Curse of the Golden Vampire
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| name = Curse of the Golden Vampire
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| alias = The Curse of the Golden Vampire
| origin =
| genre = {{hlist|Electronic|digital hardcore}}
| years_active = 1998–2003
| label = {{hlist|Digital Hardcore Recordings|Ipecac Recordings}}
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Curse of the Golden Vampire was a collaborative music project of Alec Empire and Techno Animal (Kevin Martin and Justin Broadrick). The group released a studio album, titled The Curse of the Golden Vampire, on Digital Hardcore Recordings in 1998.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/article/8017-time-capsule/?page=8|title=Time Capsule: Everyday Is Halloween (page 8)|work=Pitchfork|date=October 31, 2002|access-date=November 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323221038/http://pitchfork.com/features/article/8017-time-capsule/?page=8|archive-date=March 23, 2016|url-status=live}} Without the participation of Empire, the group released a studio album, titled Mass Destruction, on Ipecac Recordings in 2003.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/curse-of-the-golden-vampire-mn0001945856/biography|title=Curse of the Golden Vampire - Biography|work=AllMusic|first=John|last=Bush|access-date=November 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114234207/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/curse-of-the-golden-vampire-mn0001945856/biography|archive-date=November 14, 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/1717-mass-destruction/|title=Curse of the Golden Vampire: Mass Destruction|work=Pitchfork|first=Andrew|last=Bryant|date=August 10, 2003|access-date=November 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413181525/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/1717-mass-destruction/|archive-date=April 13, 2016|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/curse_of_golden_vampire-mass_destruction|title=Curse of the Golden Vampire - Mass Destruction|work=Exclaim!|first=Sean|last=Palmerston|date=September 1, 2003|access-date=November 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126213523/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/curse_of_golden_vampire-mass_destruction|archive-date=November 26, 2020|url-status=live}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
- The Curse of the Golden Vampire (1998)
- Mass Destruction (2003)
''The Curse of the Golden Vampire''
{{Infobox album
| name = The Curse of the Golden Vampire
| type = studio
| artist = The Curse of the Golden Vampire
| cover = CurseOfTheGoldenVampireSelfTitled.jpeg
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| released = {{Start date|1998}}
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| genre = {{hlist|Electronic|digital hardcore}}
| length = {{Duration|m=59|s=24}}
| label = Digital Hardcore Recordings
| producer = Techno Animal
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| next_title = Mass Destruction
| next_year = 2003
}}
The Curse of the Golden Vampire is the first studio album by The Curse of the Golden Vampire. It was released on Digital Hardcore Recordings in 1998.
=Critical reception=
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-curse-of-the-golden-vampire-mw0000044583|title=Alec Empire - The Curse of the Golden Vampire|work=AllMusic|first=John|last=Bush|access-date=November 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903233850/https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-curse-of-the-golden-vampire-mw0000044583|archive-date=September 3, 2019|url-status=live}}
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John Bush of AllMusic called the album "a distinct disappointment." He added, "The Curse of the Golden Vampire takes each act's trademark -- industrial breakbeats and darkside dub soundscapes, respectively -- and merely blends them together, resulting in a project which sounds as though separate studios were used for recording."
=Track listing=
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Alec Empire and Techno Animal
| title1 = Caucasian Deathmask
| length1 = 7:58
| title2 = Escape the Earth
| length2 = 7:45
| title3 = Substance X
| length3 = 5:28
| title4 = Low-Tech Predator
| length4 = 7:02
| title5 = Anti-Matter
| length5 = 7:54
| title6 = Kamikaze Space Programme
| length6 = 7:50
| title7 = Temple of the Yellow Snake
| length7 = 5:55
| title8 = Ultrasonic Meltdown
| length8 = 9:32
| total_length = 59:24
}}
=Personnel=
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Alec Empire – music
- Techno Animal – additional music, production
- Beans – vocals (3)
- Steve Rooke – mastering
- Hell – cover art
- The Pathological Puppy – cover art
References
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External links
- {{Discogs artist|The Curse Of The Golden Vampire|The Curse of the Golden Vampire}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20221114234810/https://www.ipecac.com/artists/curse-of-the-golden-vampire Curse of the Golden Vampire] at Ipecac Recordings
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