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Pornographic Messiah
Rock · 1998 · 16 tracks

Pornographic Messiah

Christian Death

Aggressive industrial-goth fusion heavy on anti-religious themes. Dense electronic textures meet metallic guitars and Valor Kand's signature baritone sneer.

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It's like a gothic cathedral being renovated into a high-end industrial club.

Relentless, confrontational energy with moments of exhausted tenderness.

Pornographic Messiah · vs · Christian Death
Protest+1.6σ

The writing leans notably further into protest than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks
01
The Great Deception, Part A: The Corruption of Innocence
4:46
02
The Great Deception, Part B: The Dissention of Faith
1:47
03
The Great Deception, Part C: The Origin of Man
3:02
04
The Great Deception, Part D: The Lie Behind the Truth
5:44
05
The Millenium Unwinds
4:09
06
Weave My Spell
4:09
07
Washing Machine
4:33
08
Sex Dwarf
4:54
09
Does It Hurt
5:22
10
The Obscene Kiss
4:51
11
Out of Control
4:51
12
Cave of the Unborn
3:16
13
Die With You
7:17
14
She Never Woke Up
4:58
15
Pillars of Osiris
3:28
16
Spontaneuos Human Detonation
3:37
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the atmospheric opening of The Great Deception into the crushing industrial riff of Part D.
The mechanical, sleazy pulse of the Soft Cell cover Sex Dwarf which recontextualizes the original as a gothic nightmare.
The desperate, high-register vocal break during the climax of She Never Woke Up.
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