Album
Only Theatre Of Pain
1982 · Rock
9 collectors on Gatefold own this
Only Theatre Of Pain is an Alt/Indie album by Christian Death, originally released in 1982. On Gatefold: 98 pressings tracked, owned by 9 collectors.
About
You could call this 1982 debut album from Christian Death the birth of deathrock, or even Yankee goth. It’s a noir-flavored perversion of postpunk that finds singer Rozz Williams crooning his way through guttural appeasements atop driving rhythms, pitched noises, and droning and shuddering guitars. Meant-to-provoke notions of necrophilia, bondage, death, and incest abound, to the point of parody. But it’s basically rock ’n’ roll, the kind that rises from dark basement corners and can still scare parents. Strangely melodic tunes such as “Stairs—Uncertain Journey,” “Romeo’s Distress,” “Spiritual Camp,” and “Figurative Theater” prove the band were too formidable to dismiss.
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Tracklist
- 1Cavity - First Communion4:07
- 2Figurative Theater2:41
- 3Burnt Offerings3:43
- 4Mysterium Inquitatis2:46
- 5Dream for Mother3:19
- 6Stairs - Uncertain Journey3:06
- 7Spiritual Cramp2:55
- 8Romeo's Distress3:16
- 9Resurrection - Sixth Communion3:45
- 10Prayer2:42
- 11Deathwish2:14
- 12Romeo's Distress3:22
- 13Dogs2:53
- 14Desperate Hell4:24
- 15Spiritual Cramp3:21
- 16Cavity3:47
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Goth Rock
- raw
- dark
- occult
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Eva OBACKING VOCALS
- George BelangerDRUMS PERFORMER , DRUMS
- James McGeartyBASS BASS GUITAR PERFORMER , BASS
- Rikk AgnewELECTRIC GUITAR GUITAR PERFORMER , GUITAR
- Ron AtheyBACKING VOCALS
- Rozz WilliamsCOVER, VOCALS PERFORMER , VOCALS VOCALS
9 collectors on Gatefold own this · 98 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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