| Thy Kingdom Scum | ||
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| Studio album by Church of Misery | ||
| Released | May 21 2013 | |
| Recorded | January - February 2013 at "Void ))) Lab" & "Opus Magic Studio" in Tokyo, Japan | |
| Genre | Doom Metal, Psychedelic Rock | |
| Length | 49:36 | |
| Producer | Church of Misery, O-Mi Kihara | |
| Church of Misery chronology | ||
| Live at Roadburn 2009 (2010) |
Thy Kingdom Scum (2013) |
Terror in Tokyo (2014) |
Thy Kingdom Scum is the fourth official studio album by the Japanese doom metal band Church of Misery. It would be released circa 21 May 2013 via Rise Above Records[1] and 11 June 2013 in North America via Metal Blade Records.[2] Notably it would be the only studio album to feature guitarist Ikuma Kawabe and the last record to feature longtime singer Hideki Fukasawa and drummer Junji Narita, as all three members would quite following a string of European tours in 2014.
Thy Kingdom Scum's album cover depicts Peter Kürten, also known as "The Vampire of Düsseldorf" and the "Düsseldorf Monster". The band originally intended to have Ian Brady & Myra Hindley featured on the album cover but would be nixed by the label out of concerns of sensitivity in the UK and a concern that UK record shops would refuse to stock the album with the original cover.[3] A music video would be shot for "Brother Bishop". Thy Kingdom Scum would rank #44 on Metal Assault's Top 50 Albums of 2013[4] and #12 on The 2013 Readers Poll for The Obelisk.[5]
Thy Kingdom Scum was released in the following versions:
- Rise Above Records CD
- Metal Blade Records CD
- Black Vinyl (650 copies)
- Brown Vinyl (500 copies)
- Gold Vinyl (500 copies)
- Orange Vinyl (500 copies)
- Translucent Red Vinyl (500 copies)
- Translucent Blue Vinyl (500 copies)
- Orange / Gold Mix Vinyl (750 copies)
- Clear Vinyl (100 copies; Diehard Edition)
- Black Vinyl (100 copies; Diehard Edition)
- Solid Purple Vinyl (200 copies; Diehard Edition)
- Gold Sparkle Vinyl (500 copies, 2019; Rise Above Records 30th Anniversary Edition)
Tracklist[]
Church of Misery "Brother Bishop" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
All music written by Tatsu Mikami except where noted.
- 1. B.T.K. (Dennis Rader) (6:32)
- 2. Lambs to the Slaughter (Ian Brady & Myra Hindley) (7:22)
- 3. Brother Bishop (Gary Heidnik) (7:18)
- 4. Cranley Gardens (Dennis Andrew Nilsen) (6:54) (Mikami, Hoshi)
- 5. One Blind Mice (3:30) (Quartermass)
- 6. All Hallow's Eve (John Linley Frazier) (5:15)
- 7. Düsseldorf Monster (Peter Kürten) (12:45)
Personnel[]
- Tatsu Mikami - Bass
- Junji Narita - Drums, Percussion
- Hideki Fukasawa - Vocals, Synthesizers
- Ikuma Kawabe - Guitar
- O-Mi Kihara - Engineer, Mixing, Tambourine, Shaker
- Ryuhi Inari - Assistant Engineer
- Souichirou Nakamura - Mastering
- Richard Schouten - Cover Design
- Goatess Doomwych - Layout
- Christian Granum - Band Photography
External Links[]
- Discogs
- Thy Kingdom Scum on Rise Above Records
- Review via Echoes and Dust
- Review via The Obelisk
- Review via The Sludgelord
- Review via Exclaim!