I don't see how anyone could be underwhelmed by this, this is very clearly still the masterpiece of Whitehouse's original career phase. There's so much more focus on structure, in particular building and release of tension, not to mention that their sound palette expanded well outside the feedback/hiss/water limitations of their early work into using analog synth drones and other atmospheric studio trickery, without the (in hindsight somewhat minor) softening of the blow seen on Thank Your Lucky Stars & Twice Is Enough. It sounds like Whitehouse really achieve a true "studio" album here and allowed themselves to work with an actual producer for the first time, which must have been no easy task considering Bennett's notorious ego (and those of pretty everyone else involved in this project), and the difficulty of finding a producer who would not somehow dilute the groups raw power and integrity. I'm not someone who's some kind of elitist over early Whitehouse vs. later, digital Whitehouse; there may have been a lull in the early 90s (up until Quality Time), but I think Whitehouse's last few albums after that rank among their best work. But it's difficult to not feel this is still their best album.

Hey Discogs! Why aren't you being vigilant about sellers listing on this page...this version..,then saying at the bottom of their offer "peter kurten cover." I believe that's a separate listing. Not to mention it's a fucking bootleg.Discogs gets all over my ass if I start a new listing and I put a comma in the wrong place. Yet they're letting assholes try and pawn off their GWD boots as the original.Shane shame shame.

"Great White Death" remains Whitehouse's masterpiece. After almost ten records filled with hisses, whistles and screams, the sound turns into menacing and creepy electronics, not very noisy but much more disturbing. Bennet's vocals reach their best in hymns like "You Don't Have To Say Please" and "I'm Coming Up Your Ass", evil, vile, violent and sick. Somehow I think the second period of Whitehouse's activity never was as brilliant as the first, and that still today they keep living on the fame and perfection of this LP.