A Cool Dark Place to Die

by Theatre of Ice

A Cool Dark Place to Die cover art

Emerging from the extreme isolation of rural Nevada, this deeply unsettling cassette release entirely bypassed the standard gothic rock scene in favor of suffocating, lo-fi horror. 'A Cool Dark Place to Die' blends amateurish drum machines, scraping psychedelic guitar feedback, and chilling spoken-word narratives obsessed with the occult and murder. The intensely obscure, highly atmospheric recording eventually gained legendary status among tape-trading circles as a masterpiece of American outsider goth.

Genres

  • Experimental Rock
  • Deathrock
  • Experimental

Tracklist

  1. Welcome To My World
  2. A Cool Dark Place To Die
  3. Radio Has Gone Insane
  4. Deliverence
  5. Love
  6. Twilight Messiah
  7. Witchcraft
  8. Circle Of Stars
  9. The Calling
  10. Rejoice
  11. Life Is A Circus
  12. Oblivion
  13. It's All Over Now
  14. Riding The Nightmare
  15. Candlemas
  16. The Murdering Mind
  17. One Two
  18. Overcoming Peace Of Mind
  19. The Horror That Comes In The Night
  20. Death... And Beyond
  21. The Last