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wrote that, of the group's musical peers, "none had exemplified the nascent subgenre with as much sinew, vision, and iconoclasm", calling it "a depraved masterpiece".
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Around the time of its release, a presenter on a religious TV program, in a special on "Satanic influences", reportedly broke a copy of the album on air.
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that the band was working on new songs and was to begin the recording of a new album later in the year, but this never materialized.
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imagery more nuanced than simple blasphemy; he’s approaching the cross from the perspective of both
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line-up of Christian Death reunited as Christian Death 1334 to perform the album in full at the
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style of music, as well as being highly influential on the American
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cover used for L'Invitation Au Suicide publishings in France.
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It is considered by most critics to be the harbinger of the
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was praised by critics on its release. Mick Mercer of
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is the debut studio album by the American rock band
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Williams was raised in a Southern 1376: 1265: 1086: 310: 13: 1020:Heller, Jason (October 29, 2013). 14: 1590: 1328: 1152:Traitor, Ralph (April 17, 1982). 454:album to out-gothic all others". 398: 348: 1307:' Anniversary Concert Scheduled" 943:, sleeve drawings, cover concept 726:"Resurrection – Sixth Communion" 524: 417: 412: 407: 402: 397: 367: 362: 357: 352: 347: 329: 324: 319: 314: 309: 1295: 237:Describing the album's themes, 1579:Albums produced by Thom Wilson 1480:Sex and Drugs and Jesus Christ 1259: 1206: 1174: 1145: 998:Ed Colver – sleeve photography 770: 656: 547: 1: 1274:. Rough Guides. p. 194. 1002: 460:In its retrospective review, 921: 675:"Stairs – Uncertain Journey" 7: 1270:. 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The background of the album cover is black, with a yellow Christian Death logo emboldened at the top of the artwork and "Only Theatre of Pain" at the bottom, both in scratchy yellow print. In between the two texts is a drawing of a distorted, ghoulish figure that resembles Jesus Christ in a crucifix pose. The artwork has yellow-line borders, resembling that of the Bible; furthering its religious affectations.
Studio album
Christian Death
Genre
Deathrock
gothic rock
Label
Frontier
Producer
Thom Wilson
Christian Death
Deathwish

Christian Death
Frontier
deathrock
gothic
The A.V. Club
morbid
Christian
eschatology
Baptist
Catholic
Protestantism
atheism
Satanism
AllMusic
Record Collector
Melody Maker
Sounds

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