The Black Bible

For the magical text also known as The Black Bible, see Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses.

1998 compilation album by Various artists

The Black Bible

Compilation album by

Various artists

Released| October 13, 1998 (1998-10-13)
Genre|

* Industrial
* EBM
* gothic rock

Length| 269:21
Label| Cleopatra

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 ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
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 TestamentNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Artist| Length

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1.| "In the Flat Field"|

* Daniel Ash
* David Haskins
* Kevin Haskins
* Peter Murphy

| Bauhaus| 4:46
2.| "Blacklist"|

* Edward Ka-Spel
* Phil Knight
* Patrick Wright

| The Legendary Pink Dots| 6:43
3.| "Dead Heaven"| Gary Numan| Gary Numan| 5:22
4.| "Everyday Is Halloween"| Al Jourgensen| Ministry| 6:25
5.| "Laura"|

* Carl McCoy
* Gary Wisker
* Paul Wright
* Nod Wright

| Fields of the Nephilim| 3:53
6.| "Pagan Lovesong"|

* Mary D'Nellon
* Dik Evans
* Gavin Friday
* Derek Rowen
* Trevor Rowan

| Virgin Prunes| 3:46
7.| "Christian Says"|

* Daniel Ash
* Glenn Campling
* Kevin Haskins

| Tones on Tail| 3:42
8.| "Jipp"| Chris Reed| Red Lorry Yellow Lorry| 2:57
9.| "Rosary"|

* John Aston
* Michael Aston
* Ian Hudson
* Albie DeLuca
* Julianne Regan
* Steve Marshall

| Gene Loves Jezebel| 5:49
10.| "Holes"|

* Chris Bell
* Tim Huthert
* Jon Klein
* Johnny Melton
* Kevin Mills
* Jonathon Trevisick
* Oliver Wisdom

| Specimen| 4:40
11.| "She's a Killer"|

* Johnnie Freshwater
* David James
* Christine Wade
* Nicholas Wade

| Alien Sex Fiend| 6:42
12.| "Kagami"| Philippe Fichot| Die Form| 3:52
13.| "Supernaut" (Black Sabbath cover)|

* Geezer Butler
* Tony Iommi
* Ozzy Osbourne
* Bill Ward

| 1000 Homo DJs| 6:39
14.| "Fatherland" (Sisters of Mercy Mix)|

* Jürgen Engler
* Chris Lietz

| Die Krupps| 4:37
15.| "V's Theme (Outro)"| Haskins| David J| 1:52

Disc two: The New TestamentNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Artist| Length

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1.| "Somnolent"|

* Rhys Fulber
* Bill Leeb

| Delerium| 4:35
2.| "Drool (Mother)"|

* Tina Root
* Susan Wallace

| Switchblade Symphony| 5:10
3.| "Allegedly, Dancefloor Tragedy"|

* Matthew Carl Lucian
* Mark Tansley

| Suspiria| 4:38
4.| "An Exit"|

* Matt Green
* Athan Maroulis
* Eric Powell

| Spahn Ranch| 4:14
5.| "Adrenaline"|

* Karl North
* Porl King

| Rosetta Stone| 3:42
6.| "Love and Solitude"|

* John Clare
* Love Is Colder Than Death

| Love Is Colder Than Death| 3:49
7.| "Torturous"|

* Damien DeVille
* Dominic LaVey
* Dante Savarelle

| Nosferatu| 4:35
8.| "Eyelash"|

* David Block
* Deborah Denton
* Dr. Ruth
* Paul Sadler

| Big Electric Cat| 4:47
9.| "The Lake"|

* Christophe Baudrion
* Sébastien Pietrapiana
* Laurence Romanini
* Jérôme Schmitt

| Corpus Delicti| 3:01
10.| "Irresistible"|

* Timo Väänänen
* Jyrki Witch

| Two Witches| 4:37
11.| "Angel"| Rudolf Ratzinger| wumpscut:| 4:24
12.| "4 Walls Black"|

* Chuck Lenihan
* Vincent Saletto
* David Vincent
* Gen Vincent

| Genitorturers| 3:28
13.| "Clownhead"| Mark S. Walsh| The New Creatures| 5:30
14.| "Psychocult"| Marvin Arkham| The Merry Thoughts| 4:47
15.| "Invocation (Salome's Dream)"|

* John Berry
* Rachel Speight

| Die Laughing| 3:22
16.| "Malvasia"|

* Janis Kalifatidis
* Jens Gellner
* Mario Lang
* Gen Vincent
* Markus Wymetalik

| Into the Abyss| 6:01
17.| "Serenade for the Dead"| Claus Larsen| Leæther Strip| 3:56

Disc three: The New RevelationsNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Artist| Length

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1.| "Waves (Take Me Alive)"|

* Jim Field
* Sue Hutton

| Rhea's Obsession| 4:44
2.| "Wake Up"|

* Olaf Lupp
* Christian Lehmann
* Peter Wizki
* Andreas Menge

| Crimson Joy| 2:57
3.| "Odio en el Alma"|

* Rasco Agroyam
* Erk Aicrag

| Hocico| 6:12
4.| "Write My Name in Blood"|

* Chris Bradshaw
* Sean Beavan
* Mick Cripps
* Charlie Clouser

| Burning Retna| 3:32
5.| "Subversion III"|

* Chris McCarter
* Dino Molinaro

| Ikon| 4:22
6.| "Seasoned"|

* David Cerequas
* Sheena Colbath
* Karl Schulz

| Numeralia| 3:27
7.| "Untitled"| Santeria| Santeria| 2:20
8.| "Birth"| Joe Rolland| Gravedance| 3:26
9.| "The Shepherds Deathline" (Leæther Strip Mix)|

* Benoît Blanchart
* Séba Dolimont

| Aïboforcen| 5:10
10.| "Chains"|

* Cook
* Kai

| Strap on Halo| 3:46
11.| "Monsters"|

* Tim Curry
* Virgil DuPont
* Sean Flanagan

| The Crüxshadows| 4:48
12.| "100 Crimes"|

* Brian Castillo
* Eamon Collier
* Anne Hadlock
* Jeremy Lightfoot
* Gordan Raphael
* Josh Recap

| Absinthee| 4:04
13.| "Desperado"|

* Haruhiko Ash
* Siva

| Eve of Destiny| 4:32
14.| "Scar Tissue"| Adam Christian| Adam Christian| 3:43
15.| "You Can Never Cut Your Hair"| Askelon Sain| Trance to the Sun| 4:07
16.| "Infusion"|

* Mark Andrews
* Shelly Stewart
* Static

| Lucifer Scale| 3:54
17.| "One Mind"|

* Anders Odden
* Vilde Lockert

| Magenta| 3:31

Disc four: The ApocryphaNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Artist| Length

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1.| "Halloween Theme" (John Carpenter cover)| John Carpenter| The Electric Hellfire Club| 2:31
2.| "Transylvanian Concubine" (The Marilyn Manson Mix)| Melora Creager| Rasputina| 2:54
3.| "Black Light District"| Boyd Rice| Boyd Rice| 1:42
4.| "Writhing"|

* Paul Barker
* Roland Barker
* William Rieflin
* Erich Werner

| The Blackouts| 3:39
5.| "Chain"| Daniel Vahnke| Vampire Rodents| 2:55
6.| "Annabell Lee"|

* Giovanni Pagliari
* Francesca Nicoli
* Vittorio Vandelli

| Ataraxia| 2:41
7.| "Suicide"|

* Daniel C
* Robert Brothers
* Troy Payne
* James Tramel
* Richard Witherspoon

| The Wake| 4:38
8.| "A Flock of Birds"| Chako Hattori| Chako| 2:55
9.| "This Mirage"|

* Eric Westfall
* Rozz Williams

| Christian Death| 2:23
10.| "The Hop"|

* Kirk Brandon
* Jim Walker
* Jon Werner
* Simon Werner

| Theatre of Hate| 2:47
11.| "Party Time"|

* Don Bolles
* Paul Cutler

| 45 Grave| 3:29
12.| "Cathedral in Ice"|

* Pete Lisa
* Athan Maroulis
* Ed Salek
* Shelly Stewart

| Fahrenheit 451| 3:31
13.| "This Garden of Mine"|

* De Coy
* Daniel Kleczyński
* Leszek Rakowski

| Fading Colours| 8:40
14.| "1969" (The Stooges cover)|

* Dave Alexander
* Iggy Pop
* Ron Asheton
* Scott Asheton

| The Stooges| 2:58
15.| "Cinerarium Waltz"|

* Eerie Von
* Mike Morance

| Eerie Von & Mike Morance| 3:28
16.| "Interview"| Siouxsie Sioux| Siouxsie Sioux| 0:43
17.| "Interview"| Robert Smith| Robert Smith| 2:28

## Personnel

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Adapted from The Black Bible liner notes.[6]

* Athan Maroulis – compiling
* Brian Perera – compiling

## Release history

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Region  | Date  | Label  | Format  | Catalog

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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)

## External links

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* The Black Bible at Discogs (list of releases)

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