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"	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"	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	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.	" 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

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.

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.

^ ^a ^b 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)

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Black_Bible&oldid=1178121942"

[alternativerock-1] 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] 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)

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