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Steve Rowe | |
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| Birth name | Stephen Andrew Rowe |
| Born | 19 January 1965 |
| Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Genres | Christian metal,[1] thrash metal, death metal,[2] power metal |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, bass guitar |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Website | soundmass |
Stephen Andrew Rowe[3] (born 19 January 1965) is an Australian musician who is the founder, vocalist and bass guitarist of the Christian death metal band Mortification, which is considered to be a 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.[4] However, his career has continued, while Mortification has been inactive the members' side project, Wonrowe Vision, have remained active.
- ^ "MORTIFICATION: New Audio Interview With STEVE ROWE Available". Blabbermouth.net. 5 May 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ Sauers, Isaac (19 July 2016). "Steve Rowe of Mortification Talk to Metal Mofos". Metal Mofos. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "LOCK UP THE NIGHT". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "Mortification's Mainman Steve Rowe Announce Retirement". The Metal Resource. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2016.