Confessions of a Knife...

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Confessions of a Knife...
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Studio album by
My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult
ReleasedJuly 12, 1990
Recorded1990
Genre Industrial rock
Length1:00:32(1990)
Label Wax Trax!
My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult chronology
I See Good Spirits and I See Bad Spirits
(1988)		Confessions of a Knife...
(1990)		 Sexplosion!
(1991)

Confessions of a Knife... is the second studio album by the industrial rock band My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult. The album was released in 1990 on CD, LP, and cassette by WaxTrax!. The 1990 CD release had one extra track, "Do You Fear (The Inferno Express?)". The album was reissued by Rykodisc in 2004 with three additional tracks. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."A Daisy Chain 4 Satan" (Acid & Flowerz Mix)5:29
2."The Days of Swine & Roses"6:01
3."Hand in Hand"6:15
4."Waiting for Mommie"5:23
5."Confessions of a Knife" (Theme Part 1)2:59
6."Ride the Mindway"7:11
7."Rivers of Blood, Years of Darkness"6:12
8."Kooler Than Jesus" (Electrik Messiah Mix)4:09
9."Burning Dirt"5:02
10."Confessions of a Knife" (Theme Part 2)3:42
11."Do You Fear (The Inferno Express?)" (Bonus Track)4:32
Total length:1:00:32
2004 reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Waiting for Mommie" (JB's Blackjack Mix)5:17
12."Ride the Mindway" (UK Remix)4:25
13."Confessions of a Knife (Theme Part 3)"5:07

The 2004 reissue omits bonus track #11 "Do You Fear (The Inferno Express?)" from the original 1990 release. It is replaced by "Waiting for Mommie (JB's Blackjack Mix)".

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References

  1. ↑ "My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult– Confessions Of A Knife". discogs.com. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  2. ↑ Jeffries, Vincent. "Confessions of a Knife". allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Confessions Of A Knife". amazon.com. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Thrill Kill Kult - Confessions of a Knife (Theme Part II)". youtube.com. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "A Hippie Named Marcy" . Retrieved 29 April 2014.
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