Christian Death
Origin	USA
Genre(s)	Deathrock Gothic Rock
Years active	1979 - present
Label(s)	Season of Mist
Associated acts	Lover of Sin
Website	christiandeath.com
Members
Valor Kand Maitri Nate Hassan Matthew Reed
Former members
Rozz Williams Rikk Agnew James McGearty George Belanger Eva O Michael Montano Gitane Demone Rod "China" Figueroa David Glass Constance Smith Dave Roberts Johnnie Sage Randy Wilde Jeff Williams Casey Chaos Jay Barry Galvin Johann Schumann Kota James Beam Sevan Kand Jean-Victor DeBoer Jack Noordhoek PJ Phillips Wim Leydes Steven Wright (Divine Wright) Flick Adam E Max Corraddi Nick The Bastard Aaron Wienstien Gian Pyres Will "WAS" Sargenson

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After many line up changes, at one point during the 1990s there were two bands with the name Christian Death. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 One featured Williams, and the other featured Valor Kand, who actually owns all legal rights to the name. Valor Kand (born Skip kand in Australia is the current vocalist of Christian Death, an American Death rock / Goth rock band formed by Rozz Williams He has been the lead guitarist since the second album "Catastrophe Ballet", and later became lead vocalist as well. This version does not feature any members of the original band, though it has been around since 1985. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar)

Contents 1 History 1.1 Original group 1.1.1 Only Theatre of Pain 1.2 Rozz Williams and Pompeii 99 1.3 Catastrophe Ballet 1.4 Ashes 1.5 The Wind Kissed Pictures 1.6 Believers of the Unpure 1.7 Atrocities 1.8 The Scriptures 1.9 Sex and Drugs and Jesus Christ 1.10 Zero Sex, Church of No Return 1.11 The Heretics Alive 1.12 All the Love, All the Hate 1.13 Insanus, Ultio, Proditio, Miseracordiaque 1.14 Prophecies 1.15 Sexy Death God 1.16 Amen 1.17 Pornographic Messiah 1.18 Born Again Anti Christian 1.19 Aftermath 1.19.1 Williams reclaims name 1.20 CD 1334 2 Discography 2.1 Fronted by Rozz Williams 2.1.1 Albums 2.1.2 EPs 2.1.3 Singles 2.1.4 Live 2.1.5 Compilations 2.2 Fronted by Valor Kand 2.2.1 Albums 2.2.2 EPs 2.2.3 Singles 2.2.4 Live 2.2.5 Compilations 3 References 4 External links

History

Original group

Rozz Williams founded Christian Death in October 1979, at the age of 16, with bassist James McGearty, drummer George Belanger and guitarist Jay. Rozz Williams ( November 6, 1963 – April 1, 1998) born Roger Alan Painter was an American Deathrock vocalist most Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The band name was a satirical play on words derived from the designer brand Christian Dior. Christian Dior ( January 21, 1905 &ndash October 23, 1957) was an influential French Fashion designer, best known as the The first Christian Death performance in front of a live audience was at a Castration Squad gig in 1980, when Castration Squad invited Christian Death on stage to play a couple songs. In 1980 and 1981, the band played many shows with 45 Grave, another L. 45 Grave, (also known as.45 Grave formed in 1979, is an American Punk rock band from Los Angeles CA, noted for their influential roles in the Horror A. deathrock group, though they also played shows with punk bands like Social Distortion and The Adolescents. Deathrock (or Death Punk) is a term used to identify a fusion of Punk rock and Gothic rock which incorporates elements of horror and spooky atmospheres Social Distortion (sometimes referred to simply as Social D) is an American Punk rock band formed in 1978 The Adolescents are a Hardcore punk band formed in 1980 in Fullerton, California.

Despite being in the same area as the emerging West Coast hardcore movement, by the beginning of the 1980s, the group were not happy with the local scene, especially the crowd that liked Black Flag and the Circle Jerks, given the crowd's penchant for becoming punks after punk became popular, and beating up hippies, when only a few years before much of that audience hated punk rock and beat up punks. The " West Coast " " Western Seaboard " or " Pacific Seaboard " are terms for the westernmost coastal states of the Western United States Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s Black Flag was a Hardcore punk band formed in 1977 in southern California, largely as the brainchild of Greg Ginn: the guitarist The Circle Jerks are a Hardcore punk band formed circa 1979 in Hermosa Beach California. The Hippie Subculture was originally a Youth movement that began in the United States during the early 1960s and spread around the world Christian Death dismissed the followers of this movement as "hillbilly punks" in an interview. Hillbilly is a term referring to people who dwell in remote Rural, Mountainous areas of the United States, primarily southern Appalachia and

In February 1981, the band went on hiatus. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Williams concentrated on a side project with Ron Athey called Premature Ejaculation, but Christian Death got back together that summer with guitarist Rikk Agnew (formerly of The Adolescents) replacing Jay. Ron Athey (born December 16, 1961) is an American performance artist associated with Body art and with Extreme performance art Premature ejaculation (PE also known as rapid ejaculation, rapid climax, premature climax or early ejaculation, is the most common sexual Richard Francis Agnew Jr, (born on December 9, 1958) more commonly known as Rikk Agnew, is an American Guitarist who has played The Adolescents are a Hardcore punk band formed in 1980 in Fullerton, California. A compilation album featuring several local punk and deathrock acts called Hell Comes to Your House was released in 1981. Hell Comes to Your House is an influential American Deathrock and punk compilation that chronicles the emergence of Deathrock as a genre The track that Christian Death contributed, "Dogs", came from studio sessions financed by McGearty. The songs from those sessions would be released in France as the Deathwish EP three years later. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.

Only Theatre of Pain

Their appearance on the Hell Comes to Your House compilation helped to get Christian Death signed to Frontier Records, which released their debut album Only Theatre of Pain in March 1982. Only Theatre of Pain was Christian Death 's debut full-length album Hell Comes to Your House is an influential American Deathrock and punk compilation that chronicles the emergence of Deathrock as a genre Only Theatre of Pain was Christian Death 's debut full-length album Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) This album featured deathrock anthems such as "Spiritual Cramp" and "Romeo's Distress". In England, despite the album's initially limited availability, Only Theatre of Pain would have a strong influence on many gothic rock groups who had come after Bauhaus appeared, including Sex Gang Children and Death Cult, the latter of which was the precursor to The Cult. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This article is about the musical style of gothic rock For the goth scene in general see Goth subculture. Sex Gang Children were an early Gothic rock group that formed in the early 1980s in Britain. The Cult are an English rock band which gained a dedicated following in their native Britain with mid-'80s singles like " She Sells Sanctuary " The Cult are an English rock band which gained a dedicated following in their native Britain with mid-'80s singles like " She Sells Sanctuary "

Drug use and internal fighting started to lead to the band's decay. By late 1982, George Belanger and Rikk Agnew were gone from the band and were replaced by Eva Ortiz on guitar (she had previously taken part in Only Theatre of Pain as a backing vocalist) and a new drummer, Rod "China" Figueroa from Oxnard, California. Eva Ortiz (born 1961 better known as Eva O is a Music artist most notable for her previous works in Christian Death and a band she formed with her then A backing vocalist or backing singer (or especially in the US After their first gig with a local band called "Pompeii 99" and their regular support band Psicom, the first band of Perry Farrell of Jane's Addiction, Michael Montano replaced Eva on guitar. Jane's Addiction is an American Alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles California in 1985 Johnnie Sage (Ammentorp, The Joneses, The Mau-Maus) on second guitar, completed the new line-up. For the Kenyan rebellion in the 1950s please see the Mau Mau Uprising. It was not to last. Williams didn't like the "Punk Rock & Roll" influence China and Johnnie Sage brought to the band. Although demo recording continued with McGearty, the sessions known among band members as "The Last Gasp," Williams distanced himself from the project. Christian Death and Pompeii 99 had planned to tour together in Europe, occasioned by the continental release of Only Theatre of Pain on French label L'Invitation au Suicide, and then Japan, but by the end of 1982, Christian Death had broken up. Only Theatre of Pain was Christian Death 's debut full-length album

Rozz Williams and Pompeii 99

By mid 1983, the issue of the Christian Death and Pompeii 99 European tour still stood. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) While living at his mother's house for six months without a band, Williams met Valor Kand, Gitane Demone and David Glass of Pompeii 99, and found certain common artistic ground with the band. Williams was open to the idea of possibly collaborating with the band in the future.

Around this time, Cram Netod and Poli-Sci quit Pompeii 99, leaving the group without a bassist and a keyboard player. A friend of Kand and Gitane's named Mimi introduced the couple to a female bassist named Shayn Taylor-Shubert, who had just quit playing bass for the popular Los Angeles all-girl rockabilly group The Screamin' Sirens.

Williams eventually began working with Pompeii 99 at their Hollywood studio. Taylor-Shubert was then replaced by Constance Smith. The plan was to do a handful of shows from California to New York on the way to London, where Kand had negotiated proposals for several possible shows. Meanwhile, Yann Farcy, a small French record label owner, heard about the union of Williams with Pompeii 99. Discussions began about a new album deal and a follow-up tour in France. However, as Farcy had recently licensed all Christian Death songs for release in France, it was in his best interests to have a band called Christian Death still around. So he proposed to Williams and Kand that they drop the Pompeii 99 title and resurrect the Christian Death title.

At first both Williams and Kand were against this idea, especially Williams, as his previous years under that name had left a bad taste in his mouth. Kand was reluctant to give up the name he created and had worked to build to notoriety and success.

Williams, Kand and the other members of Pompeii 99 were penniless, though, and the allure of a cash advance and an all expenses paid trip to Europe to play shows and to record an album at the legendary Rockfield Studios proved too inviting.

Prior to relinquishing the name Pompeii 99, reforming as Christian Death and embarking on the tour and a new album deal, Glass recommended making the change official and legally formal and binding. An "Assignment of Rights" agreement and a "Partnership Agreement" were drawn up stating that Williams, Kand, Glass and Demone agreed to be known "jointly and severally" as Christian Death, thereby making each of them equal partners with equal rights to the name Christian Death.

Before their departure for Europe, the band appeared on a low-budget community cable TV show "Media Blitz" where they mimed to a couple tracks from Only Theatre of Pain. The first performance of the "New" Christian Death was in December 1983 in Los Angeles, supporting UK band Specimen. In Biology, a specimen is an individual Animal, part of an animal Plant, part of a plant or Microorganism used as a representative to

The band then flew to New York and Boston to do shows that had originally been booked as Pompeii 99. The first show in Europe was in Paris at 'Les Bain Douches', then before actually going into the studio in Wales, Kand quickly organised a show at The Batcave in London, run by new friends Specimen. The Batcave is the secret headquarters of fictional DC Comics Superhero Batman, (the alternate identity of billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne consisting In Biology, a specimen is an individual Animal, part of an animal Plant, part of a plant or Microorganism used as a representative to

Unfortunately, very few shows followed the recordings. Farcy reneged on his promises, and the band found themselves destitute and stranded in Europe, once again penniless. According to Kand, Williams was driven to several attempted suicides, two of which were foiled by Kand in the south of France. Toward the end of the remaining dates, Constance became frustrated and quit the band. Dave Roberts, bass player of the UK band Sex Gang Children, filled in on bass for the remaining dates. Sex Gang Children were an early Gothic rock group that formed in the early 1980s in Britain. Williams convinced his parents to pay his airfare home to L. A. , leaving Kand, Demone and Glass stranded in Europe, unable to honor proposed optional shows.

Catastrophe Ballet

Catastrophe Ballet, which was record in Wales, was a continuation of the Armageddon theme used in all previous Pompeii 99 songs; in fact, the music to several of the songs was actually written by Kand for Pompeii 99. Catastrophe Ballet is Christian Death 's second studio Album. Catastrophe Ballet is Christian Death 's second studio Album. These songs featured a change in Williams' vocal delivery. While Only Theatre of Pain and the Deathwish EP had Williams presenting a rhythmic spoken word style with an almost androgynous pitch to his voice, Catastrophe Ballet showed a richer, less harsh side to his vocal stylings, with more influence from David Bowie and Lou Reed. Androgyny is a term derived from the Greek words ανήρ ( anér, meaning man and γυνή ( gyné, meaning woman that can refer to either of two David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Lewis Allan Reed (born March 2 1942 is an American rock Singer-songwriter and Guitarist. Rather than the occult-oriented lyrics from the first album, the singer showed a new-found interest in Surrealism and the Dada movement. Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early-1920s and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members For other meanings see Dada (disambiguation DaDa is a Concept album by Alice Cooper, released Kand, Demone and Glass shared these interests, and the synergy between them helped cultivate the musical change from the old band's murky, dark punk to a more elegant, romantic strain of guitar-driven rock, though a tribalistic drumming was also added into the mix. Synergy (from the Greek el-Latn syn-ergo, el συνεργός meaning working together is the term used to describe a situation where the final outcome A tribe, viewed historically or developmentally consists of a Social group existing before the development of or outside of States Many anthropologists use

Ashes

The rest of the group returned to L. A. in the autumn of 1984, reunited with Williams and recruited Randy Wilde (a one time member of Pompeii 99) on bass to record the third studio album called Ashes (1985). The album was a further continuation to the apocalyptic theme in the tradition of Pompeii 99, and featured many guest musicians, including bassist Randy Wilde, violin player and accordion synth operator Eric Westfall (former keyboardist of Pompeii 99), tuba player Bill Swain, trumpeteer Richard Hurwitz and Michael Andraes on the clarinet. The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member The accordion is a portable box-shaped Musical instrument of the hand-held Bellows -driven free-reed aerophone family sometimes referred to as a Squeezebox Mediatubaogg -->The tuba is the largest and lowest pitched Brass instrument. The clarinet is a Musical instrument in the Woodwind family The name derives from adding the suffix -et meaning little to the Italian word

The band played gigs in 1985 to promote Ashes with bassist Jeff Williams; later, bassist Barry Galvin joined the lineup. The tour ended with the "Path of Sorrows" extravaganza at Los Angeles' Roxy Theatre on 6 April. For other people and places named Roxy see Roxy and Roxy Theatre The Roxy Theatre in New York City was a 6214 seat Movie Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus

The live album "The Decomposition of Violets" documented a Hollywood performance from this period, and was one of Williams' last with the band.

The Wind Kissed Pictures

By 1985, after the release of "Ashes" and a few L. A. shows, the band was preparing to embark on their second European tour. Only weeks prior to the tour, Williams announced that he was quitting the band, claiming he could not cope with another tour and that he had a new lover he did not want to leave. The other Christian Death members who were looking forward to the tour as salvation from their dire financial situation were devastated. Their solution was to not cancel the tour. Kand would return to vocals, bassist Barry Galvin would assume guitar, guitar technician Johann Schumann would assume the bass guitar, and Demone and Glass would keep the status quo. Although Williams was the one to quit "The Equal Partnership", he insisted they not use the name Christian Death. To ease tension, the remaining Christian Death members suggested adding the prefix "Sin and Sacrifice of Christian Death", which was labeled on the mini album entitled The Wind Kissed Pictures. However, it was during this second European tour that the remaining Christian Death members all agreed that it was their legal and hard-earned right to return to being known as just "Christian Death".

Believers of the Unpure

The first record returning to the Christian Death name was with Jungle Records of London. "Believers of the Unpure" was an extended single from The Wind Kissed Pictures that included several new songs as well.

Atrocities

The band managed to make enough money off The Wind Kissed Pictures and "Believers of the Unpure" to move into a small two bedroom place in England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland After arranging for a couple of concerts, the band signed to Normal Records of Germany. The label sent them back to Rockfield Studios in Wales, where they recorded Atrocities.

Released in 1986, this was the first full length Christian Death album without Williams. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Atrocities, a concept album, lamented the atrocities and suffering of the Holocaust victims of World War II Nazi Germany. In Popular music, a concept album is an Album which is "unified by a theme which can be instrumental compositional narrative or lyrical" The band went on to do numerous European tours with the likes of Siouxsie and the Banshees. Siouxsie & the Banshees were a British rock band which formed in 1976 Shortly after the recordings of Atrocities, Johann and Barry departed the band and returned to Los Angeles.

The Scriptures

Released in 1987, The Scriptures was an epic concept album that attempted to make comparisons and correlations between world religions and mythology. Side one featured somewhat more conventional Christian Death songs, including "Sick of Love(Song of Solomon)", while side two featured experimental, ambient and apocalyptic themes derived from the biblical Book of Revelation. The Book of Revelation, also called Revelation to John, Apocalypse of John ( pronounced, from the Ἀποκάλυψις Ἰωάννου

After the recordings, since his wife was pregnant, Glass decided to return to L. A. to settle down. Eventually, Glass signed a settlement agreement with Valor, selling his rights to Christian Death to Valor.

Sex and Drugs and Jesus Christ

Without a drummer, the band went into the studio to record "Sex and Drugs and Jesus Christ", released in 1988 and featuring the classic hit "This Is Heresy". The cover and T-shirt depicted the image of Jesus shooting heroin. Banned in many locations, this album outraged Christian fundamentalists throughout Europe and America, and led to protests outside Christian Death shows, bomb threats and record burnings on Christian television stations in America.

Zero Sex, Church of No Return

The band then released two top 20 UK indie singles/videos, "Zero Sex" and "Church of No Return", the latter enjoying exposure on MTV, BBC, Super Channel and multiple European television stations.

The Heretics Alive

June 10, 1989 was the legendary live performance at the London Marquee where the live album "Heretics Alive" was recorded. Shortly after its release, Demone left the band to pursue a more jazz-oriented solo career. Shortly after this and after being deported from England for visa violations, Kota returned to Japan. Then James Beam mysteriously disappeared, but later joined the 1999 USA tour, which had "Mortis" and "Godhead" as support acts.

All the Love, All the Hate

Later in 1989, Kand collaborated with guitarist Nick the Bastard to release the double album All the Love and All the Hate. "All the Love", disc one, and "All the Hate", disc two, was a concept album exploring the juxtaposition and extremes of love and hate. This release featured the videos "We Fall Like Love" and "I Hate You". The vocals and lyrics for the latter, from All The Hate, were provided by Kand's son Sevan (who was about five years old at this time), and was inspired by a fight with a boy twice his age who had pushed him into a bed of stinging nettles. Urtica dioica, commonly called stinging nettle, is a Herbaceous perennial Flowering plant, native to Europe, Asia, Also at this time, the band toured with Dutch born drummer Jean-Victor DeBoer and UK bass player PJ Phillips (from the Nina Hagen Band). The Dutch people ( Dutch:) are the dominant Ethnic group of the Netherlands. Nina Hagen (born Catharina Hagen on March 11, 1955) is a singer from Berlin, Germany. Their Dutch tour manager Jack Noordhoek also played guitar on the tour. The extensive European tour was called "All The Love. . . All The Hate" and finished at London's Astoria Theatre. The London Astoria is a music venue at 157 Charing Cross Road in London, England.

Insanus, Ultio, Proditio, Miseracordiaque

Insanus, Ultio, Proditio, Miseracordiaque was released in 1990, with songs intended to provoke a trance-like dream state, with drug-oriented, ambient and subtle pop. Valor toured this album with members of UK metal band Satan as his backing band throughout 1991.

In 1992, Valor incorporated UK guitarist Adam E, Italian drummer Max Corraddi, and the London Chamber Orchestra into the band to tour the U. S. and Europe until 1993.

Prophecies

Prophecies was a limited 1993 release that focused on sooth sayers of doom and gloom. In 1994, Kand teamed up with Maitri, former girl friend of Kota, and Christian Death also hired Gunter Ford, manager of Morbid Angel, Nile and Grip Inc. as the band's manager. Morbid Angel is an American Death metal band based in Tampa Florida. The Nile (النيل, Ancient Egyptian iteru or Ḥ'pī, Coptic piaro or phiaro) is a major north-flowing River Grip Inc is a Groove metal band and a side project of Slayer 's drummer Dave Lombardo.

Sexy Death God

1995 saw the release of Sexy Death God, featuring Maitri on bass and backing vocals. The album fused the elements of religion and morality in their darkest elements. Joining the band and subsequent tours with Type O Negative to promote this album were Steve "Divine" Wright (Diet of Worms official site) on drums and Aaron Weinstein on guitar, who was replaced by Flick on the following tour. Type O Negative is a Heavy metal band from Brooklyn, New York City.

Amen

Amen was a live recording made in Mexico City featuring Kand, Maitri, Wright and Flick. Originally released on Century Media, this album was pulled off the shelves due to a lawsuit by the Seventh Day Adventist Church over controversial cover art.

Pornographic Messiah

Pornographic Messiah featured explicit sexual and religious imagery, and featured elaborate triple gatefold packaging, three booklets and full-color glossy textured packaging.

Born Again Anti Christian

Born Again Anti Christian features performances by members of Cradle of Filth on several songs. Christian Death later toured with Cradle of Filth to promote this album in 2000 and 2001. Cradle of Filth drummer Will "WAS" Sargenson and guitarist Gian Pyres later joined Christian Death on several tours in 2002 and 2003.

Before the break with Candlelight Records, Maitri released her metal solo project album, Lover of Sin. Lover of Sin is an American black/death Much controversy ensued as it was misrepresented by the label as a Christian Death release, leading to the confusion of many fans. Maitri's Lover of Sin was the main support for the 2003 Christian Death tour featuring Gian Pyres.

Aftermath

Williams reclaims name

During the late 1980s to mid 1990s, Rozz Williams and Rikk Agnew played some reunion shows using the name Christian Death. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) An interview with Rikk Agnew in 1989 (as seen on YouTube) documents how even though he had nothing to do with Christian Death for more than seven years and was aware that Kand had continued Christian Death for all that time, he admits he deliberately attempted to usurp the name merely because he was made a financial offer he could not refuse. One of the shows featuring Only Theatre of Pain-era members Williams, Agnew and Belanger, along with bassist Casey Chaos who would go on to front the band Amen, performed live from Los Angeles' Patriot Hall, was recorded and later released in 2001 as a DVD by Cleopatra Records. Only Theatre of Pain was Christian Death 's debut full-length album Casey Chaos is the Frontman and guitarist of Punk rock band Amen. Amen is a Hardcore punk -influenced band they formed in 1994 continuing on today Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is Cleopatra Records is a Los Angeles -based Independent record label.

Williams also put out some other new albums on Cleopatra Records under the Christian Death name with his wife Eva O, supplying guitar and backing vocals during the 1990s. Eva Ortiz (born 1961 better known as Eva O is a Music artist most notable for her previous works in Christian Death and a band she formed with her then This was after the release of the two Shadow Project studio albums featuring the couple. Shadow Project is a Gothic rock / Deathrock band formed in the early 1990s with Rozz Williams and Eva O. The first of the albums where the name Christian Death was used by Williams was The Iron Mask, a reference to the Alexandre Dumas, père novel about an usurper who imprisons the rightful heir to the throne. This was a clear jab at Kand, who Williams now viewed as a thief, despite having signed agreements seven years earlier assigning to Kand the very same rights he later denied him. In Criminal law, theft (also known as stealing or filching) is the illegal taking of another person's Property without that person's freely-given Allegedly, Kand became enraged at Williams' use of his now trademarked name "Christian Death".

After recording two more studio albums under the Christian Death name with Eva O, titled The Path of Sorrows and The Rage of Angels, Williams committed suicide by hanging on 1 April 1998. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Found dead in his home in West Hollywood, California, Williams was 34. ^[2] He did not leave a suicide note.

CD 1334

During the latter part of 2006 it was announced that some of the members of Christian Death (minus the deceased Williams) from the Only Theatre of Pain era were to reunite as a new band, originally called Christian Death 1334 but now referred to as CD 1334 due to trademark infringement issues. Only Theatre of Pain was Christian Death 's debut full-length album The line-up consisted of Rikk Agnew (guitar), James McGearty (bass), Christian Omar Madrigal Izzo (drums), Eva O (vocals), Jaime Pina (guitar) and Le Rue Delashay (keyboards)[4]. The number "1334" was frequently used by Williams in reference to the year of the first outbreak of the black death in areas of China.

The band is currently preparing new material for a future album release and playing local Los Angeles shows in support of a 25th anniversary remaster of Only Theatre of Pain. Only Theatre of Pain was Christian Death 's debut full-length album A portion of the material the band is working on consists of unused and unfinished pieces of music from the band's early history. The band's first original track, named "Rites", has been mentioned by name in the band's official MySpace blog and uses bass riffs from an unreleased track called "Awake at the Wall" (unrelated to the track of the same name from the Catastrophe Ballet album). Catastrophe Ballet is Christian Death 's second studio Album. The current setlist for the band includes the entire Only Theatre of Pain album and the track "Sleepwalk" from Catastrophe Ballet. Only Theatre of Pain was Christian Death 's debut full-length album Catastrophe Ballet is Christian Death 's second studio Album.

After much anticipation, the band toured Europe, and after the tour, McGearty left the band.

Discography

Fronted by Rozz Williams

Albums

• Only Theatre of Pain - 1982
• Catastrophe Ballet - 1984
• Ashes - 1985
• The Iron Mask - 1992
• The Path of Sorrows - 1993
• The Rage of Angels - 1994

EPs

• Deathwish - 1981

Singles

• Skeleton Kiss - 1992
• Spiritual Cramp {split with Sex Gang Children) - 1992

Live

• Catastrophe Ballet Live - 1984
• The Decomposition of Violets - 1986
• Heavens and Hells - 1990
• Iconologia - 1993
• Sleepless Nights - 1993
• The Doll's Theatre - 1994

Compilations

• Mandylion (released solely in Europe under the name Christ Death) - 1993
• Invocations 1981-1989 (live and studio archival recordings) - 1993
• The Best of Christian Death - 1999
• Death Club 1981-1993 - 2005

Fronted by Valor Kand

Albums

• Atrocities - 1986
• The Scriptures - 1986
• Sex and Drugs and Jesus Christ - 1988
• All the Love All the Hate (Part 1 - All the Love) - 1989
• All The Love All The Hate (Part 2 - All the Hate) - 1989
• Insanus, Ultio, Proditio, Misericordiaque - 1990
• Prophecies" 1992
• Sexy Death God - 1995
• Pornographic Messiah - 1998
• Born Again Anti-Christian - 2000
• American Inquisition - 2007

EPs

• The Wind Kissed Pictures - 1985
• Amen - 1995

Singles

• "Believers of the Unpure" - 1986
• "Sick of Love" - 1987
• "Church of No Return" - 1988
• "What's the Verdict" - 1988
• "Zero Sex" - 1989
• "We Fall Like Love" / "I Hate You" - 1989

Live

• Jesus Christ Proudly Presents - 1987
• The Heretics Alive - 1989
• Amen - 1995

Compilations

• Jesus Points the Bone at You? - 1991
• Past Present and Forever
• The Bible - 1999

References

External links

• official website
• Rozz Williams' official website
• Rozz Williams' tribute website
• Rozz Williams Fan Site

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