MORTIFICATION leader Steve Rowe has checked in with the following update:

"Firstly, thank you to all our supporters who sent mails and were praying for our State of Victoria here in Australia during the recent wave of bush-fires. The fires are now under control. We are safe here in the city but the fires came close. Currently 5,000 Victorians who have either lost their homes or were evacuated are in camps around the state. So far the death toll looks as high as 300 and thousands have lost their homes. It is the worst disaster in this State's history. So far within Australia over 100 Million Dollars has been raised from donations to help those directly affected by the fires that raged through the hottest week in Victorian State History. Please keep praying for those who have lost everything including entire families dead.

Onto brighter news… this month we finalize the Mortification recording of the new studio album The Evil Addiction Destroying Machine (click photo to view artwork). The album is sounding Intense and ripping! Well pleased with three years of hard work now coming to completion. The Evil Addiction Destroying Machine will be available from this site (www.roweproductions.com) through the www.soundmass.com store from late May. In the coming April update I will have some of the official photo shoot available for all of you to view.

Tracklist (subject to change): 'The Evil Addiction Destroying Machine', 'A Sense Of Eternity', 'Elasticized Outrage', 'Pushing The Envelope Of The Red Sonrise', 'I'm Not Confused', 'The Master Of Reinvention', 'Pilots Hanging From Shoulder Dust', 'One Man With Courage Makes A Majority', 'Alexander The Metalworker', 'Resurrection Band (A Tribute To Rez)'.

We have a very special offer available to those supporters out there who pre-order The Evil Addiction Destroying Machine from now until April 10th. If you pre-order within the next five weeks your name will appear in the Mortification Im-Mort-Alized supporters list within the album booklet. Yes, your name will personally be listed as one of our most true supporters. The Most True Mortification supporters! The extra special addition to this is that your name will be listed in order of when you place your Pre-Order. As you read this update many others around the world will be ordering to gain that position of Top 25 Mortification supporters worldwide! Announced April 15th right here! Are you The Number 1 Im-Mort-Alized Supporter in The World!?

When we had the special 500 numbered Limited Edition version of Erasing The Goblin in 2006 we sold all 500 in six weeks. Can we see those same 500 Im-Mort-alized on this brand new release? Surely this will also be a tremendous help with the release. The more pre-orders in these next five weeks, the more deluxe the packaging will become! Help us make the true Jesus metal statement of the century! United in this mission we work together. Go to the www.soundmass.com store now and book your place in Christian metal history!!

For the release to be in deluxe digipak format we need to pre-sell over 400 units within the next five weeks before going to print. Maybe consider buying a copy for yourself and one for a friend or a person you wish to pass on the most important message in the world to. If we sell fewer than 400 copies before April 10th the album will be in standard jewel case format. Help us to get the deluxe digipak release happening. If we do a deluxe digipak release The Mortification Im-Mort- Alized Supporters will be listed on the main section of the inside of the digipak! It is all up to you guys. If you support this mission in this way we will supply you and the world with our truly supreme statement of beliefs.

The Evil Addiction Destroying Machine is being recorded at Australia's finest studio for metal music, Penny Drop Studio Melbourne. You can check out Penny Drop on the net. Penny Drop has the finest quality recording equipment in the world. No expense is being spared with this album to ensure a world class production. The latest in all equipment relating to audio metal music recording.

The album has an initial limited release on Rowe Productions. You will still be able to pre-order up to the release date but you only have until April 10th to get your name on The Mortification Im-Mort-Alized Supporters list! At this point in time the best way you can support this Mission. Licensing deals will see The Evil Addiction Destroying Machine released worldwide with your name on it! Make your statement for the message to which we all stay true!"