The Black Bible

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Adapted from The Black Bible liner notes.[6]

* Athan Maroulis – compiling
* Brian Perera – compiling

## Release history[edit]

Region  | Date  | Label  | Format  | Catalog

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United States  | 1998  | Cleopatra | CD | CLP-0387

## References[edit]

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[edit]

* The Black Bible at Discogs (list of releases)

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