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Guts of a Virgin
Studio album by
Painkiller
Released1991
RecordedApril 1991 at Greenpoint, Brooklyn
GenreAvant-garde jazz, grindcore, avant-garde metal
Length24:15
LabelToy's Factory
Earache[1]
ProducerJohn Zorn
Painkiller chronology
Guts of a Virgin
(1991) 		Buried Secrets
(1992)
John Zorn chronology
Filmworks 1986-1990
(1991) 		Guts of a Virgin
(1991) 		More News for Lulu
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Spin Alternative Record Guide5/10[4]

Guts of a Virgin is the first album by Painkiller, a band featuring John Zorn, Bill Laswell and Mick Harris.[5][6] It contains twelve tracks and was released in 1991 on Toy's Factory in Japan and Earache Records in England. The cover art was censored in the UK after customs seized and destroyed the first shipment for violating the Obscene Publications Act.[7]

Critical reception

The Quietus called the album "intense but still something you could call 'rock.'"[8] Trouser Press called it an "exposition of versatile thrash jazz," writing that "each instrument occupies its own sonic terrain, combining in a sprawl of unanticipated death metal."[9]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Scud Attack"3:07
2."Deadly Obstacle Collage"0:21
3."Damage to the Mask"2:43
4."Guts of a Virgin"1:19
5."Handjob"0:10
6."Portent"4:00
7."Hostage"2:24
8."Lathe of God"0:56
9."Dr. Phibes"3:00
10."Purgatory of Fiery Vulvas"0:26
11."Warhead"1:12
12."Devil's Eye"4:37

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Shteamer, Hank (June 22, 2020). "'He Made the World Bigger': Inside John Zorn's Jazz-Metal Multiverse". Rolling Stone.
  2. ^ AllMusic album entry accessed July 22, 2011
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 8: MUZE. p. 877.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 450.
  5. ^ Jenkins, Todd S. (December 7, 2004). "Free Jazz and Free Improvisation: An Encyclopedia". Greenwood Publishing Group – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Hoffmann, Frank (November 12, 2004). "Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound". Routledge – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Potts, K. Sacred Dub: the music and projects of Bill Laswell website accessed July 16, 2008.
  8. ^ "The Quietus | Reviews | Painkiller". The Quietus.
  9. ^ "Painkiller". Trouser Press. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
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