The Divine Punishment

1986 studio album by Diamanda Galás

The Divine Punishment is the third album by American avant-garde artist Diamanda Galás, released on June 30, 1986 by record label Mute.

Content

The Divine Punishment is the first instalment of her "Masque of the Red Death" trilogy about the AIDS epidemic. In this instalment, she focuses on interpretations of Old Testament scripture.^[1]

Reception

AllMusic has retrospectively praised the album, describing it as "compelling but brutal. An ugly, brooding masterpiece."^[2]

Track listing

All music is composed by Diamanda Galás

Personnel

• Diamanda Galás – vocals, co-producer

Production and additional personnel

• T.J. Eng – photography
• Frank Harris – engineering (B1)
• Naut Humon – engineering (B1)
• Dave Hunt – production, engineering (A1), mixing (B1)
• Richard Zvonar – engineering (B1)

Release history

References

1. Kenny, Glenn; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Diamanda Galas". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
2. Dougan, John. "Divine Punishment". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2015.

External links

• The Divine Punishment at Discogs (list of releases)