''Death Erotica'' is the fourth full-length studio album from
English
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thrash metal
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band,
Cerebral Fix. It was released on
Music For Nations
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in 1992 and follows the previous year's album, ''
Bastards''. It is their final album to date. Guest musician spots were taken by members of
Napalm Death,
Pop Will Eat Itself
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, and
Marshall Law
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History
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on
cover version
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s of songs by
Discharge and
Judas Priest. To support the album, the band toured the UK with
Paradise Lost. They also toured Europe with
Cancer
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, but with two new members because Fellows and Healy had left after the UK tour.
Track listing
*All songs written by
Cerebral Fix, unless otherwise stated
#"Death Erotica" – 1:03
#"World Machine" – 5:10
#"Clarissa" – 5:45
#"Haunted Eyes" – 5:43
#"Mind within Mine" – 4:31
#"Angel's Kiss" – 4:39
#"Still in Mind" – 1:43
#"The Raft of Medusa" – 6:17
#"Splintered Wings" – 5:45
#"Creator of Outcasts" – 5:52
#"Never Again" (
Discharge) – 2:37
#"Too Drunk to Funk" – 2:59
#"Burning" – 1:12
#"Livin' after Midnight" (
Judas Priest) – 3:54
Credits
*Simon Forrest – vocals
*Tony Warburton – guitar
*Gregg Fellows – guitar
*
Frank Healy – bass
*Kev Frost – drums
*
Clint Mansell (
Pop Will Eat Itself
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) – backing vocals on "Never Again"
*
Mark "Barney" Greenway
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(
Napalm Death) – backing vocals on "Never Again"
*
Shane Embury
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Career Napalm Death
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(
Napalm Death) – vocals on "Too Drunk to Funk"
*Tony Mills (Slam) – vocals on "Livin' After Midnight"
*Andy Pike (
Marshall Law
''Marshall Law'' is an Australian television series, which aired on the Seven Network in 2002, starring Lisa McCune and Alison Whyte as lawyers and sisters.
History
The show was originally conceived as a legal drama mixed with '' Ally McBea ...
) – vocals on "Livin' After Midnight"
*Recorded at Rhythm Studios,
Leamington Spa,
England
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*Produced by Paul Johnson
External links
Encyclopaedia Metallum album entry
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1992 albums
Cerebral Fix albums