The Divine Punishment

1986 studio album by Diamanda Galás

Studio album by

Diamanda Galás

Released

June 30, 1986 (1986-06-30)

Recorded

Dave Hunt Studios, London, England
Informusik Studios, San Francisco & OTR Studios, Belmont, California, United States

Genre

Avant-garde

Length

32:47

Label

Mute

Producer

Dave Hunt

Diamanda Galás chronology

Diamanda Galas
(1984)

The Divine Punishment
(1986)

Saint of the Pit
(1986)

The Divine Punishment is the third album by American avant-garde artist Diamanda Galás, released on June 30, 1986 by record label Mute.

Content

The Divine Punishment is the first instalment of her "Masque of the Red Death" trilogy about the AIDS epidemic. In this instalment, she focuses on interpretations of Old Testament scripture.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

AllMusic has retrospectively praised the album, describing it as "compelling but brutal. An ugly, brooding masterpiece."^[2]

Track listing

All music is composed by Diamanda Galás

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Deliver Me From Mine Enemies" (I. This Is the Law of the Plague/II. Deliver Me From Mine Enemies/ III. We Shall not Accept Your Quarantine/IV. Εξελόυμε/V. Γιατί, Ό Θεός?/VI. Psalm 22)	19:15

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Free Among the Dead" (I. Psalm 88/II. Lamentations/III. Sono L'Antichristo)	13:32

Personnel

Diamanda Galás – vocals, co-producer

Production and additional personnel

T.J. Eng – photography
Frank Harris – engineering (B1)
Naut Humon – engineering (B1)
Dave Hunt – production, engineering (A1), mixing (B1)
Richard Zvonar – engineering (B1)

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	1986	Mute	LP	stumm 27
United States	1986	Mute	LP	71417

References

^ Kenny, Glenn; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Diamanda Galas". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Dougan, John. "Divine Punishment". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2015.