The Divine Punishment

The Divine Punishment
Studio album by Diamanda Galás
Released	June 30, 1986 (1986-06-30)
Recorded	Dave Hunt Studios, London Informusik Studios, San Francisco and OTR Studios, Belmont, CA
Genre	Experimental, electronic
Length	32:47
Label	Mute
Producer	Dave Hunt
Diamanda Galás chronology
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The Divine Punishment is the third album album by avant-garde musician Diamanda Galás, released on June 30, 1986 by Mute Records. It is the first installment of her "Masque of the Red Death Trilogy" about the AIDS epidemic. In this installment, she focuses on interpretations of Old Testament scripture.

Track listing

All music composed by Diamanda Galás.

Side one
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 two
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		Mute Ltd.		71417

External links

• The Divine Punishment at Discogs (list of releases)