How to Destroy Angels

Infobox Album |
Name = How To Destroy Angels
Type = studio
Artist = Coil


Released = 1984
Recorded =
Genre = Dark ambient
Drone
Length = 16:45
Label = L.A.Y.L.A.H. Antirecords LAY05
Producer = Coil
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:xt1ibks96akx link]
* Rate Your Music Rating|3.5|5 [http://rateyourmusic.com/release/ep/coil/how_to_destroy_angels/ link] |
Last album =
This album = "How to Destroy Angels"
(1984)
Next album = "Scatology"
(1984)

"How to Destroy Angels" is a studio album by Coil. At this point, the group consisted only of John Balance and Peter Christopherson.Cite web|url=http://brainwashed.com/common/htdocs/discog/lay05.html|title=Coil: The Solar Lodge – "How to Destroy Angels"|accessdate=2007-01-03|work=Discography|format=html] It was originally released in 1984 on L.A.Y.L.A.H. Antirecords, but was later re-pressed in 1988.

The record has two songs on it, one taking up each side in its entirety. What the B-side contained fluctuated over repressings: the first edition contained noise-filled grooves, the second edition held playable, multi-layered music, and the third edition contained a flat, grooveless face.

Originally, "How to Destroy Angels" was intended to be the B-side of the track "Silence and Secrecy", but due to Christopherson and Balance leaving Psychic TV, owners of Temple Records, the idea was shelved. "Silence and Secrecy" has only been released in partial form by way of a two minute excerpt on the Zos Kia and early Coil retrospective Transparent.Cite web|url=http://brainwashed.com/common/htdocs/discog/nrc05.html|title=Coil: The Solar Lodge – "Transparent"|accessdate=2007-01-03|work=Discography|format=html]

Remixes of "How to Destroy Angels" appeared on an album of the same name, "How To Destroy Angels (remix CD)".

Track listing

# "How to Destroy Angels" – 16:45
# "Absolute Elsewhere" – 0:00

Personnel

* John Balance – performer
* Peter Christopherson – performer

Notes

External links

* [http://brainwashed.com/coil/main.html Brainwashed — The Solar Lodge]
* [http://www.thresholdhouse.com/ Threshold House]