The Black Bible

The Black Bible
The Black Bible
Compilation album by Various artists
Released	October 13, 1998
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

Professional ratings
Review 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

Disc one: The Old Testament
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist	Length
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 Testament
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist	Length
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 Revelations
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist	Length
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 Apocrypha
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist	Length
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

Adapted from The Black Bible liner notes.[6]

Athan Maroulis – compiling
Brian Perera – compiling

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1998	Cleopatra	CD	CLP-0387

References

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.
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.
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.
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.
Farley, Keith. "Various Artists: Vampire Themes > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
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

The Black Bible at Discogs (list of releases)

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[alternativerock-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.

[billboard96-2] 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.

[camionblanc-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.

[sidelineint-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.

[allmusic-5] Farley, Keith. "Various Artists: Vampire Themes > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved August 20, 2020.

[linearnotes-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)