''Viva Vigilante!'' is the sixth studio album by English
gothic rock
Gothic rock (also called goth rock or simply goth) is a style of rock music that emerged from post-punk in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s. The first post-punk bands which shifted toward dark music with gothic overtones include Siouxsie a ...
band
Sex Gang Children
Sex Gang Children are an early gothic rock and post-punk band that formed in early 1982 in Brixton in London, England. Although the original group only released one official studio album, their singles and various other tracks have been pack ...
. It was released in September 2013 by record label Pale Music.
The album was self-described as a "dark baroquial tapestry tinged with glam".
Track listing
All tracks composed by Andi Sex Gang
#"Hollywood Slim"
#"Religion Free Zone"
#"Conversation"
#"Salamun Child"
#"The Messenger"
#"Bleed England"
#"Sunset of Crow"
#"All American Heart"
#"Genocide Trend"
#"Death Squad Diva"
#"Die Traube"
#"Urania"
#"Pigs to Men"
;Digital distribution exclusives:
#"Criminal Tango" (Dub Version)
#"Sunset of Crow" (Remix)
#"Bleed England" (Demo)
Personnel
*
Andi Sex Gang
Andi Sex Gang (born Andreas McElligott) is the founder, vocalist and main songwriter of the band Sex Gang Children who were a prominent act in the gothic rock movement of the 1980s. His band played at the infamous Batcave club in 1982.Strong, Mar ...
- vocals
*
Adrian Portas
Adrian Portas is an English musician, singer and songwriter. Portas plays several instruments including guitar, keyboards, and drums.
He has been a member of the bands Dollface, New Model Army, and Sex Gang Children. Portas wrote all of the song ...
, Matthew James Saw - guitar
*Cam Campbell, Carl Magnusson - bass
*Kevin Matthews - drums
Album cover
The album cover was shot by Welsh photographer
Bari Goddard and featured Thomas-James Fisher.
Tour
Sex Gang Children announced a 30th anniversary show at The Garage in London on 2 May 2014.
In December 2013, the band announced two concert dates in
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
on 14 and 15 January 2014.
References
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2013 albums
Sex Gang Children albums