Mortal Sin

Mortal Sin were one of the first Australian thrash metal bands to achieve widespread recognition outside of the land down under. Inspired by the genre's earliest champions (especially Metallica and Anthrax), vocalist Mat Maurer, guitarists Paul Carwana and Steve Krstin, bassist Andy Eftichiou, and drummer Wayne Campbell caused quite a stir with their excellent 1987 debut, Mayhemic Destruction. Considered a minor thrash classic in its time, the album even had mighty Kerrang! Magazine touting them as the 'next big thing,' but their 1989 follow-up, Face of Despair (released by ma...