Kiss the Goat (The Electric Hellfire Club album)

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Kiss The Goat
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ReleasedApril 8, 1995
Genre Industrial [1]
Length63:48
Label Cleopatra
The Electric Hellfire Club chronology
Satan's Little Helpers
(1994)
Kiss The Goat
(1995)
Trick or Treat
(1995)
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Kiss the Goat is the second studio album by American industrial rock band The Electric Hellfire Club. The musical styling is a departure from the first album (1993's Burn, Baby, BURN!), utilizing much less prominent guitars, and significantly different effects on the lead vocals. Musical themes and references include: Lust, the Kama Sutra, ultraviolence, Charles Manson, Richard Ramirez.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Invitation to Your Damnation" - 02:08
  2. "Hellfire!" - 04:04
  3. "Dakshineswar / In the Temple of Flesh" - 06:36
  4. "The Abattoir Eternal" (credited to Blood Axis) - 01:22
  5. "Slaughter of Elysium" - 05:12
  6. "Incubus" - 04:35
  7. "Evil Genius (Queen of Sin)" - 06:47
  8. "Love Is the Law" - 05:47
  9. "Jack the Knife" - 07:25
  10. "Bitchcraft" - 03:27
  11. "Creepy Crawler" - 02:48
  12. "Night of the Buck Knives (Coming Down Fast mix)" - 05:06
  13. "Kiss the Goat" - 08:31
  14. "Hellfire! (Cykophuk remix)" (bonus track on the Magick 2005 reissue)
  15. "Root of All Evil (Bring Me the Head of Bob Larsen...)" (bonus track on the Magick 2005 reissue)

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References

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