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  • Artist: Christian Death
  • Rating: StarStarStar
  • Release Date: 1986
  • Total Time: 43:08
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

With 1986's Atrocities, Christian Death guitarist Valor asserted himself as the band's primary musical and conceptual force. His was a more political direction, overtly attacking organized religion rather than simply subverting it. While there's a self-important tone to some of the lyrics, it's musically still near the top of the Christian Death oeuvre. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Will O' the Wisp Christian Death (3:15)
Tales of Innocence Valor Kand, Barry Galvin Christian Death (6:27)
Strapping Me Down Christian Death (2:37)
The Danzig Waltz Christian Death (3:34)
Chimere De-Ci, De-Là Christian Death (4:42)
Silent Thunder Christian Death (6:31)
Strange Fortune Christian Death (3:52)
Ventriloquist Valor Kand Christian Death (4:33)
Gloomy Sunday S. Lewis, Rezsö Seress Christian Death (3:03)
The Death of Josef Christian Death (4:34)
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Atrocities
Studio album by Christian Death
Released 1986
Recorded 1986
Genre Deathrock
Label Normal Records Cleopatra Records Candelight Records
Producer Valor
Professional reviews

Atrocities was Christian Death's fourth album and the first with Valor Kand taking over main duties after Rozz Williams' departure. The album's subject matter deals almost exclusively with the Holocaust including songs about Auschwitz and Josef Mengele. Recorded at Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Wales it also featured the songwriting and arrangement skills of Barry Galvin, who, along with Johann Schumann, would leave the group upon the completion of Atrocities - both went on to form Mephisto Walz.

Track listing

"Prologue"

  1. "Will-o-the-Wisp" (Valor) - 3:15
  2. "Tales Of Innocence" (Valor, B. Galvin) - 6:23
  3. "Strapping Me Down" (Valor, B. Galvin) - 2:36
  4. "The Danzig Walz" (Valor) - 3:31
  5. "Chimere De-ci De-la" (Valor) - 4:41

"Finale"

  1. "Silent Thunder" (Valor, B. Galvin) - 6:32
  2. "Strange Fortune" (Valor) - 3:52
  3. "Ventriloquist" (Valor) - 4:31
  4. "Gloomy Sunday" (Sam M. Lewis, Rezső Seress) - 3:01
  5. "The Death Of Josef" (Valor, D. Glass) - 4:41

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