"Believers of the Unpure" as well as the title track will appeal to mainstream goth fans. Fans of the band Mephisto Walz will also be pleased with the familiar guitar sound of the title track, which was co-written by central Mephisto Walz member B. Galvin. "Lake of Fire" may also hold some appeal for those into more normal goth rock, although it is a bit more experimental than the other two.

The remaining four tracks on the disc, however, will appeal more to fans of experimental electronic music than fans of goth/death rock. They are artistically done and are wonderful atmospheric pieces, with processed instruments and samples (which are quite well done for an album recorded before the processing power of 90s computers). Those who are interested in artists like John Cage and Steve Reich, or those with an open mind, may find more here to like than those looking for more standard rock music.

As a side note, the artwork on this album is among the most artistic and well done of the whole Christian Death catalogue, if you're interested in these things. The paintings nicely complement the music.

In short, if you like goth rock, you'll find a few great tracks here, but the singles compilation "Jesus Points The Bone At You" might be a better selection. On the other hand, if you have an open mind and are interested in artistic music and processed instruments or are into ambient, dark noise pieces, you'll find plenty to like here.


The Sin & Sacrifice of Xtian Death's 1st, good Death Rock   March 12, 2003
 2 out of 3 found this review helpful

Following the departure of the magnificant Rozz Williams, Valor, Gitane DeMone and David Glass were allegedly going to continue under the moniker Sin & Sacrifice but relesed " the Wind Kissed Pictures " under the moniker of the lengthy name in my article's title before just going under Christian Death. I call the band S&SOCD cause without Rozz it's not the same band, no matter how good the record is. And the album really is good. The title track and " Believers of the Unpure " are two of the finest Death Rock anthems ever written. Valor does a nice job of copying
Rozz's vocal style ( and I mean he REALLY wants to be Rozz Williams ) but his vox are a little on the weak side. but the mucianshp is strong and Gitane's VERY STRONG vocals make up for what Valor lacks ( although she is so underused here it's a crime). I often imagine how much better it would have ben if Valor Kand had simply put his ego in check and let Gitane be the sole vocalist after Rozz's leaving. Anyway back to the positives. The instrumental experimetal electronic tracks are very well done and enjoyable ( although they may be too tedious for the mainstream listener ). All in all a good relase. " Atroties ', " Scriptures ", and the live " Tales of Innocence "( also includes tracks with Rozz ) are the only other albums featuring the DeMone/Glass/Valor line-up, and are recommended; but after that , unless it says " featuring Rozz Williams " avoid at all costs. And ,of course, ANYTHING with Rozz Williams is recomended above anything here. Just my opinion.


Eh.. hmm...   June 16, 2000
 1 out of 5 found this review helpful

Personally, Rozz stands over Valor in any Christian Death version comparison. Valor hardly cuts it at times with the rest of the gang, but this album was done alone. Three songs have lyrics, the others are either brought down with repetition or it's more experimental/noise. The one song I found to be very interesting was Wind Kissed Pictures. Other than that, the first song was decent and one of the only two tracks that really sounded good. Valor's attempts in the beginning were ok, but not all that great. My advice, try the newer "Valor Versions" before you even think about touching the old ones.


If you don't own this you need too!   April 4, 2000
 0 out of 4 found this review helpful

I got this on vinyl years ago and now seeing that you can get it on cd is so cool,If you don't have it then you have to own it.


A must have; along with " Atrocites", " Tales of Innocence"   March 9, 2003
Although I will always swing Rozz Williams' banner for he WAS Christian Death, the first two post -Rozz releases were magnificant ( don't get ANYTHING after "Atrocities" and " Tales of Innocence " as far as Valor material goes ). This album is a headfirst jump into ambiant experimentation with some pounding goth rockers like " Believers of the Unpure " ( LOVE Gitane Demone's shierks! )
and the tile track. " Overture " is a nice werid hapsichord instrumental, " Lake of Fire " a cool rocker with a lot of experimental twists. The remainder of the album takes the mood of the " ASHES " track " Of the Wound "; a lot of electronic ambiant experimentation that is just wonderful. Get this album, then " Atrocities ' ( the tour de force classic of the Valor/Gitane/David Glass/Barry Galvin line-up " )and " Tales of
Innocence " which feature this line-up live. After that, just get albums of Christian Death that have " featuring Rozz Williams " marked on it like " Path of Sorrows " and " Death Mix ". Kaenan James 1340