PainKiller
Guts of a Virgin (LP)
FormatLPLabelEaracheGenreExperimental
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A brutalizing and deranged melding of atonal jazz skronk and remorseless death metal grind, which is brought to us by avant-garde alto saxophonist and man about New York City John Zorn, bassist extraordinaire Bill Laswell, and one-time Napalm Death drummer Mick Harris. The ever-adventurous Zorn founded Painkiller in 1991, impressed by the intensity of grindcore, and on that same year's Guts of a Virgin the trio set out to produce music that is every bit as challenging (and off-putting to normally adjusted human ears) as free jazz at its most uncompromising.
Release notes
——Sleeve info—— The original photographs intended for use on this sleeve were seized upon entry into the United Kingdom by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise and were destroyed for allegedly contravening the Obscene Publications Act. They showed a woman with her torso cut open. recorded and mixed April 1991 at Greenpoint, Brooklyn designed by Anthony Lee (Karath=Razar), Tanaka Tomoyo (Karath=Razar) Made In England — Spine: Pain Killer Guts Of A Virgin mosh 45 ——Center labels info—— Made In…
| A1 | Scud Attack | 3:07 | |
| A2 | Deadly Obstacle Collage | 0:21 | |
| A3 | Damage To The Mask | 2:43 | |
| A4 | Guts Of A Virgin | 1:19 | |
| A5 | Handjob | 0:10 | |
| A6 | Portent | 4:00 | |
| B1 | Hostage | 2:24 | |
| B2 | Lathe Of God | 0:56 | |
| B3 | Dr. Phibes | 3:00 | |
| B4 | Purgatory Of Fiery Vulvas | 0:26 | |
| B5 | Warhead | 1:12 | |
| B6 | Devil's Eye | 4:37 |
- John Zorn
- Alto Saxophone, Vocals
- Bill Laswell
- Bass
- PainKiller
- Created By
- Tanaka Tomoyo
- Design
- Anthony Lee
- Design
- Mick Harris
- Drums, Vocals
- Wes Naprstek
- Engineer [Assistant]
- Howie Weinberg
- Mastered By
- Lisa Wells
- Photography By [Photo-type Setting By]
- Oz Fritz
- Recorded By, Mixed By
