Deathwish (EP)

Deathwish
EP by Christian Death
Released 1984
Recorded 1981 at Orange County Studios, California, United States
Genre Deathrock, gothic rock
Label l'Invitation au Suicide
Christian Death chronology

Only Theatre of Pain
(1982)		 Deathwish
(1984)		 Catastrophe Ballet
(1984)

Deathwish is an EP by American deathrock band Christian Death. It consists of demos recorded by the band in 1981, prior to the release of Christian Death's debut album Only Theatre of Pain, but was not released until 1984 by French record label l'Invitation au Suicide.[1]

Recording

Deathwish was recorded in 1981 at Orange County Studios in California, prior to the band signing to Frontier Records for their debut album, Only Theatre of Pain (1982).[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic favourable[3]

Ned Raggett of AllMusic called the EP "a great peek into some of the band's roughest beginnings".[3]

Track listing

Side A
No. Title Length
1. "Deathwish"    
2. "Romeo's Distress (Nouvelle Version)"    
3. "Dogs"    
Side B
No. Title Length
1. "Desperate Hell"    
2. "Spiritual Cramp (Nouvelle Version)"    
3. "Cavity (Nouvelle Version)"    

Personnel

Christian Death

References

  1. ↑ Fasolino, Greg; Yeske, Katherine; Ferguson, Scott. "TrouserPress.com :: Christian Death". Trouser Press. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  2. ↑ Ogg, Alex (2003). "Christian Death". In Buckley, Peter. The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. p. 194. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Raggett, Ned. "Deathwish – Christian Death | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 7, 2015.

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