''Wake'' is the third full-length studio album by

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band

Mortal Mortal means susceptible to death; the opposite of immortality, immortal. Mortal may also refer to: * Mortal (band), a Christian industrial band * The Mortal, Sakurai Atsushi's project band * Mortal (novel), ''Mortal'' (novel), a science fiction ...

. For this album, the band moved away from

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and embraced a more

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-based sound. The album reached No. 21 on the

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Top Contemporary Christian chart.

Track listing

#Paradigm One (5:38) #June First (3:44) #Mother's Day (4:12) #Vial (2:51) #Filter (4:11) #Speed of Sound (4:46) #Oceanful (5:35) #Serpent-Teen (3:28) #Moons and Suns (3:00) #Fall (0:56) #Sold (6:19) #God of 3 Strings (2:15) #Nowhere Man (2:42) #To My Darling Whippoorwill (2:06)

Personnel

Jyro Xhan Jyro Xhan is the stage/pen name of Filipino American musician GD La Villa. He lives in California. He is a singer, songwriter, producer, guitarist and keyboard player. He has been in several bands such as Jyradelix, Cush, Juggernautz, but mos ...

Jerome Fontamillas Jerome Fontamillas (born June 20, 1967) is an American musician. Fontamillas has played in several bands, notably with industrial rock band Mortal and alternative rock band Fold Zandura, with longtime musical partner Jyro Xhan. Since 2003, he ha ...

*Johann Fontamillas -

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*Ed Benrock -

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*Mark -

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*Hernane Mayang - vocals *Andrew D. Prickett -

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*Holly S. - vocals *Troy Yasuda - guitar

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wake (Mortal album) 1994 albums Mortal (band) albums