Christian Death

Christian Death formed in 1979, is a band name that originally applied to the pioneering Los Angeles deathrock group. The band was fronted and founded by Rozz Williams, featuring guitarist Rikk Agnew. Christian

Christian Death formed in 1979, is a band name that originally applied to the pioneering Los Angeles deathrock group. The band was fronted and founded by Rozz Williams, featuring guitarist Rikk Agnew. Christian Death are most notable for their album Only Theatre Of Pain which received great critical acclaim and was a major event in the birth of the deathrock subculture within the United States and beyond.

After some major line up changes, resulting at one point during the mid 1990s, in two bands with the name Christian Death, the name was taken by Valor Kand, who had played as a replacement guitarist in one incarnation of Rozz Williams' band. This version does not feature a single member of the original band, though it has been around since 1985 continuing on today.