"[3] Led by the duo Jerome Fontamillas and Jyro Xhan, Mortal was one of the first Christian bands to play industrial metal.
The group began in 1988 as Mortal Wish, and produced a six-song demo with additional members Ray Tongpo and Wilson Peralta.
[citation needed] It was well received by the critics, with CCM Magazine dubbing Lusis the "strongest debut project to enter the Christian market in years.
[9] During this time, the band became mired in legal issues involving their label, leading to on-again, off-again attempts to retire the name Mortal.
In 2002 Jyro and Jerome released a Mortal reunion album called Nu-En-Jin with Tooth & Nail Records, featuring an updated industrial sound, consisting mostly of heavily distorted looping electronics.