Mortality
Band Members
- Current line-Up
- Luke Ford (bass)
- Andrew Lilley (guitar)
- Darren Maloney (vocals)
- Steve Pell (drums)
- Former members
- Craig Figl (guitar) (1995 - 1997)
- Darren Jenkins (guitar) (1992 - 1995)
- Rick Fuda (drums) (1992 - 1995)
Website
Formed
Sydney, NSW, 1992
Band Information
Mortality is a death metal band from Sydney whose latter day sound was strongly reminiscent of Meshuggah. The band originated around the core of Maloney, Ford and Jenkins in the early 1990s as a Pantera-styled five piece unit until the line-up settled down as a quartet with Rick Fuda on drums.
A national tour and supports with the likes of Sepultura along with a string of successful demos raised Mortality's profile Australia-wide. Upheavals occurred in 1994 with the replacement of Fuda by former Kilswitch drummer Pell, and then of Jenkins, who joined Cryogenic in 1996, by Figl. The band's popularity was maintained however and at the same time Mortality's musical direction developed a death-groove feel with erratic time changes.
The band's long-awaited and much anticipated debut album Structure finally appeared in the beginning of 1997 and proved to be one of the best local metal albums of the decade, but the long delay in its release affected its impact. Only six months later, the band split up due to musical differences between Maloney and the rest of the band. Maloney joined Cryogenic and the rest formed Porn Caddy, a short-lived rap/metal fusion unit.
Pell later joined his former Kilswitch colleagues as vocalist with You Blabbed About Mars. He and Figl later joined alternative band Three Point Tilt and Ford went to Many Machines on Nine.
Late in 2004, Mortality had reportedly reformed but nothing further eventuated until early 2006 when Ford, Maloney, Pell and ex-Psi.Kore, Infernal Method and Daysend guitarist Andrew Lilley began rehearsing. They played a single show that August with no plans to continue at the time but have since reportedly begun rehearsing and writing once more.
Discography
Album:
| 1997 | Structure | Warhead |
Compilation tracks:
| Year | Track Title | Album Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | "It" | Warhead Vol. 1 | Warhead |
| 1997 | "What God?" | Thirteen | ABC/EMI |