Wormwood

by The Residents

Wormwood cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 13 October 1998
  • Label: East Side Digital
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:04:13
  • Community rating: 3.87/5 from 6 ratings

Artists on this release: David R. Fulmer, The Cryptic Corporation, Dren McDonald

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Tackling some of the most violent, bizarre, and morally ambiguous tales from the Old Testament, the legendary avant-garde collective constructed a highly theatrical concept album. The deeply satirical lyricism is supported by sterile, unnerving MIDI orchestration and signature bizarre vocal performances, highlighting the grotesque underbelly of religious mythology.

Genres

Descriptors: avant-garde, leftfield, conceptual, death, satirical, biblical, storytelling, theatrical, experimental

Tracklist

  1. In the Beginning (2:54)
  2. Fire Fall (3:36)
  3. They Are the Meat (2:42)
  4. Meloncholy Clumps (1:45)
  5. How to Get a Head (4:08)
  6. Cain and Abel (3:37)
  7. Mr. Misery (2:21)
  8. Tent Peg in the Temple (2:55)
  9. God's Magic Finger (2:50)
  10. Spilling the Seed (2:46)
  11. Dinah and the Unclean Skin (3:14)
  12. Bathsheba Bathes (2:54)
  13. Bridegroom of Blood (4:59)
  14. Hanging by His Hair (2:36)
  15. The Seven Ugly Cows (2:36)
  16. Burn Baby Burn (3:01)
  17. Kill Him (2:41)
  18. I Hate Heaven (2:53)
  19. Judas Saves (3:56)
  20. Revelation (5:37)

Credits

  • Pore No Graphics - cover [cover art / photo of the residents], task artwork
  • Leigh Barbier - illustration
  • Carla Fabrizio - other [assistant to the residents], performer [additional instrumentalists], vocals [additional singers]
  • Pavers - performer [additional instrumentalists]
  • Richard Marriott - performer [additional instrumentalists]
  • Diana Alden - vocals [additional singers]
  • Laurie Amat - vocals [additional singers]
  • Linda Goldstein - vocals [additional singers]

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