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Mortal Treason didn't escape. After four years, it was inevitable. Change overtook the band. Some good - signing withFlickerRecords
andreleasing its debut, then watching its songs hit Top 25 on the CMJ Loud Chart and Top 20 on FMQB. Someharderto swallow - adding four
newmembers in a year and writing for a second record between tour stops.
Fortunately a tight touring schedule and line-up change didn't detain Mortal Treason. Seems added pressure producedagreater diamond -
theband's sophomore release for Flicker, Sun Rise Over a Sea of Blood. Says Kimbrough, "Thisrecordhas a darke ...read more
Mortal Treason didn't escape. After four years, it was inevitable. Change overtook the band. Some good - signing withFlickerRecords
andreleasing its debut, then watching its songs hit Top 25 on the CMJ Loud Chart and Top 20 on FMQB. Someharderto swallow - adding four
newmembers in a year and writing for a second record between tour stops.
Fortunately a tight touring schedule and line-up change didn't detain Mortal Treason. Seems added pressure producedagreater diamond -
theband's sophomore release for Flicker, Sun Rise Over a Sea of Blood. Says Kimbrough, "Thisrecordhas a darker tone about it than the
firstone. It has more feeling to it, too"
Mortal Treason is Kimbrough, his wife Elizabeth on keyboards, guitarists Adam Wright and Josh Jarrett, bassist T.J. Alfordanddrummer
SteveRobinson. Produced by Nathan Dantzler and Sam Shifley, Sun Rise Over a Sea of Blood lays bareaggressiveguitars, steady beats and
shadowymelodic keys. It's a kind of dark, hopeful poetry set to hard music, and itdelivers a faith-packed punch.
As indicated by the album's title, Sun Rise Over a Sea of Blood covers serious and weighty issues. The titletrack,according to
Kimbrough,"talks about the end times and how the world is going crazy." "Most of the lyrics are aboutspiritualthings that we go through
everyday," he says.These songs provide an outlet through which Mortal Treasonaddresses toughtopics the band encounters on a daily basis.
One melody builds offanother, telling a story, reaching aconclusion, and theending isn't always happy.
Opening the record is "Worst Case Scenario," a song about friends falling into drugs and other worldly evils, while"Abaddon"speaks
specifically tochild abuse, offering a word of hope. Other songs like "The Falling" and "Dig Your Own Grave"explorethe repercussions of living
life for oneself.
Mortal Treason now prepares to take its new material and message to hardcore young music fans. "Since day one, mygoalhas been to share
thelove that can be found in the person of Jesus Christ," says Kimbrough. "This passion has onlygrowngreater over the years. And we've
adoptedthe same purpose for our band - to share that love with kids that eitherdon't getto hear it or have been pushed away from church. We
want toreach out and get into those kids' lives."
It's the kids that Mortal Treason meets while traveling that fuels its fight and passion. "One thing that motivates me isseeinga lot of kids that
aredoubting and losing faith. I want to help them be strong, to let them know that it's worth it, andit'll payoff. Face to face I definitely
encouragethose kids to stand strong and not back down no matter what," he says.
Sun Rise Over a Sea of Blood provides much of the needed incentive to inspire such kids toward change. "A lot of thosekidsgo by 'no gods,
nomasters,'" says Wright. "They're into the idea that there's nothing for them except the musicscene.They're looking for something to hold
onto;they're looking for something steady. I think we can bring that to them."
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