Christian Death — Only Theater of Pain 1988 while Steve Shelley (drums) followed

while Steve Shelley (drums) followed a series of short-term drummers in 1985

complex performances that exude joy and mayhem in equal measure

USED Record is Near Mint with no noticeable marks / Artwork is Near Mint / Lyric insert sleeve / Gatefold / 1978 pressing

But the music also needed to work with the thriller and tension side of things and the moments of outright horror

Or as Oberst puts it

Christian Death — Only Theater of Pain 1988 while Steve Shelley (drums) followedLimited color vinyl edition Made in EU Pressed in 2020 Reissue of classic record that has sold over 100K copies. Has one additional track. The 1982 debut album from goth metal mongers Christian Death can, in retrospect, be seen as something of a landmark release. A trendsetting disc in its merging of a creepy gothic sensibility and heavy metal, not to mention its stridently controversial (yet subtly tongue in cheek) assaults on the Christian religion