Master of Brutality

Master of Brutality
Studio album by Church of Misery
Released	2001
Genre	Doom Metal; Stoner Metal
Length	41:23
Language	English, Japanese
Label	Southern Lord

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Master of Brutality is the debut album by the Japanese Stoner/Doom Metal band Church of Misery. Five of the six tracks are based on and titled after infamous serial killers, Edmund Kemper, Peter Sutcliffe, Herbert Mullin, and John Wayne Gacy. The instrumental track "Green River" is inspired by serial killer Gary Leon Ridgeway The first track "Killifornia" contains audio of spoken words by Ed Kemper.^[2] The artwork and booklet contains pictures and sketches of John Wayne Gacy; the back art has John Gacy dressed as "Pogo the Clown".^[3]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Tatsu Makami (except where Noted). 

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Killifornia (Ed Kemper)"		Makami	8:23
2.	"Ripping Into Pieces (Peter Sutcliffe)"		Makami	7:46
3.	"Megalomania (Herbert Mullin)"		Makami	5:26
4.	"Green River"	(Instrumental)	Tomohiro Nishimura	4:30
5.	"Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll"	Blue Öyster Cult	Blue Öyster Cult	4:00
6.	"Master of Brutality (John Wayne Gacy)"		Takami	11:16

Personnel

Church of Misery

• Yoshiaki Negishi – vocals
• Tomohiro Nishmura – guitar
• Tatsu Mikami – bass
• Junji Narita – drums

References

1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/master-of-brutality-r524623
2. ^ http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2nHlMeGUjcM/SkO59dfjbxI/AAAAAAAADIo/qL0DUJnnKP0/s1600-h/MOBback.jpg
3. ^ http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2nHlMeGUjcM/SkO59dfjbxI/AAAAAAAADIo/qL0DUJnnKP0/s1600-h/MOBback.jpg