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Black vinyl with gatefold cover.

Musically, Church Of Misery continues to reinvent themselves while keeping with the same murderer-inspired imagery and inspiration. Most notable about And Then There Where None is the discernible vocals, so I’ll begin with a criticism. I felt like past Church Of Misery vocals added an essential art-element to the overall sound which is lost in this album. You can understand every heinous word now which makes it a bit cheesy in my opinion. I always admired the unorganized psychopathic approach (speaking about singing of course). The overall sound is quite hitting, with all the hooks and grooves fully intact, if not more-blues driven than their past efforts especially the riff on track #2 (gotta love the cowbell) Riffage-wise, this is a 5-star. I cannot even begin to explain how this album does totally crush so I am going to stop typing. For any fan, I say without hesitancy to pick this up and form your own opinion, because fans know this band does not disappoint. The tribute to Tommy Lynn Sells, which is 8 and a half minutes of sobering, debilitating, unadulterated heaviness performed as in the first person, is effectively creepy. Don’t listen alone!

Track listing:
1. The Hell Benders (The Bender Family)
2. Make Them Die Slowly (John George Haigh)
3. Doctor Death (Harold Shipman)
4. River Demon (Arthur Shawcross)
5. Confessions Of An Embittered Soul (Leonarda Cianciulli)
6. Suicide Journey (Heavens Gate Cult)
7. Murderfreak Blues (Tommy Lynn Sells)