Prime Evil (EP)

Last updated
Prime Evil
Primeevil.jpg
EP by
PIG
Released22 January 1997
Recorded Ranch Apocalypse, London
Genre Industrial
Length42:01
Label Victor Entertainment
Producer Raymond Watts
PIG chronology
Wrecked
(1996)
Prime Evil
(1997)
No One Gets Out of Her Alive
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]

Prime Evil is a 1997 EP released by Raymond Watts (as PIG) It was released exclusively in Japan as a follow-up to 1996's Wrecked . It features four remixes of tracks from Wrecked as well as a cover of Black Sabbath's "War Pigs" and the original tracks "Prime Evil" and "The Keeper of the Margarita".

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Prime Evil" (Raymond Watts, Steve White) – 6:41
  2. "Wrecked (Ken Ishii Remix)" (Watts, White) – 6:38
  3. "War Pigs" (Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward) – 6:25
  4. "Everything (PIG Remix)" (Watts, Santos de Castro) – 4:29
  5. "The Keeper of the Margarita" (Watts, White) – 6:07
  6. "Save Me (Locust Remix)" (Watts) – 4:58
  7. "Silt (Euphonic Remix)" (Watts) – 6:41

Personnel

Related Research Articles

Pig (musical project)

Raymond Watts is an English musician, the founding and sole member of the industrial music project PIG, sometimes written as <PIG>.

<i>Sinsation</i> 1995 studio album by PIG

Sinsation is an album by PIG released in Japan in 1995. It was later released in the United States on Nothing Records on 17 September 1996. A music video for the song 'Painiac ' was filmed and scarcely aired on MTV in 1996; making its final broadcast in 2000 on MTV2's A-Z video marathon.

Günter Schulz

Günter Schulz is a German musician, songwriter and former member of the industrial band KMFDM. His first credited appearance was on the band's Naïve album (1990). He continued using that stage name until 1995's Nihil. Schulz displayed an impressive mastery of speed metal guitar skills and co-wrote many of KMFDM's songs from the 1990s. He also wrote and performed in various KMFDM side projects, including two albums with Sascha Konietzko's Excessive Force and a solo album by En Esch. He currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia.

<i>Pigmartyr</i> 2004 studio album by Watts

Pigmartyr (2004) is an album by Raymond Watts, a.k.a. PIG. This was the first album he signed as "Watts" instead of "PIG". The First copies were signed and numbered by Raymond Watts. The album was remastered and rereleased through Metropolis under the title Pigmata in 2005, as a PIG album, with three additional tracks mixed by Isaac Glendening of Cesium 137.

<i>Genuine American Monster</i> 1999 studio album by PIG

Genuine American Monster is an album by Raymond Watts, under the name PIG. It was initially released in Japan in 1999, and did not see a release in the United States until 2002 October 22 on Metropolis Records. The US release adds one song originally from the Prime Evil EP, bringing the album's total running time to 71 minutes and 14 seconds.

<i>Sin Sex & Salvation</i> 1994 EP by KMFDM, Pig

Sin Sex & Salvation (1994), is an EP released by KMFDM and Raymond Watts. The artist for it is usually listed as KMFDM vs. PIG.

<i>A Poke in the Eye... With a Sharp Stick</i> (PIG album) 1988 studio album by PIG

A Poke in the Eye... With a Sharp Stick is a 1988 album by Raymond Watts under the moniker PIG. It was reissued in Japan in 1998 by Blue Noise. An extremely low-budget promotional video for "Shit for Brains" exists, and was released on the Best Of Berlin Independence Days '88 compilation VHS.

<i>A Stroll in the Pork</i> 1992 studio album by PIG

A Stroll in the Pork is a 1992 EP released by Raymond Watts Originally released in the United States by Concrete Records and in the United Kingdom by Contempo Records. Re-released in 1998 in Japan by Blue Noise Records.

<i>The Swining</i> 1993 studio album by PIG

The Swining is a 1993 album released by Raymond Watts. It was released exclusively in Japan, being re-released in the United States by Cleopatra Records in 1999 as part of The Swining/Red Raw & Sore. Music videos for the songs "The Fountain of Miracles" and "The Seven Veils" were filmed but remain unreleased outside Japan. They exist in bootleg form around the internet and YouTube.

<i>Red Raw & Sore</i> 1994 EP by PIG

Red Raw & Sore is a 1994 EP released by Raymond Watts. Released exclusively in Japan, Red Raw & Sore contains two original tracks, "Red Raw & Sore" and "One Meatball", as well as three remixes of songs from The Swining, "Rope", "Blades" and "The Fountain of Miracles". Red Raw & Sore was re-released in the United States in 1999 by Cleopatra Records as part of The Swining/Red Raw & Sore.

<i>Painiac</i> 1995 EP by PIG

Painiac is a 1995 EP released by Raymond Watts. Painiac has only ever been released in Japan. The version of the song that appears on this single is that of an earlier recording than the version that appears on Sinsation.

<i>Wrecked</i> (album) 1996 studio album by PIG

Wrecked is a 1996 album released by Raymond Watts. Wrecked was originally released in Japan in 1996, and was later released in the United States on 16 September 1997 by Wax Trax/TVT Records. Each release is different, with different track run times, as well as different tracks present. A promotional video for 'Everything' exists, but remains unreleased outside Japan.

<i>No One Gets Out of Her Alive</i> 1998 EP by PIG

No One Gets Out of Her Alive is a 1998 EP by PIG.

<i>Disrupt Degrade & Devastate</i> 1999 EP by PIG

Disrupt Degrade & Devastate is a 1999 EP released by Raymond Watts. It features two new tracks, "Disrupt Degrade & Devastate" and "Flesh Fest", as well as a remix of each track and live versions of the songs "Everything" and "The Only Good One's a Dead One", both from Wrecked.

Switchblade is a 1994 album by Schaft. A promotional video for the song "Arbor Vitate" was filmed, and was later re-used by PIG for their version of the song.

<i>Schweinstein</i> 2001 studio album by Schwein

Schweinstein is a 2001 album released by Schwein.

Steve White (guitarist)

Steve White is an English musician and former member of the industrial band KMFDM, first joining the band in 2002 for the Sturm & Drang Tour, and later appearing on several live albums/DVDs and the studio albums Hau Ruck, Tohuvabohu and Blitz. Previously he was a member of PIG, the project of fellow KMFDM contributor Raymond Watts. He worked on Sick together with other members of KMFDM. He is also known for his work remixing for other artists, such as Mindless Self Indulgence, Nude, and Pig. White resides in Seattle, Washington along with other members of the band. White played guitars for SMP in 2007 on Chemlab's Detonation Days Tour. In 2008 White joined 16volt as their live guitarist for the Denial Highway North American tour. He released several albums with the band, including FullBlackHabit, American Porn Songs and Beating Dead Horses.

Sow was the musical project of Anna Wildsmith, based in France. Raymond Watts, for a time Wildsmith's boyfriend, is also heavily involved in the production of Sow releases. Wildsmith has likewise appeared on numerous Pig albums, writing lyrics or performing vocals, such as the song "Cry Baby" from Genuine American Monster. Sow opened for Pigface on their Red Neck, White Trash And Blue Movie Tour in 1998, with Anna Wildsmith also taking the stage for part of the Pigface set. To date, Sow has released just three albums since its inception in 1989. Wildsmith died on 30 September 2016 after an illness.

<i>Long in the Tooth</i> (Primitive Race EP) 2015 studio album by PIG, Primitive Race

Long In The Tooth is an EP by PIG and Primitive Race released June 5, 2015 through Metropolis Records. The EP contains three new songs and various remixes by Army of the Universe, Mary Byker, Praga Kahn and more. It is the first release by the industrial supergroup Primitive Race. A remix of the title track that was unable to make the release due to technical problems was released through Primitive Race's official Facebook on April 1. The official music video for the song was posted on YouTube the following day.

The Joy Thieves is a post-industrial supergroup, consisting of current, former, and touring members of bands such as Ministry, Stabbing Westward, Pigface, Revolting Cocks, <PIG>, Machines of Loving Grace, Marilyn Manson, Depeche Mode, Gravity Kills, Nine Inch Nails, KMFDM, Skatenigs, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, Blue October, Nitzer Ebb, Die Krupps, White Zombie, and many more. The band’s sound is anchored in industrial rock, but they frequently incorporate elements of hard rock, alternative, and punk into their music.

References

  1. "Prime Evil - Pig". Allmusic.