After burying Brooklyn under the dense power-dirge cacophony of 1991’s Slow, Deep And Hard Type O Negative decided to get almost serious. Or at least as almost-serious as Type O could ever be expected to get. Originally released on August 17th, 1993, at the tail end of New York City Mayor David Dinkins’ “gorgeous mosaic” of race riots and unemployment, Bloody Kisses offered both a response to the controversy that had enveloped Type O’s debut and an enhanced pop sensibility.
The album features infectious doom-pop epics (Black No. 1, Christian Woman), sarcastic hardcore screeds (Kill All The White People, We Hate Everyone), bizarre noise interludes (Fay Wray Come Out And Play, Dark Side Of The Womb, 3.0.I.F.) and a cover of Seals & Crofts’ Summer Breeze that somehow managed to be both lush and beefy. The album went platinum state-side on the strength of Christian Woman and Black No. 1… Bloody Kisses remains the diamond in Type O’s extensive back catalogue and one of the most elaborate revenge records of all time.
To be reissued on May 4 as part of Roadrunner’s Top Shelf Series*, the remastered digipack includes a bonus audio disc featuring 8 rare tracks from the Bloody Kisses sessions, as well as in-depth liner notes featuring new interviews and insight into the world of Type O Negative - making this package the complete collector’s piece.
Disc 1: Bloody Kisses
1. Machine Screw
2. Christian Woman
3. Black No. 1 (Little Miss Scare-All)
4. Fay Wray Come Out And Play
5. Kill All The White People
6. Summer Breeze
7. Set Me On Fire
8. Dark Side Of The Womb
9. We Hate Everyone
10. Bloody Kisses (A Death In The Family)
11. 3.0.I.F.
12. Too Late: Frozen
13. Blood & Fire
14. Can’t Lose You
Disc 2: Bonus Tracks 1. Suspended In Dusk
2. Black Sabbath
3. Black Sabbath (From The Satanic Perspective)
4. Christian Woman (edit)
5. Christian Woman (Butt-Kissing Sell-Out version)
6. Black No. 1 (edit)
7. Blood & Fire (Out Of The Ashes Mix)
8. Summer Breeze (Rick Rubin Mix)
