Master of Brutality

Master of Brutality is the debut studio album by the Japanese doom metal band Church of Misery, released in 2001 by Southern Lord Records.

Master of Brutality
Studio album by Church of Misery
Released	2001
Genre	Doom metal, stoner metal
Length	41:23
Label	Southern Lord
Church of Misery chronology
Born Too Late (1998) Master of Brutality (2001) The Second Coming (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Five of the six tracks were based on and titled after infamous serial killers Edmund Kemper, Peter Sutcliffe, Herbert Mullin and John Wayne Gacy (portrayed on the cover). The instrumental track "Green River" was inspired by serial killer Gary Ridgway. The first track, "Killifornia", contains samples of Kemper speaking.^[2] The artwork and booklet features pictures and sketches of Gacy; the back art depicts Gacy dressed as "Pogo the Clown".^[2]

The album also contains a cover of "Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll" by Blue Öyster Cult.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Tatsu Mikami (except where noted).

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Killifornia (Ed Kemper)"		Mikami	8:23
2.	"Ripping Into Pieces (Peter Sutcliffe)"		Mikami	7:46
3.	"Megalomania (Herbert Mullin)"		Mikami	5:26
4.	"Green River"	(Instrumental)	Tomohiro Nishimura	4:30
5.	"Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll"	Blue Öyster Cult	Blue Öyster Cult	4:00
6.	"Master of Brutality (John Wayne Gacy)"		Mikami	11:16
Total length:				41:23

Personnel

Church of Misery

• Yoshiaki Negishi – vocals
• Tomohiro Nishmura – guitar
• Tatsu Mikami – bass
• Junji Narita – drums