MORTIFICATION leader Steve Rowe checks in with the following update:

"Hi everyone.

Yeah, I am not too happy about this but the Live Humanitarian DVD cannot be played on the majority of USA DVD players. Nuclear Blast Records and I made every arrangement to make sure that the DVD was pressed in Region 0; in other words, playable world-wide. However, here is the catch - even Region 0 has 2 different format types: Region 0 NTSC and Region 0 PAL. The Live Humanitarian DVDs are in Region 0 PAL, which is the standard format for Australia and Europe. If you live in the Americas and do not have a recent model, top level DVD player, you may not be able to play the DVD through your TV and sound system. However, the DVD should play on all computers with a DVD drive.

No one is more sorry about this than I am. But it is just a fact that this is the format of the pressing. I am very sorry to all disappointed fans. The feedback so far is that the DVD looks and sounds great on computers, so this is one plus if your US DVD player is an older or cheaper model. Don't worry - all my stereo equipment is cheap, old and second hand. HaHa! I watch all my DVDs on my computer anyway. That way I can watch my favourite bands without disturbing those in the family with inferior music tastes! HaHa!

Nuclear Blast also has the same problem with the latest Dimmu Borgir DVD, so it is a pressing issue that they will work at fixing with other releases. They are not able to change the format of Live Humanitarian with future pressings. However, we can thank God that the first pressing has almost sold through. NB have less than 100 remaining. This is a great blessing after just one month of sales. Thank you all for your support with this.

I am doing some great interviews because of the interest in the DVD. It was a huge honour to be interviewed by Kerrang Spain last week. Kerrang is the oldest and biggest metal magazine in the world, so anyone out there in the Spanish speaking parts of the world can look out for that interview in next month's issue. Those in the USA who speak Spanish should be able to pick up a copy of the mag on the internet at Kerrang Spain.

I enter the studio to start recording the new album in just 2 days time.

Blessings and Peace,

Steve Rowe."