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Atrocities
Rock · 1986 · 9 tracks · 43m

Atrocities

Christian Death

A heavy, conceptual descent into historical trauma. Shimmering guitars and theatrical vocals create a lush yet suffocating atmosphere of mourning.

April 1986 · Season Of Mist

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A heavy, theatrical exploration of historical grief and human cruelty wrapped in shimmering darkwave textures.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks · 43m
01
Will-o'-the-Wisp
3:15
02
Tales of Innocence
6:27
03
Strapping Me Down
2:38
04
The Danzig Waltz
3:34
05
Chimère de-ci de-là
4:42
06
Silent Thunder
6:32
08
Ventriloquist
4:34
09
Gloomy Sunday
3:03
10
The Death of Josef
4:34
Moments Worth Listening For
The transition into the sweeping, mournful waltz tempo of track 4, evoking a ballroom in ruins.
The chilling, skeletal piano arrangement on the cover of Gloomy Sunday that strips the song to its core.
The dense, overlapping vocal harmonies on Silent Thunder that create a sense of mounting dread.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Atrocities sound next to the rest of Christian Death's catalogue?

War Conflict+4.0σ

The writing leans far further into war conflict than the rest of the catalogue.

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