorg wrote:

The music was really cool, bu the vocals sounded like a constapated (sp?) frog!!

i can only wonder how you know what a constipated frog sounds like.

Not sure why but I found that response incredibly funny! I started laughing and everyone at work is looking at me like, "what's up?"

ultmetal wrote:

mc666 wrote:

kmorg wrote:

The music was really cool, bu the vocals sounded like a constapated (sp?) frog!!

i can only wonder how you know what a constipated frog sounds like.

Not sure why but I found that response incredibly funny! I started laughing and everyone at work is looking at me like, "what's up?"

Mission accomplished!

kmorg wrote:

ultmetal wrote:

mc666 wrote:

kmorg wrote:

The music was really cool, bu the vocals sounded like a constapated (sp?) frog!!

i can only wonder how you know what a constipated frog sounds like.

Not sure why but I found that response incredibly funny! I started laughing and everyone at work is looking at me like, "what's up?"

Mission accomplished!

Are you sure you weren't being serious?

mc666 wrote:

troublezone wrote:

This is what Mortification should be doing! Sounds good and the lyrics are constructed well. Maybe the price of the cd is pricey because there are only 500 units made and they need to either finance their next release or pay for the studio time they put into this record. I need to get this and it's good to see Mick back in the game.

i agree.. i just bought it. if the entire cd is as good as what is sampled on their myspace page, it's money well spent.

I just ordered the cd right now. How long did it take to get it and was it what you were hoping for?

just ordered

Vordul wrote:

just ordered

you'll enjoy it. it's very well done.

Just started listening to it. Sounds very cool. It's great to see Michael Carlisle recording some music again. Always enjoyed his Mortification-penned tunes. Good stuff.

Oh by the way, although a bit pricey, it sounds great, the guys signed my copy, and it came pretty quickly, considering it came from Australia.

OK. I've given this several spins over the past couple weeks. I disagree that this is the direction Mortification should have went. Frankly I think that Morty have far more personality than is heard here.

For the most part I find the songs on Martyrs Shrine to be overly long and lacking much to hold my interest. There isn't a guitar solo to be heard on the entire disc that I can remember. The riffs and the songwriting are simple, although this isn't necessarily a bad thing. The vocals sound like they have been electronically enhanced; perhaps a pitch shifter or something. I can't quite pick it out.

What's everyone else's thoughts?