The Divine Punishment

1986 studio album by Diamanda Galás

The Divine Punishment

Studio album by

Diamanda Galás

Released| June 30, 1986 (1986-06-30)
Recorded|

* Dave Hunt Studios, London, England
* Informusik Studios, San Francisco & OTR Studios, Belmont, California, United States

Genre| Avant-garde
Length| 32:47
Label| Mute
Producer| Dave Hunt
Diamanda Galás chronology
| Diamanda Galas
(1984)  | The Divine Punishment
(1986)  | Saint of the Pit
(1986)

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The Divine Punishment is the third album by American avant-garde artist Diamanda Galás, released on June 30, 1986 by record label Mute.

## Content

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The Divine Punishment is the first instalment of her "Masque of the Red Death" trilogy about the AIDS epidemic. In this instalment, she focuses on interpretations of Old Testament scripture.[1]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]

AllMusic has retrospectively praised the album, describing it as "compelling but brutal. An ugly, brooding masterpiece."[2]

## Track listing

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All music is composed by Diamanda Galás

Side ANo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Deliver Me From Mine Enemies" (I. This Is the Law of the Plague/II. Deliver Me From Mine Enemies/
III. We Shall not Accept Your Quarantine/IV. Εξελόυμε/V. Γιατί, Ό Θεός?/VI. Psalm 22)| 19:15

Side BNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Free Among the Dead" (I. Psalm 88/II. Lamentations/III. Sono L'Antichristo)| 13:32

## Personnel

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* Diamanda Galás – vocals, co-producer

Production and additional personnel

* T.J. Eng – photography
* Frank Harris – engineering (B1)
* Naut Humon – engineering (B1)
* Dave Hunt – production, engineering (A1), mixing (B1)
* Richard Zvonar – engineering (B1)

## Release history

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Region  | Date  | Label  | Format  | Catalog

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United Kingdom  | 1986  | Mute | LP | stumm 27
United States  | Mute  | 71417

## References

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1. ^ Kenny, Glenn; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Diamanda Galas". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
2. ^ a b Dougan, John. "Divine Punishment". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2015.

## External links

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* The Divine Punishment at Discogs (list of releases)

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Diamanda Galás

Studio albums|

* The Litanies of Satan
* Diamanda Galas
* The Divine Punishment
* Saint of the Pit
* You Must Be Certain of the Devil
* The Singer
* All the Way
* De-formation: Piano Variations
* Broken Gargoyles

Collaborative albums|

* If Looks Could Kill
* The Sporting Life

Live albums|

* Plague Mass
* Vena Cava
* Schrei x
* Malediction and Prayer
* Defixiones: Will and Testament
* La serpenta canta
* Guilty Guilty Guilty
* At Saint Thomas the Apostle Harlem

Compilations|

* Masque of the Red Death

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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