After the release of the masterpiece debut album Only theatre of Pain everyone but Rozz Williams left Christian Death. Then a band named Pompeii 99 [formed by Valor (vocals and guitars), Gitane Demone (keyboards) and David Glass (drums and percussion)] asked Rozz Williams to join them for a European tour and he agreed. And it was the time when Rozz and Pompeii 99 continued under the name Christian Death. The sound of Christian Death was about to change and become more affected and various. But after releasing two incomparable albums, Catastrophe Ballet and Ashes, Rozz Williams decided to leave the band and pursue his own path performing many projects, just like Shadows Project, Premature Ejaculation, Daucus Karota, a solo project named Rozz Williams and others.

The album begins slowly with the paranoiac tranquillity of Awake at the wall. Slow keyboard melodies accompany Rozz Williamsʼ serene interpretation while in the background Valorʼs guitar chords can be heard along with the ecstatic screams of Gitane DeMone. As the song reaches its end becomes more intense prefacing Sleepwalk that begins with stunning and imposing drumming. As Rozz Williams enters the song with his descriptive voice, Valorʼs guitar riffing becomes more intense. Gitane paints the soundscape with her voice when she enters and her keyboard melodies add a distressful feeling to the song. A brilliant composition with its up and low tempo moments with an astonishing Rozz, an unerring Valor on the guitars and a wonderful Gitane on the backing voceals and keyboard melodies.

A mid-tempo composition based on guitar chords and Williamsʼ descriptive voice, The Drowning, continues the album. Williams sings in full passion interpreting in a dramatic way and Valor evokes the ideal atmosphere with his guitar chords whilst the bass pulses along with the rhythmic drumming lend groove to the song. The soft guitar chords begin the next low tempo composition, The Blue Hour and the rhythmic drumming and the ethereal keyboard melodies follow accompanying Valorʼs chords and Williamsʼ calm, yet so descriptive interpretation expressing in a mesmerizing way his pessimistic, but also thoughtful, lyrics. As evening falls, which follows, is another Christian Death masterpiece. Stunning guitars along with groovy drumming accompany Rozz Williams while expressing his caustic lyrics. Here we are now in this God awful state where thereʼs nothing left to say. Letʼs lose ourselves in a picture dressed for the occasion, then lock it away

Androgynous noise hand permeates that comes next is an utterly paranoid instrumental composition serving the album as an intermission. Imposing drumming along with lunatic guitar riffs and some keyboard effects perform this small composition. And the album continues with Electra Descending, another wonderful composition with static rhythmic drumming, devout lurking keyboard melodies, great guitar riffing with Valor showing his abilities as a guitarist and Williams delivering lessons of acting. Williamsʼ peaceful interpretation and DeMoneʼs atmosphere-evoking keyboard melodies along with the rhythmic drumming begin the next composition, This Glass House. The whole song is a mid-tempo one, except for the choruses where the whole band does its best with Williams and DeMone enriching the composition with their unique voices, DeMone evoking atmosphere with her keyboard ideas, Valor with his flaming guitar riffing and David Glass with his quickening drumming.

Cervix Couch that follows is a slow atmospheric composition. Williams sings in an almost reciting way while the rest of the band accompany him playing in a slow mourning way evoking a paranoiac feeling. The fleeting somnambulist ends the album in full paranoia. A clockʼs sound, piano pieces, militaristic movement, sirens calling, amusement park sounds, voices reciting A mixture of different sounds coming from different places, different times, different dimensions

But all the strangers knew my name.
All but one who turned away.
In fear heʼd been there once before.
Behind the same tormented wall.