Christian Death - American Gothic

Christian Death rose from the Los Angeles punk rock scene in 1979 to become one of the founding bands of American gothic rock and death rock. Initially led by Rozz Williams, the band would create the landmark debut album in 1982, Only Theatre of Pain . Valor Kand would join Williams in the band for the second and third albums before eventually become the band's leader after the departure of Williams in 1985. This episode discusses the development of the group, the creation of American gothic and death rock music, and the first four studio albums from Christian Death through 1986.