Rape of the Bastard Nazarene

Rape of the Bastard Nazarene
Studio album by Akercocke
Released 28 December 1999
Genre Blackened death metal
Length 39:20
Label Goat of Mendes
Akercocke chronology
Rape of the Bastard Nazarene
(1999)		 The Goat of Mendes
(2001)The Goat of Mendes2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chronicles of Chaos9/10[2]
Kerrang!favourable[3]
Terrorizerfavourable[4]

Rape of the Bastard Nazarene is the debut studio album by English death metal band Akercocke. It was released on 28 December 1999, through the band's own record label Goat of Mendes.

Musical style

AllMusic described the album's style as "an interesting mix of two musical styles that don't often go together. About half of Rape of the Bastard Nazarene [...] consists of utterly standard-issue death metal, complete with whiplash tempos, hyperspeed blast drumming and the often comical 'death growl' vocals. The other half of the album is doomy, synth-heavy post-punk, seemingly influenced by the likes of Killing Joke and (especially on the unexpectedly melodic, catchy "Marguerite & Gretchen") Pornography-era Cure."[1]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Declaration"0:09
2."Hell"4:20
3."Nadja"2:57
4."The Goat"2:30
5."Marguerite & Gretchen"6:59
6."Sephiroth Rising" (instrumental)1:11
7."Zuleika"4:12
8."Conjuration"1:57
9."Il Giardino di Monte Oliveto Maggiore"4:01
10."Justine"5:12
66."The Blood Of Khaos"2:12

Tracks 11–13 are songs by Salem Orchid, and can be found on the re-issue. Originally released on audio demo tape in 1991, Mendonça and Gray composed and recorded these songs with guitarist Stephen Wood.

References

  1. 1 2 Mason, Stewart. "Rape of the Bastard Nazarene – Akercocke : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  2. ↑ Paul Schwarz (December 8, 1999). "CoC : Akercocke - Rape of the Bastard Nazarene : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  3. ↑ Everley, Dave (19 May 2001). "[Kerrang! review]". Kerrang! (853).
  4. ↑ Whalen, Gregory (August 1999). "[Terrorizer review]". Terrorizer (69).
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