Jesus Killing Machine

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Jesus Killing Machine
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Studio album by
Released1994 (1994)
Recorded1993 (1993)–1994 (1994)
StudioTemple Studios, Malta, Hot Tin Roof, Los Angeles, Woodhouse, Dortmund, Morrisound, Florida
Genre Thrash metal
Length47:43
Label Motor Music
Producer Waldemar Sorychta
Voodoocult chronology
Jesus Killing Machine
(1994)
Voodoocult
(1995)

Jesus Killing Machine is the debut album by German heavy metal band Voodoocult, released in February 1994. [1]

Contents

Release

The album was issued on CD and vinyl. The vinyl saw an initial limited circulation of 1,000 and was re-released in a package with the single Metallized Kids three months later, this time with limited circulation of 1,500. The Japanese edition was released in January 1995 and contained two bonus tracks. [1] The album features two tracks that had been released on albums of Boa's main band Phillip Boa & The Voodooclub and that are presented in metal style on Jesus Killing Machine.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Phillip Boa, except where noted

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Killer Patrol" Waldemar Sorychta 3:57
2."Metallized Kids"Dave Ball4:26
3."Jesus Killing Machine"Ball4:32
4."Born Bad and Sliced!"Sorychta, Dave Lombardo 3:58
5."Albert is a Headbanger" (Lyrics by Guido Eickelmann, Pia Lund, Voodoo) (From the 1989 album Hair by Phillip Boa & The Voodooclub)Boa3:50
6."Hellatio"Sorychta3:15
7."Death Don't Dance with Me"Ball, Boa4:08
8."Art Groupie"Ball4:53
9."Blood Surfer City"Ball, Mille Petrozza 5:03
10."Voodoocult"Ball, Boa4:09
11."Bitchery Bay"Ball, Boa5:32
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleMusicLength
12."My Game is Dracula" (From the 1994 album God by Phillip Boa & The Voodooclub)Boa, Ball4:43
13."Ringleader"Boa, Ball3:46

Personnel

Voodoocult

Additional personnel

Chart positions

Chart (1994)Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [2] 43

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References

  1. 1 2 Voodoophenia (January 23, 2014). "Jesus Killing Machine 1994". voodoophenia.de (in German). Dirk Heinen. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  2. "Officialcharts.de – Voodoocult – Jesus Killing Machine". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 17, 2014.