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Atrocities (album)
''Atrocities'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Christian Death, released in 1986 through record label Normal. The album's subject matter deals almost exclusively with the Holocaust, including songs about Auschwitz and Josef Mengele. Recorded at Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Wales it also featured the songwriting and arrangement skills of Barry Galvin, who, along with Johann Schumann, would leave the group upon the completion of ''Atrocities'' - both went on to form Mephisto Walz. It is the first Christian Death record with Valor Kand taking over main duties following Rozz Williams' departure. Track listing ;Prologue #"Will-o-the-Wisp" (Valor) - 3:15 #"Tales of Innocence" (Valor, B. Galvin) - 6:23 #"Strapping Me Down" (Valor, B. Galvin) - 2:36 #"The Danzig Waltz" (Valor) - 3:31 #"Chimere De-ci De-la" (Valor) - 4:41 ;Finale #"Silent Thunder" (Valor, B. Galvin) - 6:32 #"Strange Fortune" (Valor) - 3:52 #"Ventriloquist" (Valor) - 4:31 #"Gloomy Sunday" (Sam M. Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Death
Christian Death is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles County, California, in 1979 by Rozz Williams. With major line-up changes over the years, Christian Death has retained "a relentlessly confrontational stand against organized religion and conventional morality". Williams was eventually joined by guitarist Rikk Agnew of the band Adolescents, James McGearty on bass guitar and George Belanger on drums. This line-up was responsible for producing the band's best known work, their 1982 debut album ''Only Theatre of Pain'', which was highly influential in the development of the style of music known as deathrock, as well as on the American gothic scene which also produced bands such as Kommunity FK and 45 Grave. Following the release of ''Only Theatre of Pain'', Christian Death's line-up had fallen apart, and by the time of the band's second album, '' Catastrophe Ballet'' (1984), Rozz was joined by Valor Kand of tour mates Pompeii 99 on vocals and guitar. Following the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |