Rape of the Bastard Nazarene is the first studio album by English death metal band Akercocke. It was released on 28 December 1999, through the band's own record label Goat of Mendes.
| Rape of the Bastard Nazarene | ||||
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| Released | 28 December 1999 | |||
| Genre | Blackened death metal | |||
| Length | 39:20 | |||
| Label | Goat of Mendes | |||
| Producer | Martin Bonsoir, Akercocke | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 9/10[2] |
| Kerrang! | favourable[3] |
| Terrorizer | favourable[4] |
Musical style
editAllMusic described the album's style as "an interesting mix of two musical styles that don't often go together. About half of Rape of the Bastard Nazarene [...] consists of utterly standard-issue death metal, complete with whiplash tempos, hyperspeed blast drumming and the often comical 'death growl' vocals. The other half of the album is doomy, synth-heavy post-punk, seemingly influenced by the likes of Killing Joke and (especially on the unexpectedly melodic, catchy "Marguerite & Gretchen") Pornography-era Cure."[1]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Declaration" | 0:09 |
| 2. | "Hell" | 4:20 |
| 3. | "Nadja" | 2:57 |
| 4. | "The Goat" | 2:30 |
| 5. | "Marguerite & Gretchen" | 6:59 |
| 6. | "Sephiroth Rising" (instrumental) | 1:11 |
| 7. | "Zuleika" | 4:12 |
| 8. | "Conjuration" | 1:57 |
| 9. | "Il Giardino di Monte Oliveto Maggiore" | 4:01 |
| 10. | "Justine" | 5:12 |
| 66. | "The Blood of Khaos" | 2:12 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Sempiternal Suffering" | 10:31 |
| 12. | "Nirvana of Agony" | 7:53 |
| 13. | "Luciferian Canto" | 2:12 |
Tracks 11–13 are songs by Salem Orchid, and can be found on the re-issue. Originally released on audio demo tape in 1991, Mendonça and Gray composed and recorded these songs with guitarist Stephen Wood.
Personnel
editAkercocke
- Jason Mendonça – guitars, vocals
- David Gray – drums
- Peter Theobalds – bass (track 1–10)
- Paul Scanlan – guitars (track 1–10)
- Martin Bonsoir – keyboards, recording, engineering, production (track 1–10)
Additional personnel
- Stephen Wood – guitars (track 11–13)
- Dan Temple – bass (track 11–13)
- Salem Orchid – production (track 11–13)
- Nicola Kemp, Tanya Warwick – additional vocals
- Peter Theobalds – design
- Stevvi – photography
References
edit- ^ a b Mason, Stewart. "Rape of the Bastard Nazarene – Akercocke : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ Paul Schwarz (8 December 1999). "CoC : Akercocke - Rape of the Bastard Nazarene : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ Everley, Dave (19 May 2001). "[Kerrang! review]". Kerrang! (853).
- ^ Whalen, Gregory (August 1999). "[Terrorizer review]". Terrorizer (69).
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