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The Black Bible
Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedOctober 13, 1998 (1998-10-13)
Genre
Length269:21
LabelCleopatra

The Black Bible is a various artists compilation album released on October 13, 1998 by Cleopatra Records.[1][2][3][4]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]

Keith Farley of AllMusic credits The Black Bible for starting well but criticizes it for stagnating once the second disc starts and presenting "more than 30 tracks of middling-to-downright-obnoxious industrial music."[5]

Track listing

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Disc one: The Old Testament
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."In the Flat Field"Bauhaus4:46
2."Blacklist"The Legendary Pink Dots6:43
3."Dead Heaven"Gary NumanGary Numan5:22
4."Everyday Is Halloween"Al JourgensenMinistry6:25
5."Laura"
Fields of the Nephilim3:53
6."Pagan Lovesong"
Virgin Prunes3:46
7."Christian Says"Tones on Tail3:42
8."Jipp"Chris ReedRed Lorry Yellow Lorry2:57
9."Rosary"
Gene Loves Jezebel5:49
10."Holes"
  • Chris Bell
  • Tim Huthert
  • Jon Klein
  • Johnny Melton
  • Kevin Mills
  • Jonathon Trevisick
  • Oliver Wisdom
Specimen4:40
11."She's a Killer"
  • Johnnie Freshwater
  • David James
  • Christine Wade
  • Nicholas Wade
Alien Sex Fiend6:42
12."Kagami"Philippe FichotDie Form3:52
13."Supernaut" (Black Sabbath cover)1000 Homo DJs6:39
14."Fatherland" (Sisters of Mercy Mix)
  • Jürgen Engler
  • Chris Lietz
Die Krupps4:37
15."V's Theme (Outro)"HaskinsDavid J1:52
Disc two: The New Testament
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Somnolent"Delerium4:35
2."Drool (Mother)"
Switchblade Symphony5:10
3."Allegedly, Dancefloor Tragedy"
  • Matthew Carl Lucian
  • Mark Tansley
Suspiria4:38
4."An Exit"Spahn Ranch4:14
5."Adrenaline"
Rosetta Stone3:42
6."Love and Solitude"Love Is Colder Than Death3:49
7."Torturous"
  • Damien DeVille
  • Dominic LaVey
  • Dante Savarelle
Nosferatu4:35
8."Eyelash"
  • David Block
  • Deborah Denton
  • Dr. Ruth
  • Paul Sadler
Big Electric Cat4:47
9."The Lake"
  • Christophe Baudrion
  • Sébastien Pietrapiana
  • Laurence Romanini
  • Jérôme Schmitt
Corpus Delicti3:01
10."Irresistible"
  • Timo Väänänen
  • Jyrki Witch
Two Witches4:37
11."Angel"Rudolf Ratzingerwumpscut:4:24
12."4 Walls Black"
Genitorturers3:28
13."Clownhead"Mark S. WalshThe New Creatures5:30
14."Psychocult"Marvin ArkhamThe Merry Thoughts4:47
15."Invocation (Salome's Dream)"
  • John Berry
  • Rachel Speight
Die Laughing3:22
16."Malvasia"
  • Janis Kalifatidis
  • Jens Gellner
  • Mario Lang
  • Gen Vincent
  • Markus Wymetalik
Into the Abyss6:01
17."Serenade for the Dead"Claus LarsenLeæther Strip3:56
Disc three: The New Revelations
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Waves (Take Me Alive)"
  • Jim Field
  • Sue Hutton
Rhea's Obsession4:44
2."Wake Up"
  • Olaf Lupp
  • Christian Lehmann
  • Peter Wizki
  • Andreas Menge
Crimson Joy2:57
3."Odio en el Alma"
  • Rasco Agroyam
  • Erk Aicrag
Hocico6:12
4."Write My Name in Blood"Burning Retna3:32
5."Subversion III"
  • Chris McCarter
  • Dino Molinaro
Ikon4:22
6."Seasoned"
  • David Cerequas
  • Sheena Colbath
  • Karl Schulz
Numeralia3:27
7."Untitled"SanteriaSanteria2:20
8."Birth"Joe RollandGravedance3:26
9."The Shepherds Deathline" (Leæther Strip Mix)
  • Benoît Blanchart
  • Séba Dolimont
Aïboforcen5:10
10."Chains"
  • Cook
  • Kai
Strap on Halo3:46
11."Monsters"
  • Tim Curry
  • Virgil DuPont
  • Sean Flanagan
The Crüxshadows4:48
12."100 Crimes"
  • Brian Castillo
  • Eamon Collier
  • Anne Hadlock
  • Jeremy Lightfoot
  • Gordan Raphael
  • Josh Recap
Absinthee4:04
13."Desperado"
  • Haruhiko Ash
  • Siva
Eve of Destiny4:32
14."Scar Tissue"Adam ChristianAdam Christian3:43
15."You Can Never Cut Your Hair"Askelon SainTrance to the Sun4:07
16."Infusion"
  • Mark Andrews
  • Shelly Stewart
  • Static
Lucifer Scale3:54
17."One Mind"Magenta3:31
Disc four: The Apocrypha
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Halloween Theme" (John Carpenter cover)John CarpenterThe Electric Hellfire Club2:31
2."Transylvanian Concubine" (The Marilyn Manson Mix)Melora CreagerRasputina2:54
3."Black Light District"Boyd RiceBoyd Rice1:42
4."Writhing"
The Blackouts3:39
5."Chain"Daniel VahnkeVampire Rodents2:55
6."Annabell Lee"
  • Giovanni Pagliari
  • Francesca Nicoli
  • Vittorio Vandelli
Ataraxia2:41
7."Suicide"
  • Daniel C
  • Robert Brothers
  • Troy Payne
  • James Tramel
  • Richard Witherspoon
The Wake4:38
8."A Flock of Birds"Chako HattoriChako2:55
9."This Mirage"
Christian Death2:23
10."The Hop"
Theatre of Hate2:47
11."Party Time"45 Grave3:29
12."Cathedral in Ice"
Fahrenheit 4513:31
13."This Garden of Mine"
  • De Coy
  • Daniel Kleczyński
  • Leszek Rakowski
Fading Colours8:40
14."1969" (The Stooges cover)The Stooges2:58
15."Cinerarium Waltz"
Eerie Von & Mike Morance3:28
16."Interview"Siouxsie SiouxSiouxsie Sioux0:43
17."Interview"Robert SmithRobert Smith2:28

Personnel

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Adapted from The Black Bible liner notes.[6]

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1998 Cleopatra CD CLP-0387

References

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  1. ^ Thompson, David (November 1, 2000). The Mission. Alternative Rock: Third Ear – The Essential Listening Companion. Miller Freeman, Inc. p. 503. ISBN 9780879306076. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  2. ^ Waller, Don (March 30, 1996). "Playing the Dark Side: Goth and Industrial Action". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 37. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 32. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  3. ^ Le Boucanier, Thierry F. (June 17, 2013). 1983: Invaders From Mars and a UFO. Camion blanc: Virgin Prunes Une nouvelle forme de beauté. Camion blanc. ISBN 9780313378348. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  4. ^ Van Isacker, Bernard (June 4, 2019). "Cleopatra Records to release The Unquiet Grave 2019 compilation". Side-Line Magazine. Bernard Van Isacker. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  5. ^ a b Farley, Keith. "Various Artists: Vampire Themes > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  6. ^ The Black Bible (booklet). Various artists. Marina Del Rey, California: Cleopatra Records. 1998.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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