Light Force

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Band Members

  • Lightforce / ( beginning of Mortification)
    • Steve Rowe (bass) (1985 - 2011)
    • Cameron Hall (guitar) (1990 - 1992)
    • Jayson Sherlock (drums) (1990 - 1995)

Lightforce Final Line-Up

    • Steve Rowe (bass) (1985 - 1990)
    • Errol Willenberg (drums) (1986 - 1990)
    • Steve Johnson (vocals) (1987 - 1990)
    • Murray Adams (guitar) (1988 - 1990)
  • Lightforce Early Members
    • Steve Rowe (bass)
    • Cameron Hall (guitar) (1985 - 1987)
    • Rohan McDowell (drums) (1985 - 1986)
    • Phadrah Hirschfield (vocals) (1985)

Formed

Melbourne, VIC, 1985

Band Information

Light Force was an early Christian speed metal band from Melbourne. The band was one of the pioneering Christian extreme metal acts; their album was issued on the American Christian label Pure Metal and they opened for Stryper in 1989. A third album was recorded but never released and the band split late that same year, with Rowe, Sherlock and Hall forming Mortification.

Discography

Albums:

1987 Battlezone Pure
1988 Mystical Thieves Pure
1994 The Best of Light Force - Mortification's Beginnings Rowe
2003 1986 to 1989 Rowe

Compilation tracks:

Year Track Title Album Title Label
2005 "Mystical Thieves" Oz Mosh 2005 Soundmass