CHRISTIAN DEATH at The Dome - London Live Music & Concerts

The founding fathers of American goth rock; CHRISTIAN DEATH plus special guests. Tickets https://bit.ly/3YBLJeX

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CHRISTIAN DEATH

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"The founding fathers of American goth rock, Christian Death took a relentlessly confrontational stand against organized religion and conventional morality, with an appetite for provocation that made Marilyn Manson look like StryperRegardless of who was leading or performing in the group, Christian Death set themselves up to shock, both in their cover art and their lyrics, which wallowed in blasphemy, morbidity, drug use, and sexual perversityTheir self-consciously controversial tactics set them apart from the British goth scene, having more to do with L.Apunk and heavy metal, and thus the band dubbed its sound 'death rock' instead; however, their sensibility was ultimately similar enough that the 'goth' designation stuck in the endTheir music also relied on slow, doomy, effects-laden guitar riffs and ambient horror-soundtrack synths, and their theatrical performances were strongly influenced by British glam rockers like David Bowie and Roxy Music, as well as industrial provocateurs Throbbing GristleThe latter was especially true of the band's first incarnation, led by vocalist and founder Rozz Williams, - When Williams left in 1985, guitarist Valor Kand took over leadership and sent the group in a more intellectual, political, and metal-oriented directionA subsequent dispute over ownership of the Christian Death name lead many of their fans to take sidesChristian Death had an enormous influence on the American goth scene, shaping the sensibility of countless goth, metal, and even industrial acts that followedSadly, the Kand-Williams dispute ended in tragedy in 1998, when a heroin-addicted Williams took his own life." ~ Steve Hue VH1, ROLLING STONE
There has been a ridiculously huge revolving door of membership in the Los Angeles band known as Christian DeathIn the beginning, not long after the local California release of the first album, 'Only Theatre of Pain,' the band irrevocably and formally broke upThis left Rozz Williams at home with his overtly religious parents in Pomona, CA to contemplate his insufferable boredom, his only relief being found on the pages of his lyricsAfter being invited to the record release party for Pompeii 99, a band already enjoying success in L.A., Rozz met band leader, singer and guitarist Valor KandBefore long they were inseparable friends and Rozz was invited to join Pompeii 99Together as Pompeii 99, while rehearsing for a planned European tour, the head of a French record label that Valor had been negotiating with, proposed the notion of renaming his band Christian DeathNeither Valor nor Rozz wanted to entertain this, however, the incentives proposed by the label eventually prevailed and thus Pompeii 99 was reborn as Christian DeathThe second Christian Death album, 'Catastrophe Ballet,' which resulted from this deal, was recorded in Wales (UK) (a place where several future Christian Death albums were also to be born)A month before the release of Catastrophe Ballet, the French label head released a compilation which he called 'Deathwish,' comprised of previously recorded, unreleased outtakes and single tracks he had licensed
Recording the second album was followed by the very first Christian Death tour which began in Paris and on to most European countriesThe emotional stress of this first tour was hard on Rozz causing him to return to Los Angeles months before the other members, who remained in EuropeUpon Valor's return to Los Angeles, work began immediately on the third album, 'Ashes.' Meanwhile, the release of a live album called 'The Decomposition of Violets' recorded in Hollywood was also released
After the release of 'Ashes,' plans were underway for the second European tour when Rozz, just weeks before the first scheduled date in Italy, announced his plans to quit the bandWith no intention of cancelling the tour, Valor returned to lead vocals, the bass player became the guitarist, and the guitar tech became the bass player; the tour proceeded as planned, but without Rozz
Now fronted by Valor, the band relocated from California and settled in London, which they used as a base to tour Europe relentlessly in the midst of controversy, riots, bomb threats and protests by extremist Christian groupsMany concerts were cancelled as a result of direct pressure by influential religious organizations
From England, the band release nine more studio albums and four live albums in the territories of England, Germany, Italy, France, Japan and USA, with each release in each territory having different artwork, configurations and bonus tracks

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