| Sins of the Flesh | ||||
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| Released | December 29, 1992 | |||
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| Genre | Industrial rock | |||
| Length | 39:53 | |||
| Label | Wax Trax! | |||
| Producer | Sascha Konietzko, Chris Randall | |||
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Sins of the Flesh is the debut studio album of Sister Machine Gun, released on December 29, 1992, by Wax Trax! Records. It was produced with the aide of KMFDM composer and musician Sascha Konietzko. [1] [2] [3]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
Vincent Jeffries of AllMusic gave the album a one and a half out of five stars, comparing Sins of the Flesh unfavorably to Nine Inch Nails and saying "Sister Machine Gun display neither the vibrant programming nor the skilled songwriting needed to pull off great industrial for the masses." [4]
All tracks are written by Chris Randall, except "Degenerate" co-written with Steve Stoll and "X-Rated Movie" by Milan Williams
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sins of the Flesh" | 5:06 |
| 2. | "Why Not" | 5:00 |
| 3. | "Degenerate" | 3:35 |
| 4. | "X-Rated Movie" (Commodores cover) | 4:12 |
| 5. | "Don't Let Me Down" | 3:33 |
| 6. | "Not My God" | 5:13 |
| 7. | "Night Returning" | 4:28 |
| 8. | "Life" | 4:28 |
| 9. | "Addiction" | 4:16 |
Adapted from the Sins of the Flesh liner notes. [5]
Sister Machine Gun
Additional performers
Production and design
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1992 | Wax Trax! | CD, CS | WAX 7187 |
| Japan | 1994 | Polystar | CD | PSCW-5073 |
| United States | TVT/Wax Trax! | TVT 7187 |
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