''The Devil's Bris'' is the debut album by the dark cabaret/

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artist

Voltaire François-Marie Arouet (; 21 November 169430 May 1778) was a French Age of Enlightenment, Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher. Known by his ''Pen name, nom de plume'' M. de Voltaire (; also ; ), he was famous for his wit, and his ...

. It was released in 1998 by

Projekt Records Projekt is a Portland, Oregon-based independent record label started by Sam Rosenthal in 1983. Projekt releases music in the styles of darkwave, ambient, shoegaze, gothic rock, ethereal, dream-pop, and dark cabaret. Projekt artists include Sam ...

. The album's title is derived from the figure of the

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and the

Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

circumcision Circumcision is a surgical procedure, procedure that removes the foreskin from the human penis. In the most common form of the operation, the foreskin is extended with forceps, then a circumcision device may be placed, after which the foreskin ...

ritual, the

bris milah The ''brit milah'' ( he, בְּרִית מִילָה ''bərīṯ mīlā'', ; Ashkenazi pronunciation: , "covenant of circumcision"; Yiddish pronunciation: ''bris'' ) is the ceremony of circumcision in Judaism. According to the Book of Genesis, ...

. The tracks "Ex-Lover's Lover" and "When You're Evil" also appear on Voltaire's greatest hits album ''Deady Sings!'' Live versions of the tracks "Ex-Lover's Lover" and "When You're Evil" appear on Voltaire's live album ''Live!'' "When You're Evil" is featured in the horror film '' 100 Tears'', as well as in ''Deady'', a minigame on ebilgames.com. The cover features Voltaire's face on a black background.

Track listing

External links

''The Devil's Bris'' on Projekt Records' official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Devil's Bris, The Voltaire (musician) albums Projekt Records albums 1998 debut albums