''Deathwish'' is an EP by American

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. It consists of demos recorded by the band in 1981, prior to the release of Christian Death's debut album '' Only Theatre of Pain'', but was not released until 1984 by French record label l'Invitation au Suicide. ''Deathwish'' was recorded in 1981 at Orange County Studios in California, prior to the band signing to

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for ''Only Theatre of Pain'' (1982).

Critical reception

In a retrospective review for

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, critic Ned Raggett gave the EP 3 out of 5 stars and wrote that " he EP isa great peek into some of the band's roughest beginnings".

Track listing

Personnel

* Rozz Williams – lead vocals *

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– guitars *James McGearty – bass guitars *George Belanger – drums

References

External links

* {{Christian Death 1984 EPs Christian Death albums