"Prelude to Agony" is a song by Type O Negative, included on their first album Slow, Deep and Hard, released in 1991. This song is about raping the girl. The first canto, "The Truth", is instrumental. The second canto, "God Love Fire Woman Death", has stoner metal riffs; The third canto, "Jackhammarape", features a grinding jackhammer and a woman shrieking. The fourth canto, "Pain (Is Irrelevant)", has dirge-like riffing then a mechanical device used to inflict serious injury to incapacitated victims with female screams then some male screams.
Duration The altered version of this song, "Pain", which is the partial title of the fourth canto of this song, is included on their second album The Origin of the Feces.
Lyrics
Canto I: The Truth
[Instrumental]
Canto II: God Love Fire Woman Death
There is no pain like that of desire Is there no difference between women and fire? One burns the spirit The other the flesh Is sex worth the price of certain death? Absolution I am whole Absolution I am Open her loins and into the hearth Don't let her flames consume your heart For the quest of holy copulation The end result? Self immolation Absolution I am whole Absolution I am Love is life Life is love Love is pain Pain is death
Canto III: Jackhammerape
Agony and ecstasy Your cries of pain my pleasure To know my machine internally Your torment I treasure Lifeblood combines with semen You're screaming my laughter The compressor is running smoothly 'Tis vengeance I am after Begging becomes your love song You're dying I masturbate For the crime of burning me I give to thee Jackhammerape
Canto IV: Pain (is irrelevant)
Pain Pain Pain Pain I hope you enjoy this (Pain)
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Personnel
- Band performers
- Peter Steele – lead vocals, bass guitar
- Kenny Hickey – guitar, backing vocals
- Josh Silver – keyboards, organ, samples, effects
- Sal Abruscato – drums, percussion
- Additional performer
- The Bensonhoist Lesbian Choir – backing vocals
- Production
- Written by Peter Steele
- Engineered and mixed by Mike Marciano
- Mastered by Michael Sarsfield
- Produced by Type O Negative