Post Momentary Affliction

Mortification | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 15, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Massacre Germany
• ASIN: B00133KF3K
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #81,767 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #89 in Music > Christian > Hard Rock & Metal

Track Listings

1. Allusions from the Valley of Darkness

2. From the Valley of Shadows

3. Human Condition

4. Distarnish Priest

5. Grind Planetarium

6. Pride Sanitarium (Reprise)

7. Overseer

8. This Momentary Affliction

9. Flight of Victory

10. Impulsation

11. Liquid Assets

12. Vital Fluids

13. The Sea of Forgetfullness

14. Butchered Mutilation [Studio][Live][*]

15. Grind Planetarium [Live][*]

16. Distarnish Priest [Live][*]

17. From the Valley of Shadows [Live][*]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 4 & a half stars!! A must have for any Metal fan!, July 10, 2004

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James E. Cleveland (Pembroke Pines, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Post Momentary Affliction (Audio CD)

This is Mortification's best CD in my opinion among all of them, even though Scrolls of the Megiloth is actually heavier. Post Momentary Affliction is great metal CD because the songs are brilliantly crafted, the double-bass pedals of Jayson Sherlock are incredible, and the death growls of Steve Rowe fits this sound. The entire CD is not filled with death metal growling, but most of it is and it is better for it! The standout cuts are: From The Valley of Shadows," "Grind Planetarium," and "Overseer." Take a chance in 2004 and go back and buy a CD from over a few years ago. You will enjoy it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mortification's best album!, January 21, 2007

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Mortifan (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Post Momentary Affliction (Audio CD)

Being a Mortification fan for almost a decade, and having just about all of the albums, I would rate this as their best album. The songs are the best quality I've seen in all their work, in terms of songwriting AND musical skills. I would also rate it as the last, and best (though many say Scrolls is the best) of their older work (which is quite different in style from their newer work). Perhaps the reason it's my favorite is because of the doom elements thrown in - Steve's vocals are no longer just growls, but occasional "doom shouts", and the guitar riffs are especially doomy in some parts. And last but not least, Jason Sherlock's world-renowned drumming is finely showcased here, and is another MAJOR reason I love this album (or any album he contributed to). You have to hear it to believe it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mort's Best Record, July 31, 2009

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N. Pierce (Southern Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Post Momentary Affliction (Audio CD)

Post Momentary Affliction is Mortification's best CD and here's why. Self-Titled and Scrolls of the Megilloth were both AMAZING, but stylistically they owed a heavy debt to thrash/grindcore and brutal death metal respectively. Though they were enjoyable, and darned good in their own rite the songs were sometimes indistinguishable from one another, save for Raise the Chalice. PMA is where Steve, Mick, and Jayson hit their artistic pinnacle. They take the music to intersting places by mixing death, doom, thrash, groove, and power metal, interesting time signatures, and just plain great playing. Example: The epic 'From the Valley of the Shadows' deftly changes between doom, thrash, and grind sections without ever making you recall any of those genres while you're listening to it. The song is distinctly Mortification. Mick's riffing is at it's creative best showing death/thrash influences, but recalling no one in particular. Steve's vocals are a mix of powerful death growls and thrash shouting that really showcase his range and diversity. Plus, the fantastic lyrics are mostly discernable despite the death style. And Jayson Sherlock really pushes himself to the edge of his masterful ability, holding it all together with his crisp double kicks, and flawless thrash/blast beats, and time changes. My only regret about this album is that out of 14 tracks (on the original album) at least four are little instrumental snippets that don't qualify as songs. But From the Valley of the Shadows, Human Condition, Distarnish Priest, Grind Planetarium, Overseer, and Impulsation are the absolute peak of creativity for these Australian metal pioneers. I never get bored with this record all these years later, which I am sad to say happens with S-T and Scrolls. On a side note, I like the Intense Records cover art way better than the Nuclear Blast version. The flaming heart and sword is the true cover as far as I'm concerned. If you get a chance to pick this one up you will NOT be disappointed. This one was never topped.