| Totentanz: The Best of Zoth Ommog | |
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| Compilation album by Various artists | |
| Released | July 7, 1994 [1] |
| Genre | Industrial |
| Length | 111:39 |
| Label | Cleopatra |
Totentanz: The Best of Zoth Ommog is a various artists compilation album released on July 7, 1994 by Cleopatra Records. [2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
AllMusic gave Totentanz: The Best of Zoth Ommog a rating of two out of five possible stars. [3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Adrenaline Rush" (Vegger Version) | Claus Larsen | Leæther Strip | 5:34 |
| 2. | "Antius" | Larsen | Leæther Strip | 4:47 |
| 3. | "Strap Me Down" | Larsen | Leæther Strip | 5:38 |
| 4. | "Leæther Strip Part II" | Larsen | Leæther Strip | 4:10 |
| 5. | "Abattoir" | Sevren Ni-Arb | X-Marks the Pedwalk | 4:11 |
| 6. | "Desolation" | Ni-Arb | X-Marks the Pedwalk | 7:09 |
| 7. | "Helpless" | Ni-Arb | X-Marks the Pedwalk | 3:44 |
| 8. | "Resist" (Lard Mix) |
| Armageddon Dildos | 4:48 |
| 9. | "Frontline of Violence" |
| Armageddon Dildos | 5:11 |
| 10. | "Godshit" (Re-Processed Relievo Version) |
| Psychopomps | 5:25 |
| 11. | "Animals" |
| Psychopomps | 4:47 |
| 12. | "The Slaughter" |
| Psychopomps | 4:19 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sacrilege" (Angel of Death Mix) |
| Mentallo & The Fixer | 7:08 |
| 2. | "Rapid Suffocation" |
| Mentallo & The Fixer | 5:57 |
| 3. | "Guilty" | Claus Larsen | Klute | 4:12 |
| 4. | "Nothing to Hide" | Larsen | Klute | 2:44 |
| 5. | "Kalt Wie Stahl" (W.W.B.) |
| Orange Sector | 3:11 |
| 6. | "Mean Machine" |
| Blok 57 | 4:30 |
| 7. | "Gods and Children" (Brimstone Mix) | Jeremy Daw | Yeht Mae | 5:28 |
| 8. | "A Kind of Loss" (New Mix) | Sevren Ni-Arb | Ringtailed Snorter | 4:56 |
| 9. | "Succumber" |
| Spahn Ranch | 4:38 |
| 10. | "Deal in Sex" (Protection Mix) | Torben Schmidt | Lights of Euphoria | 4:07 |
| 11. | "Deep Down" |
| A-Head | 5:06 |
Adapted from the Totentanz: The Best of Zoth Ommog liner notes. [4]
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1994 | Cleopatra | CD | CLEO94712 |
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