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Steve Rowe

February 02, 2023

This article is about the Australian singer. For the British businessman, see Steve Rowe (businessman). For the Maine Attorney General, see G. Steven Rowe.

Steve Rowe (born 19 January 1965) is the founder, bass guitarist, and vocalist of the Australian Christian death metal band Mortification which was considered to be a major pioneer in the genre. Prior to forming Mortification he was in a traditional heavy metal styled Christian band known as LightForce. He was diagnosed with leukemia in 1997, but made a full recovery. He is currently the owner and head of the Rowe Productions record label. In 2015, Rowe announced his retirement from Christian music.[3] However, his career has continued, while Mortification has been inactive the members' side project, Wonrowe Vision, have remained active.

Steve Rowe
Birth nameStephen Rowe
Born (1965-01-19) 19 January 1965 (age 58)
OriginMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
GenresChristian metal,[1] thrash metal, death metal,[2] power metal
Instrument(s)Vocals, bass guitar
Years active1986–present
LabelsRowe Productions, Nuclear Blast, Intense
WebsiteRowe Productions

Early life

Steve was first introduced to heavy metal bands like AC/DC and Deep Purple by his older brother Scott when he was just eight years old. By the time he reached the age of 15 his favourite bands were Iron Maiden, Motörhead and Judas Priest. Because Steve grew up in a Baptist home with strong Christian values he became disappointed that the music he enjoyed appeared to be so focused on themes that cut against his faith. In 1980 he began to feel as if he did not fit in with the people he knew at church and started spending his spare time partying with his heavy metal friends.

In 1983 Steve purchased his first bass guitar and began learning how to play. The main influences on his style as he was learning were Lemmy of Motörhead, Joey DeMaio of Manowar, and Steve Harris of Iron Maiden. In that same year a youth pastor from the church he used to attend invited him to come back to church and gave Steve a copy of a Resurrection Band album. The album changed Steve's views on what Christian music could be like and was a major factor in his decision to return to the church. Seeing how much rock music combined with a Christian message had helped him, Steve vowed to form a Christian metal band that would change the world. Initially, he formed a band with a few friends back at his church, but it soon became clear that finding people with the same vision and goals would not be an easy task. It was while he was attempting to start this band that Steve became unhappy with the Church he was attending, and as a result, he left and joined the Harvest Christian Centre, which had engaged in outreach to groups like metalheads and punks. It was here that Steve finally found a home for his Christian metal vision.

Musical career

After several failed attempts with different bands and constant lineup changes, Steve formed LightForce in 1986. Initially that band was a failure as well as their first lineup, which was disbanded after only one show. Steve then reformed the band with a new lineup that won the "Melbourne Heavy Metal battle of the bands competition" in which it was competing with five secular metal acts. LightForce was instantly accepted into the Australian metal scene and went on to record their first full album Battlezone and tour across Australia. In 1988 the band released the album Mystical Thieves. The album went on to sell very well and they toured constantly in support of its release, opening for bands such as Stryper, Whitecross and Leviticus.

Just when it seemed set for LightForce to make a big name for themselves in the Christian metal scene, two of the band's members announced they were leaving the band. Steve spoke with the remaining members about forming a more extreme thrash metal oriented LightForce with him handling vocal duties as well as playing bass. The remaining members did not think it would work so Steve reformed the band with guitarist Cameron Hall and Jayson Sherlock on drums. The band changed their name to Mortification in 1990 and recorded Break The Curse which was later released in 1994.

Mortification went on to record many more albums and the band is considered to be one of the pioneers in the extreme Christian metal scene. The 1992 album Scrolls of the Megilloth is considered to be a great classic of death metal. In 1997 Steve was diagnosed with leukemia. Despite doctors giving him only hours to live on several occasions and a seemingly failed bone marrow transplant, Steve managed to make a full recovery. Mortification then went on to release the 1998 album Triumph of Mercy which dealt with the personal issues Steve faced while receiving treatment for the disease. Mortification is still currently making music and to date has released 13 studio albums. Steve is also the owner and head of the Rowe Productions record label and has performed guest vocals on a song on Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm by Tourniquet.

Rowe Productions

Rowe owns a label named Rowe Productions. Here is a list of Current and Former artists.

Current Rowe Productions artists

Former Rowe Productions artists

In the beginning of the label they also released many Compilations that included bands of the label.[4]

Discography

Mortification

Studio albums

Demo albums

EPs

  • Scribe of the Pentateuch (2012)

Live albums

Compilation albums

Bootlegs

  • Australia Live (1992)
  • Distarnished Priest (1995)
  • Live Planetarium 2 (1995)
  • Triumph of Mercy (1998)
  • Conquer The Stump (2003)
  • Total Thrashing Death (2004)
Wonrowe Vision

Studio albums

  • Mission Invinsible (2010)
  • Pictures of the Past Present and Future (2013)
  • 2 Headed Monster (2015)
Guest performance
Production
  • Apocalypsenow by Antidemon (2012; Producer)
  • Judgement & Restoration by Ethereal Scourge (1997; Producer)
  • Tears of a Leper by Lament (1997; Executive Producer)
  • In Darkness or in Light by Metanoia (1995; Executive Producer)

Bibliography

  • Metal Missionary: The Steve Rowe Story (18 December 2014; VC Media)

References

  1. ^ "MORTIFICATION: New Audio Interview With STEVE ROWE Available". Blabbermouth.net. 5 May 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  2. ^ Sauers, Isaac. "Steve Rowe of Mortification Talk to Metal Mofos". Metal Mofos. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Mortification's Mainman Steve Rowe Announce Retirement". The Metal Resource. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  4. ^ Morrow, Matt. "Various Artists - Raise the Dead". The Whipping Post. Retrieved 20 May 2016.

External links

  • Rowe Productions official website
  • Interview with HM magazine

February 02, 2023
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discussion may be found on the talk page Please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met March 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Steve Rowe born 19 January 1965 is the founder bass guitarist and vocalist of the Australian Christian death metal band Mortification which was considered to be a major pioneer in the genre Prior to forming Mortification he was in a traditional heavy metal styled Christian band known as LightForce He was diagnosed with leukemia in 1997 but made a full recovery He is currently the owner and head of the Rowe Productions record label In 2015 Rowe announced his retirement from Christian music 3 However his career has continued while Mortification has been inactive the members side project Wonrowe Vision have remained active Steve RoweBirth nameStephen RoweBorn 1965 01 19 19 January 1965 age 58 OriginMelbourne Victoria AustraliaGenresChristian metal 1 thrash metal death metal 2 power metalInstrument s Vocals bass guitarYears active1986 presentLabelsRowe Productions Nuclear Blast IntenseWebsiteRowe Productions Contents 1 Early life 2 Musical career 3 Rowe Productions 3 1 Current Rowe Productions artists 3 2 Former Rowe Productions artists 4 Discography 5 Bibliography 6 References 7 External linksEarly life EditSteve was first introduced to heavy metal bands like AC DC and Deep Purple by his older brother Scott when he was just eight years old By the time he reached the age of 15 his favourite bands were Iron Maiden Motorhead and Judas Priest Because Steve grew up in a Baptist home with strong Christian values he became disappointed that the music he enjoyed appeared to be so focused on themes that cut against his faith In 1980 he began to feel as if he did not fit in with the people he knew at church and started spending his spare time partying with his heavy metal friends In 1983 Steve purchased his first bass guitar and began learning how to play The main influences on his style as he was learning were Lemmy of Motorhead Joey DeMaio of Manowar and Steve Harris of Iron Maiden In that same year a youth pastor from the church he used to attend invited him to come back to church and gave Steve a copy of a Resurrection Band album The album changed Steve s views on what Christian music could be like and was a major factor in his decision to return to the church Seeing how much rock music combined with a Christian message had helped him Steve vowed to form a Christian metal band that would change the world Initially he formed a band with a few friends back at his church but it soon became clear that finding people with the same vision and goals would not be an easy task It was while he was attempting to start this band that Steve became unhappy with the Church he was attending and as a result he left and joined the Harvest Christian Centre which had engaged in outreach to groups like metalheads and punks It was here that Steve finally found a home for his Christian metal vision Musical career EditAfter several failed attempts with different bands and constant lineup changes Steve formed LightForce in 1986 Initially that band was a failure as well as their first lineup which was disbanded after only one show Steve then reformed the band with a new lineup that won the Melbourne Heavy Metal battle of the bands competition in which it was competing with five secular metal acts LightForce was instantly accepted into the Australian metal scene and went on to record their first full album Battlezone and tour across Australia In 1988 the band released the album Mystical Thieves The album went on to sell very well and they toured constantly in support of its release opening for bands such as Stryper Whitecross and Leviticus Just when it seemed set for LightForce to make a big name for themselves in the Christian metal scene two of the band s members announced they were leaving the band Steve spoke with the remaining members about forming a more extreme thrash metal oriented LightForce with him handling vocal duties as well as playing bass The remaining members did not think it would work so Steve reformed the band with guitarist Cameron Hall and Jayson Sherlock on drums The band changed their name to Mortification in 1990 and recorded Break The Curse which was later released in 1994 Mortification went on to record many more albums and the band is considered to be one of the pioneers in the extreme Christian metal scene The 1992 album Scrolls of the Megilloth is considered to be a great classic of death metal In 1997 Steve was diagnosed with leukemia Despite doctors giving him only hours to live on several occasions and a seemingly failed bone marrow transplant Steve managed to make a full recovery Mortification then went on to release the 1998 album Triumph of Mercy which dealt with the personal issues Steve faced while receiving treatment for the disease Mortification is still currently making music and to date has released 13 studio albums Steve is also the owner and head of the Rowe Productions record label and has performed guest vocals on a song on Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm by Tourniquet Rowe Productions EditRowe owns a label named Rowe Productions Here is a list of Current and Former artists Current Rowe Productions artists Edit Mortification Wonrowe VisionFormer Rowe Productions artists Edit Antestor active Antidemon active signed to Vision of God Records Biogenesis active Cry Mercy disbanded Cybergrind disbanded changed name to Martyrs Shrine Desolate Eternity disbanded DieVersion disbanded Disparity disbanded Embodiment 12 14 disbanded Ethereal Scourge disbanded Extol active Fearscape on hiatus Gnashing of Teeth disbanded Grave Forsaken active Groms disbanded Horde disbanded Ignite active changed name to Draxsen Lament active LightForce changed name to Mortification Light Hammer disbanded Mental Impact disbanded Metanoia disbanded Psycoma disbanded Rageflower disbanded Sanhedrin disbanded Scourged Flesh active Screams of Chaos disbanded Stauros active Teramaze active Ultimatum active Virgin Black on hiatus Vollig Heilig active changed name to Belica Vomitorial Corpulence disbanded Vomoth disbanded In the beginning of the label they also released many Compilations that included bands of the label 4 Discography EditMortificationStudio albums Mortification 1991 Scrolls of the Megilloth 1992 Post Momentary Affliction 1993 Blood World 1994 Primitive Rhythm Machine 1995 EnVision EvAngelene 1996 Triumph of Mercy 1998 Hammer of God 1999 The Silver Cord is Severed 2001 Relentless 2002 Brain Cleaner 2004 Erasing the Goblin 2006 The Evil Addiction Destroying Machine 2009 Realm of the Skelataur 2015 Demo albums Break the Curse 1990 EPs Scribe of the Pentateuch 2012 Live albums Live Planetarium 1993 Noah Sat Down and Listened to the Mortification Live EP While Having a Coffee 1996 EP Live Without Fear 1996 10 Years Live Not Dead 2000 Live Humanitarian 2006 Compilation albums The Best of Five Years 1996 Ten Years 1990 2000 Power Pain and Passion 2002 Twenty Years in the Underground 2010 Bootlegs Australia Live 1992 Distarnished Priest 1995 Live Planetarium 2 1995 Triumph of Mercy 1998 Conquer The Stump 2003 Total Thrashing Death 2004 Wonrowe VisionStudio albums Mission Invinsible 2010 Pictures of the Past Present and Future 2013 2 Headed Monster 2015 Guest performance Tion on Released Upon the Earth by Vengeance Rising 1992 Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm on the album of the same name by Tourniquet 2000 Destined for Ascension by Grave Forsaken 2008 ProductionApocalypsenow by Antidemon 2012 Producer Judgement amp Restoration by Ethereal Scourge 1997 Producer Tears of a Leper by Lament 1997 Executive Producer In Darkness or in Light by Metanoia 1995 Executive Producer Bibliography EditMetal Missionary The Steve Rowe Story 18 December 2014 VC Media References Edit MORTIFICATION New Audio Interview With STEVE ROWE Available Blabbermouth net 5 May 2008 Retrieved 20 May 2016 Sauers Isaac Steve Rowe of Mortification Talk to Metal Mofos Metal Mofos Retrieved 8 September 2016 Mortification s Mainman Steve Rowe Announce Retirement The Metal Resource 21 May 2013 Retrieved 20 May 2016 Morrow Matt Various Artists Raise the Dead The Whipping Post Retrieved 20 May 2016 External links EditRowe Productions official website Interview with HM magazine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Steve Rowe amp oldid 1017689391, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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