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 "The arrival of an experienced musician like Luca Piatti... turned the band into an even sharper and more aggressive power trio."

 "Amnesia... illustrates the golden and ‘classic’ period of Garage 29, bridging the gap with their more successful record companions."

Garage 29's Amnesia marks a pivotal point after lineup changes and label struggles, showcasing a sharper, more mature power trio sound. The album fuses existential lyrics with intense guitar-driven tracks, earning acclaim in Italy and abroad. Despite production challenges, Amnesia captures the band’s golden era and artistic growth. It remains a crucial piece bridging their sound with contemporaries like Marlene Kuntz and Afterhours. Listen to Garage 29's Amnesia and discover the powerful sound that defined an era in Italian underground rock.

 Auto da Fé was a tough and original album, well-played and that perfectly positioned them in a unique niche for energy and authorial intensity.

 Castello di Carte is a painful and authorial piece, a hymn against bourgeois conformism which inflamed many small local radios.

Garage 29's 1995 mini-album Auto da Fé is a unique blend of 80s synthwave, grunge, and poetic existentialism marking a pivotal moment in Italian rock. Despite their talent and local impact, the band never achieved the commercial success deserved. The album's four tracks showcase emotional depth, social critique, and musical originality, earning them the nickname 'MK with a human face.' Auto da Fé remains a cult classic in the underground scene. Listen to Garage 29's Auto da Fé and explore a unique chapter of 90s Italian rock history!

 "Hold Me Down" delights and surprises with noisy bursts and old-school dark guitar phrasing.

 The album contains at least three masterpieces but may be indigestible for first-time listeners of the greatest gothic American poet.

Sleeping Dogs captures a fertile and transitional phase in Rozz Williams' career, featuring a mix of unreleased tracks and rough recordings. It highlights Rozz's ongoing creativity post-Christian Death era and his experimentation with dark, gothic sounds. Despite its raw production, the album contains standout masterpieces like 'Time', 'Nostalgia', and 'Hold Me Down'. Essential listening for fans, but potentially challenging for newcomers. Dive into Rozz Williams' Sleeping Dogs to experience raw gothic creativity and rare unreleased gems now!

 The remastering work is certainly good, with a noticeable increase in dynamics... What is perhaps missing is a more incisive work on the sounds.

 In short, for one of the dirtiest and most decadent albums of the ’80s, no one wanted a polished and refined cleaning of the sounds... but one might have expected more.

This review evaluates the 25th Anniversary Remastered Edition of Christian Death's seminal album Only Theatre of Pain. While the remaster shows improved dynamics, it falls short on enhancing sound clarity and reveals issues like distortion and hiss. The reviewer questions the authenticity of the restored artwork and criticizes the quality of the added Deathwish EP tracks. Despite these flaws, the album remains a cornerstone of American death rock and gothic music. Discover the legacy of Christian Death's Only Theatre of Pain and hear how its remaster measures up—listen and judge for yourself!