MORTIFICATION vocalist/bassist Steve Rowe has issued the following update:

"Hello once again Mortification and Rowe Productions supporters. Apologies for no January Update. It is summer over here so I had somewhat of a break last month. It is nice warm weather here in Melbourne. A quite warm 30 degress Celsius today. I also had the privilege of adding some vocals to the upcoming GRAVE FORSAKEN album last month. Stay tuned for details on that release.

As you will see in the Soundmass.com store, there are now signed Mortification: Live Humanitarian Tour posters for sale. There are less than 100 left so be sure to place your order today. Please note that the self-titled 1991 album is also now available to purchase through iTunes and a dozen other legal download sites. Relentless and Brain Cleaner should also be available to buy from iTunes in the coming months.

The big news this month is that everything ever released by Nuclear Blast from 1992 to 2002 is being reissued by Polish label Metal Mind Productions. Under license from Nuclear Blast, eight CDs will be re-issued in deluxe digipak format packed full of extras like bonus songs, photos, media clippings, linear notes and complete new layouts. I have been completely involved with the art direction with each CD. We will have these available through the Soundmass.com store within the next weeks. The re-issues include Scrolls Of The Megilloth, Post Momentary Affliction, Bloodworld, Primitive Rhythm Machine, EnVision EvAngelene, Triumph Of Mercy, Hammer Of God and The Silver Cord Is Severed. For all you avid collectors, I will be making a very special price for all the people who order the entire set of eight CDs. No one is more excited about these re-issues than myself. Metal Mind have been around for 20 years and have been really great to work with these past weeks in getting all these digipaks just perfect!

The Conquer The World DVD is also in the process of being re-issued through Metal Mind in Region 0 format, which means it can be watched anywhere in the world. The artwork has been redone with the classic logo replacing the not-so-popular sword logo. The Silver Cord Is Severed will also feature the classic logo. The re-issue of the Conquer The World DVD will also contain bonus footage from the 2002 Black Stump Festival, with classic songs 'Grind Planetarium' and 'Brutal Warfare' included.

Talking of DVDs, the Live Humanitarian DVD will finally be finished in edit by early next month. No fixed release date just as yet, though. I have seen some of the final edits and the Live Humanitarian DVD will be the finest Mortification live release to date. With a seven digital camera shoot and 5.1 Dolby surround sound, this is a MASSIVE production, 18 months in the making. It out-does Live Planetarium hands down for sound and picture quality. It will also have some bonus footage including classic songs and on-tour antics from last year's Live Humanitarian European Tour.

Please also check out the latest additions to the Photo Gallery, with some classic shots from the European Tour. Thank you to all our friends and fans who captured us in the moment on the highly successful trek through middle Western Europe. Do not forget to pick up the remaining tour shirts and merchandise from the Soundmass.com store while it lasts. I will keep you well posted as to when the Metal Mind re-issues will be available for purchase."