''Demons Fall for an Angel's Kiss'' is the 1994 studio solo album of the American

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veteran musician

Eva O Eva Ortiz (born January 11, 1961), better known as Eva O, is a music artist most notable for her previous works in Christian Death and a band she formed with her then-husband Rozz Williams called Shadow Project. Regarded as a veteran and "one of ...

Recording history

For this solo project, Eva O wanted to write a dark concept album about

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s and began searching for literature about the subject, and the album was initially entitled ''Angels Fall for a Demon's Kiss''. After reading through books that approached the subject from a new age point of view, Eva decided to look for more traditional sources and read

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's book titled ''Angels''. After reading the book, Eva realized the

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and rewrote the album, titling it ''Demons Fall for an Angel's Kiss''.Baddeley, Gavin: ''Goth Chic: A Connoisseur's Guide to Dark Culture'', "Deathrock", (Plexus, US, August 2002, ) Musically, the album emphasizes on a mellower and calmer yet dark, atmospheric deathrock. Eva O's haunting vocals are upfront in the mix and dominate the output, with the echoed guitars and keyboards being less apparent.

Track listing

#"Daydreamer" - 5:48 #"Children of the Light" - 4:20 #"Angel on Earth" - 4:42 #"Angel of Fire" - 2:18 #"For the Angels 1" - 1:20 #"Take a Jesus" - 3:11 #"Angel of Death - 4:41 #"Universal Trip" - 4:54 #"For The Angel 2"- 0:11 #"Souls That Save" - 5:26 #"Power of Hope" - 3:54 #"Unveil" - 3:55

References

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