Atrocities (album)

Atrocitites
Studio album by Christian Death
Released	1986
Recorded	1985
Genre	Gothic rock, deathrock
Length	41:03
Label	Normal Records
Producer	Valor
Christian Death chronology
The Wind Kissed Pictures (1985) Atrocities (1986) The Scriptures (1987)

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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

Personnel

• Valor Kand - vocals, guitar, violin, piano
• Gitane Demone - vocals, keyboards
• Johann Schumann - bass
• Barry Galvin - guitar, vocals
• David Glass - drums

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