Black Bible | 
 enlarge | Artist: Various Artists
Label: Cleopatra
Category: Music
List Price: $34.98
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Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 70322
Format: Box Set
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 4
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 741157038729
EAN: 0741157038729
ASIN: B00000DAKI
Release Date: October 27, 1998
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | In the Flat Field - Bauhaus | | • | Blacklist - Ka-Spel, Edward | | • | Dean Haven - Numan, Gary | | • | Everyday Is Halloween - Jourgensen, Alain | | • | Laura - Fields of the Nephi | | • | Pagan Love Song - Virgin Prunes | | • | Christian Says - Tones on Tail | | • | Jipp - Reed, Chris | | • | Rosary - Gene Loves Jezebel | | • | Holes - Specimen [1] | | • | She's a Killer - Fiend, Nik | | • | Kagami - Fichor | | • | Supernaut - Iommi, Tony | | • | Fatherland - Engler, Jurgen | | • | V's Theme - David J |
Disc 2
| • | Somnolent - Lebb | | • | Drool (Mother) - Wallace, Susan | | • | Allegedy, Dancefloor Tragedy - Suspiria | | • | An Exit - Green, Matt | | • | Adrenaline - King, Porl | | • | Love and Solitude - Love Is Colder Than | | • | Torturous - DeVille, Damien | | • | Eyelash - Big Electric Cat | | • | The Lake - Corpus Delicti | | • | Irresistible - Jyrki | | • | Angel - Wumpscut | | • | 4 Walls Black - Genitorturers | | • | Clownhead - Walsh, Mark S. [Roc | | • | Psychocult - Arkham, Marvin | | • | Invocation (Salome's Dream) - Speight | | • | Malvasia - Into The Abyss | | • | Serenade for the Dead - Larsen |
Disc 3
| • | Waves (Take Me Alive) - Hutton | | • | Wake Up - Crimson Joy | | • | Odio en el Alma - Hocico | | • | Write My Name in Blood - Burning Retina | | • | Subversion III - Ikon [1] | | • | Seasoned - Numeralia | | • | Birth - Gravedance | | • | The Shepherds Deathline - Blanchart | | • | Chains - Cook | | • | Monsters - CruexShadows | | • | 1000 Crimes - Absinthe | | • | Desperado - Ash | | • | Scar Tissue - Christian, Adam | | • | You Can Never Cut Your Hair - Sain, Ashkelon | | • | Infusion - Lucifer Scale | | • | One Mind - Magenta |
Disc 4
| • | Halloween Theme - Carpenter, John [1] | | • | Transylvanian Concubine - Creager, Melora | | • | Black Light District - Rice, Boyd | | • | Writhing - Blackouts | | • | Chain - Vampire Rodents | | • | Annabell Lee - Ataraxia | | • | Suicide - Wake [1] | | • | A Flock of Birds - Chako | | • | This Mirage - William | | • | The Hop - Brandon, Kirk | | • | Partytime - Bolles, Don | | • | Cathedral in Ice - Ferro | | • | In This Garden of Mine - Fading Colours | | • | 1969 - Alexander, Dave [2] | | • | Cinerarium Waltz - Von, Eerie | | • | Interview | | • | Interview |
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| Customer Reviews:
 Good but not great February 9, 2007
child of the cuckoo (Augusta, GA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am a big fan of old school gothic rock. The new stuff is pretty good...and so is this collection. The booklet inside contains an explaination from Athan Maroulis (Spahn Ranch). According to him, the compilation was missing something and needed a fresh start so to speak. So the collection includes some darkwave and industrial artists. I was excited. I haven't had much exposure to industrial music because I'm still kind of stuck in the 80s. What made this just ok for me is that some of the worst songs by many accomplished bands and artists made their way here.
The Die Form song was absolutely awful. And where in the world are the Sisters of Mercy?! Seriously, they are the embodiment of goth to me and they aren't even on here! The Mission doesn't even make it on here until the 4th disk...and it's not even a classic!! And did everyone just forget about Shroud?! I sure didn't!!!! The Bauhaus song was pretty crumby too.
It's not a total bummer though, there really is some great stuff on here. Die Laughing made the cut (although it is an instrumental), there's some Big Electric Cat, and Ataraxia. The Ministry song, Everyday Is Halloween, is a great choice! I haven't heard it in many a year. And I absolutely love Dinah Cancer (45 Grave). The Cruxshadows are amazing. Rasputina is awesome. I think, more than anything, I was hoping for a little more goth.
If you are new to the genre, DO NOT let this be your first compilation! Start out with the classics like the Sisters of Mercy, the Banshees, Joy Division, and the Bauhaus (and particularly a better Bauhaus song than what's on here). As much as I hate to admit it, the latest compilation, A Life Less Lived, from Rhino Records is the best place to start.
All the same, if you happen upon this collection, go ahead and buy it. Some of these bands have long since broken up and now their music is EXTREMELY hard to find. I was lucky to set my hands on this; and while I'm not wild about it, I still enjoy it because most of it is just good music.
Wonderful April 3, 2006
Sawta (NJ)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I purchased this album yesturday and simply can't get enough of it.
I'm not sure why exactly it seems to be getting so many bad reviews; sompe people seem to be complaining that its not just one genere of music: "Goth rock", "Goth", "Darkwave" or whatever else when apparently they haven't even read the booklet that came with this compliation cd
"Orginally, this collection was going to be similar to previous releases such as Goth Box, in that it would feature only "Gothic music", When compiling began, it became blatantly obvious that the material needed a fresh approach." etc. etc.
As for the people that say that the songs choosen for this album were "mundane" or unorginal, or whichever else; I wonder why they purchased this set in the first place without even looking at the back of the box; everything is clearly marked there plane as day.
I don't mean to start any kind of "Flame war" here, but I feel that the negative criticism that this album has recived is un-fair based on the incompetence in its authors.
Oh, the person I had purchased this compilation from also meantioned that it seems that this is also going out of print, so if you manage to track down a copy I would highly suggest not passing up a chance to get this.
 excellent September 13, 2005
M. Peppin (niverville, New York USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
A nice mixture of different dark styles. From the usual suspects of Spahn Ranch, Ministry, Bauhaus and Switchblade Symphony to some of less well known stars of the dark side.
Some surprising choices from those bands, like choosing a song off of Ministry's keyboard album instead of the even darker stuff that was to follow.
While most of the people buying it probably already have a lot of what's here, the things you don't make it worth it. If you like Darkwave, industrial/goth, etc., etc. it's well worth the price.
fine compilation of Goth and industrial music June 8, 2005
audrey (white mtns)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I suppose it's difficult to please fans of Goth, who tend to look on the gloomy side of things by definition, but I think this collection is very good! There are four CDs in a nice case and the extensive liner notes are quite informative and entertaining.
Here you'll find cuts from Alien Sex Fiend, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, Magenta, Die Krupps, Mission UK and many others, many of them on a compilation or for US distribution for the first time. Of course not all of your favorite groups will be here and you would undoubtedly have put on a different song than the one selected, but with the great range of music and the great written information, chances are you will learn something as well as discover a few new favorite groups.
 4 cds of wildly inconsistent music May 6, 2005
Joseph L. Kolb (harris, mn USA)
5 out of 10 found this review helpful
Cleopatra Records produces a wide variety of compilations. Some quite good (tribute to pink floyd and gong's YOU remixed) and others awful. This package falls into the awful category. A nicely done package with little inside. Over 50 bands contribute to this. Biggest names are Bauhaus (In the Flat Field), Leg. Pink Dots, Delerium, Fields of Nephilim, Boyd Rice, etc. If you are a true collector of these folks and expect to get something new or really rare, forget it. Most of it is available. The rest of the multitude of bands sound like 80 throwbacks. Nothing really innovative or original. Problem with gothic has always been it's pretentiousness. Cleopatra has already released a variety of dull gothic compilations, why do this again? I am sure there is something in here for everyone, but not everyone will love all of this material. Borrow it from a friend, not worth the price in my opinion.
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