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]
Track listing
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Declaration"
0:09
2.
"Hell"
4:20
3.
"Nadja"
2:57
4.
"The Goat"
2:30
5.
"Marguerite & Gretchen"
6:59
6.
"Sephiroth Rising" (instrumental)
1:11
7.
"Zuleika"
4:12
8.
"Conjuration"
1:57
9.
"Il Giardino di Monte Oliveto Maggiore"
4:01
10.
"Justine"
5:12
66.
"The Blood Of Khaos"
2:12
Bonus tracks
No.
Title
Length
11.
"Sempiternal Suffering"
10:31
12.
"Nirvana of Agony"
7:53
13.
"Luciferian Canto"
2:12
Tracks 11–13 are songs by Salem Orchid, and can be found on the re-issue. Originally released on audio demo tape in 1991, Mendonça and Gray composed and recorded these songs with guitarist Stephen Wood.
