Many enemies lurk in the darkness of the metal realm, but there are also many souls who need Christ. For the purpose of terminating damnation, God made Steve Rowe nocturnal gave him what he needed to start a classic metal band. Here, we will examine the Metal Crusade as heard from Australian extreme metal band, Mortification. Many joined forces and many destroyed evil. We'll look over the most well-recorded endeavors of legendary band's recorded history. We'll also investigate the most notable and detailed quests outside of the Mortification campaign. Beginning with the initiation of Light Force in 1987 and currently concluding with 'Wake the Virus' by Obsidian (coincidence?) in 2018, there is over 30 years of legend to unfold. If ever a man was in Steve's thrash/death Christian metal band from the land down under, then here he will be considered a Crusader in Mortification's Metal Crusade.

Crusaders: Steve Rowe (Vocals, Bass ['90-present]), Lincoln Bowen (Guitars ['96-'01,'11-present]), Andrew Esnouf (Drums ['11-present]), Jayson Sherlock (Drums ['90-'93]), Cameron Hall (Guitars ['90]), Michael Carlisle (Guitars ['91-'94]), Phil Curlis-Gibson (Drums ['94]), George Ochoa (Guitars ['94-'96]), Bill Rice (Drums ['95]), Dave Kellogg (Guitars ['95]), Josh Rivero (Guitars ['95]), Jason Campbell (Guitars, Vocals ['95]), Keith Bannister (Drums ['96-'99]), Adam Zaffarese (Drums ['00-'03,'08-'10]), Michael Jelinic (Guitars ['02-'10]), Jeff Lewis (Guitars ['02]), Mike Forsberg (Drums ['03-'05]), Damien Percy (Drums ['05-'08]R.I.P.), Dave Kilgallon (Drums ['08]), Troy Dixon (Guitars ['11]), Johnny Vasquez (Drums ['93])

Let the Crusade commence:

† Light Force - 'Battlezone' (1987, Rowe, Hall)

† Lethal Dose - 'Surprise Attack' Demo (1989, Jelinic)

† Light Force - 'Mystical Thieves' (1989, Rowe)

† Recon - 'Behind Enemy Lines' (1990, Ochoa)

† Deliverance - 'Weapons of Our Warfare' (1990, Ochoa)

† Mortification - Self-Titled (1991)

† Deliverance - 'What a Joke' (1991, Ochoa)

† Mortification - 'Scrolls of the Megilloth' (1992)

† Paramæcium - 'Exhumed of the Earth' (1993, Sherlock)

† Mortification - 'Post Momentary Affliction' (June 1993)

† Horde - 'Hellig Usvart' (1994, Sherlock)

† Mortification - 'Blood World' (1994)

† Desolate Eternity - 'The Extreme Truth - Australian Metal Compilation III' (1995, Curlis-Gibson)

† Mortification - 'Primitive Rhythm Machine' (1995)

† Erase - 'Mental Overload' (September 1st 1996, Campbell)

† Mortification - 'EnVision EvAngelene' (1996)

† Paramæcium - Within the Ancienct Forest (1996, Sherlock)

† Mortification - 'Triumph of Mercy' (1998)

† Day of Atonement - 'Cremation of the Guilty' (1998, Bowen, Curlis-Gibson)

† Mortification - 'Hammer of God' (1999)

† Cybergrind - 'Transcend' (2000, Carlisle, Forsberg)

† Terraphobia - 'Enemy Within (2001, Jelinic)

† Mortification - 'The Silver Cord Is Severed' (2001)

† Mortification - 'Relentless' (2002)

† Erase - 'Soulscape' (2002, Campbell)

† Abolishment of Hate - Self/Titled Demo (2004, Lewis)

† Mortification - 'Brain Cleaner' (2004)

† The Eternal - 'Sleep of Reason' (2005, Bowen)

† Altera Enigma - 'Alteration' (January 2006, Sherlock)

† Scourged Flesh - 'Released from Damnation' (2006, Kilgallon)

† Mortification - 'Erasing the Goblin' (2006)

† Incursion - Self/Titled (2006, Lewis)

† Scourged Flesh - 'Bury the Lies' (2007, Kilgallon)

† Martyrs Shrine - Self-Titled (October 1st 2007, Carlisle, Forsberg)

† Soundscape - EP (2007, Sherlock)

† inExordium - Self/Titled (2008, Sherlock)

† Burial Grounds - 'Burial of Corpses' EP (February 10th 2008, Kilgallon)

† Sympathy - 'Anagogic Tyranny' (November 11th 2008, Lewis)

† Mortification - 'The Evil Addiction Destroying Machine' (2009)

† Grave Forsaken - 'This Day Forth' (May 22nd 2009, Kilgallon)

† Fearscape - 'Nightmare Hymn' (July 1st 2009, Sherlock)

† Scourged Flesh - 'Welcome to the End of the World' (October 30th 2009, Kilgallon)

† Grave Forsaken - 'Fight to the Death' (2010, Kilgallon)

† Terraphobia - 'Evilution' (2011, Jelinic)

† Cold Fate - 'Figures in Black' (October 21st 2011, Kilgallon)

† Deliverance - 'Hear What I Say!' (December 10th 2013, Sherlock)

† Mortification - 'Realm of the Skelataur' (March 9th 2015)

† Worldview - 'The Chosen Few' (May 22nd 2015, Ochoa)

† Obsidian - 'Time Erodes' (June 30th 2015, Campbell)

† Revulsed - 'Infernal Atrocity' (October 31st 2015, Sherlock)

† Terraphobia - 'Terrafication: The Mort Years' (2015, Jelinic)

† Obsidian - 'Into Oblivion' (September 2016, Campbell)

† Obsidian - 'Wake the Virus' (September 21st 2018, Campbell)