Christian Death

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Christian Death
Christian Death performing live in 2010. Left to right: Maitri, Valor Kand
Background information
Also known as	Sin and Sacrifice
Origin	Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
Genres	Gothic rock death rock art punk
Years active	1979 (1979)–1982, 1983–present
Labels	Frontier L'Invitation au Suicide ROIR Nostradamus Cleopatra Normal Jungle Contempo Century Media Sad Eyes/Trinity Candlelight Season of Mist
Members	Valor Kand Maitri Jason Frantz
Past members	Rozz Williams Jay James McGearty Hugh Jarse George Belanger Rikk Agnew Mikaleno Amundson China Figueroa Michael Montano Gitane DeMone Voxx Voltair David Glass Constance Smith Randy Wilde Barry Galvin Johann Schumann Johnnie Sage James Beam Kota PJ Phillips Nick the Bastard Vic De Boer Ian Thompson Casey Chaos Eva O David Melford William Faith Stevyn Grey Kris Kohls Steven "Devine" Wright Flick Fuck Will Sarginson Nate Hassan Tiia Gian Peres Sean Franks
Website	officialchristiandeath.com

Christian Death is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles County, California, in 1979 by Rozz Williams. With major line-up changes over the years, Christian Death has retained "a relentlessly confrontational stand against organized religion and conventional morality".^[1]

Williams was eventually joined by guitarist Rikk Agnew of the band Adolescents, James McGearty on bass guitar and George Belanger on drums. This line-up was responsible for producing the band's best known work, their 1982 debut studio album Only Theatre of Pain, which was highly influential in the development of the style of music known as death rock, as well as on the American gothic scene which also produced bands such as Kommunity FK and 45 Grave.^[1]

Following the release of Only Theatre of Pain, Christian Death's line-up fell apart, and by the time of the band's second studio album, Catastrophe Ballet (1984), Rozz had been joined by Valor Kand of tour mates Pompeii 99 on vocals and guitar. Following the release of the band's third studio album, Ashes, in 1985, Williams left the band and Kand became frontperson, with no original members of the band remaining. This resulted in a divide in the band's fanbase and created controversy that has continued to this day.^[1]