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

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

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

Adapted from The Black Bible liner notes.[6]

Release history

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

References

  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. 1 2 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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