''Jesus Christ Superstars'' is the fifth studio album by

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. It was released in 1996 and is a collection of

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. Unlike the albums before it, ''Jesus Christ Superstars'' has a much more guitar driven sound, with the overall result being reminiscent of the bands belonging to the genre of

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Track listing

# "God Is God" (Burton/ Watkins) – 3:43 # "

Jesus Christ Superstar ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' is a sung-through rock opera with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. Loosely based on the Gospels' accounts of the Passion, the work interprets the psychology of Jesus and other characters, with ...

" ( Lloyd Webber/

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) – 5:45 # "Kingdom of God" (Avsenik/

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/Laibach) – 5:37 # "Abuse and Confession" (Avsenik/Chris Bohn/Laibach) – 6:14 # "Declaration of Freedom" (Chris Bohn/Laibach) – 5:33 # "Message from the Black Star" (Chris Bohn/Laibach) – 5:50 # "The Cross" (

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) – 4:54 # "To the New Light" (Avsenik/Chris Bohn/Laibach) – 5:00 # "Deus Ex Machina" (Avsenik/Laibach) – 4:00

References

{{Authority control Laibach (band) albums 1996 albums Mute Records albums