''Slow Death'' is the debut release (7" EP) by Swedish rockers The Leather Nun.

History

Singer

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landed a recording contract for a single with

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. He recorded "Death Threats" at

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on December 14, 1978. In order to record a b-side he formed The Leather Nun in Gothenburgh, Sweden, in February 1979. The band was road-tested during a festival in March 1979 and then recorded "No Rule", "Ensam I Natt" and "Slow Death" at Chall Sound Studio on May 25, 1979 engineered by Challe Åström to choose from for the b-side.

could not decide and the single ended up a 7" EP and was released in November 1979. In the same year "Slow Death" hit No. 1 in Germany's Musik Express Alternative Charts. The cover art by Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson shows the killing of Roberto Crescenzio in Turin in 1977. Compared to the group's later recordings the songs are heavily industrial and abrasive. When re-released as LP in August 1986 a long live version of "Slow Death", recorded live at the Scala Cinema in

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on February 29, 1980, was added as new b-side. The live version featured

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on violin and Monte Cazazza on synthesizer, and had been previously released on the

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. The songs from the original EP filled now the a-side, but "Ensam I Natt" was exchanged with a different version, previously released in July 1984 on

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. The cover art was changed to show a pattern of skulls resembling the shape of the African continent. The record has not been re-released as CD.

Track listing (original release)

All compositions and arrangements by The Leather Nun. #"No Rule" – 2:50 #"Death Threats" – 3:38 #"Slow Death" – 5:33 #"Ensam I Natt" – 0:13

Track listing (re-release)

All compositions and arrangements by The Leather Nun. #"No Rule" #"Slow Death" #"Ensam I Natt" full version #"Death Threats" #"Slow Death" (Live) with Monte Cazazza on synthesizer,

on violin

Personnel

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: drums *

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References

7" vinyl entry at discogs.com12" vinyl entry at discogs.comBlog entry
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