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Lightforce
Hard Rock/Heavy Metal
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Lightforce are the band that Mortification was born out of. They attained a level of success in Australia, especially in the Melbourne metal scene, also landing support spots with Leviticus and Stryper. Mortification's Break the Curse was originally a Lightforce demo, with the name change coming shortly after its release.
Discography
1986 | Blue Demo | |
1986 | Yellow Demo | |
1987 | Battlezone | |
1989 | Mystical Thieves | Pure Metal Records |
1990 | Break the Curse | |
1994 | The Best of LightForce - Mortification's Beginning | Rowe Productions |
2003 | 1986 to 1989 | Rowe Productions |
Blue Demo
1986 Independent
Phadrah Hirschfield – Lead vocals
Chris Miller – Guitars, additional vocals
Steve Rowe – Bass
Rohan McDowell – Drums
- Your So Kind
- Fishers of Men
- Pictures
- Come With Us
- Ballad on the Beach
- I Felt Your Love
Yellow Demo
1986 Independent
Phadrah Hirschfield – Lead vocals
Chris Miller – Guitars, additional vocals
Steve Rowe – Bass
Rohan McDowell – Drums
- Run from Darkness (2:59)
- The Crunch (4:16)
- Come with Us (3:30)
- Fishers of Men (3:16)
- Pictures (2:55)
Battlezone
1987 Independent
Steve Johnson - Vocals, keyboards
Cameron Hall - Guitars
Steve Rowe - Bass
Errol Willenberg - Drums
- Choose to Win (4:31)
- Evil Desires (2:54)
- Reigning with the King (5:40)
- Eyes of Destruction (5:42)
- I Won't Conform (2:41)
- The Day Is Near (2:34)
- Battlezone (2:44)
- Fast Lane (3:52)
Mystical Thieves
1989 Pure Metal Records (SPCN7900604022)
Steve Johnson - Vocals
Murray Adams - Guitars
Steve Rowe - Bass
Errol Willenberg - Drums
- Mystical Thieves (8:05)
- Crossfire (4:15)
- City Streets (4:35)
- Metal Missionary (5:26)
- Children of Sorrow (3:54)
- Searching (5:30)
- Fastlane (3:52)
- Babylon (7:00)
Break the Curse
1990 Independent
Steve Rowe - Bass, vocals
Cameron Hall - Guitars
Jayson Sherlock - Drums
- Journey of Reconciliation (4:27)
- Blood Sacrifice (3:35)
- Brutal Warfare (4:02)
- Illusion of Life (4:56)
- Break the Curse (2:38)
- Impulsation (4:29)
The Best of LightForce - Mortification's Beginning
1994 Rowe Productions (ROWE 003)
- Babylon (7:01)
- Eyes of Destruction (5:37)
- Atomic Decay (6:01)
- Searching (5:31)
- I Won't Conform (2:41)
- Epidemic of Injustice (5:48)
- Metal Missionary (5:26)
- Choose to Win (4:33)
- City Streets (4:37)
- Back to Basics (4:18)
- Mystical Thieves (8:07)
1986 to 1989
2003 Rowe Productions
- Mystical Thieves (8:05)
- Crossfire (4:16)
- City Streets (4:35)
- Metal Missionary (5:25)
- Children of Sorrow (3:55)
- Searching (5:31)
- Fast Lane (3:52)
- Babylon (7:05)
- Choose to Win (4:32)
- Evil Desires (2:56)
- Reigning with the King (5:39)
- Eyes of Destruction (5:46)
- I Won't Conform (2:43)
- The Day is Near (2:36)
- Battlezone (2:50)
- 12 Men (2:39)
- Slay the Enemy (3:28)