 Nate [Music Senior Staff]; Age: 22; Top 5 bands: Ramones, The Choir, Mineral, No Innocent Victim, One:21. I love music. There are very few limitations on my taste and I'm always listening to something new in hopes of broadening my horizons.
 Mortal was a functional entity in the early 90's. They broke up and went on to create music under the name Fold Zandura. Mortal is back and they have signed with Tooth and Nail to release "Nu-En-Jin."
Mortal is back after an extended hiatus. If you were expecting something similar to Fold Zandura (Mortal's side project) then you've got the wrong idea. Nu-En-Jin is much more industrial and techno based. There's no guitar but instead, complex sounds and melodies. As you would expect there's a lot of electronica but this is teamed up with piano, drums and vocals that come in and out of the music at will. Not as rock based as some previous Mortal material, Nu-En-Jin is all about the dance. My favorite songs were "Floranclaude" which is kind of a slower number and "Mujo." The whole album is a good listen. Uplifting, energizing, and reflective all at once.
Grade: B
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