Rape of the Bastard Nazarene
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| Rape of the Bastard Nazarene | ||||
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| Released | 28 December 1999 | |||
| Genre | Blackened death metal | |||
| Length | 39:20 | |||
| Label | Goat of Mendes | |||
| Producer | Martin Bonsoir, Akercocke | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 9/10[2] |
| Kerrang! | favourable[3] |
| Terrorizer | favourable[4] |
Rape of the Bastard Nazarene is the first studio album by English death metal band Akercocke. It was released on 28 December 1999, through the band's own record label Goat of Mendes.
AllMusic described the album's style as "an interesting mix of two musical styles that don't often go together. About half of Rape of the Bastard Nazarene [...] consists of utterly standard-issue death metal, complete with whiplash tempos, hyperspeed blast drumming and the often comical 'death growl' vocals. The other half of the album is doomy, synth-heavy post-punk, seemingly influenced by the likes of Killing Joke and (especially on the unexpectedly melodic, catchy "Marguerite & Gretchen") Pornography-era Cure."[1]
