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New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

's Bitter Grace

Bitter Grace

Bitter Grace is a Manhattan goth rock band active since around 1985. Formed by Gustavo Lapis Ahumad in New York City, the band is known for their live set that includes lighting, smoke and theatrical effects. Plagued with consistent line-up changes over the past two decades, the band still plays...

 performed for ten years and went through continuous rounds of line-up changes during the making of this album. Similar in vein to the sound of Joy Division

Joy Division

Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Originally named Warsaw, the band primarily consisted of Ian Curtis , Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris .Joy Division rapidly evolved from their initial punk rock influences...

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Bauhaus (band)

Bauhaus was an English rock band formed in Northampton in 1978. The group consisted of Peter Murphy , Daniel Ash , Kevin Haskins and David J . The band was originally Bauhaus 1919 before they dropped the numerical portion within a year of formation...

 and other post-punk goth rockers, God and the Abyss was a long journey that lasted from the first recording in 1985 to the final release in 1997. A very dark CD as a whole, sole founder Gustavo Lapis Ahumad went through three keyboardists, two guitarists and three drummers in order to complete the album.

Track listing

All songs by Gustavo Lapis Ahumad except "The Very Last Goodbye" by David Ordenana & Bitter Grace.

1. "Beneath the Ocean Black" – 2:29
2. "Special One" – 4:37
3. "Sane" – 6:00
4. "Nothing Here" – 6:11
5. "Ashes in the Rain" – 4:49
6. "Precious" – 5:45
7. "The Very Last Goodbye" – 5:22
8. "God and the Abyss" – 1:56
9. "Fever" – 2:55
10. "Burning Kisses" – 6:16
11. "Requiem" – 5:53

Personnel

• Gustavo Lapis Ahumad - Writer / Producer / Vocals / Art
• Peter Cortinas - Guitars
• Jason Mathew James - Guitars
• David Ordenana - Bass
• Alex Smith - Keyboards
• Thierry Casias - Keyboards
• Alex Orlov - Keyboards
• Adrian Q - Drums
• Jerry Kong - Drums
• Kevin X - Drums
• Michael Barile - Engineer
• Thomas Duncan - Engineer
• Giovanni Fusco - Engineer
• Francine Barile - Production Assistant
• Saul Zonana - Mastering
• Dina of Red Evil Photography - Photos
• Vicky Novak - Post Production Assistant
• Joy Victims - Management