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Throbbing Gristle – D.O.A. The Third And Final Report – Green Vinyl Record
Released in December 1978, D.O.A: The Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle is one of the most influential and unsettling albums in industrial music history. As pioneers of industrial, noise, and avant-garde electronic music, Throbbing Gristle (Genesis P-Orridge, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Peter Sleazy Christopherson, and Chris Carter) crafted a record that defied musical conventions, using disturbing soundscapes, mechanical rhythms, and confrontational themes to challenge the very idea of what music could be.
Musically, D.O.A. is a collage of dystopian noise, eerie spoken-word passages, distorted electronics, and fragmented rhythms. Unlike traditional rock or electronic music, the album is filled with unnerving drones, primitive drum machines, and heavily processed voices, creating an atmosphere of paranoia and psychological unease. Tracks like I.B.M. feature looping robotic voices, while Weeping and Dead on Arrival combine haunting synths with disturbing, whispered vocals.
Lyrically and thematically, the album explores violence, mind control, war, death, and societal decay. Songs like Hamburger Lady, one of the band’s most infamous tracks, describe a burn victim in graphic, nightmarish detail, using pulsating electronics and ghostly vocals to create an almost unbearable sense of dread. Meanwhile, Hometime and Hit by a Rock feel like fragments of forgotten radio transmissions from a dystopian world, reinforcing the album’s alienating and unsettling tone.
Upon release, D.O.A. was met with shock, controversy, and underground acclaim. Throbbing Gristle was already known for their subversive, anti-mainstream ethos, and this album only deepened their reputation as artistic provocateurs. It played a crucial role in shaping industrial music, influencing later acts like Nine Inch Nails, Coil, Ministry, and Einstürzende Neubauten, as well as electronic experimentalists in noise, drone, and ambient genres.
Looking back, D.O.A: The Third and Final Report remains a disturbing yet essential listen, a bold rejection of commercial music that helped lay the groundwork for the industrial, noise, and experimental electronic scenes. For those willing to enter its dark, unsettling world, it’s an album that challenges, disturbs, and ultimately redefines what music can be.
Limited edition transparent green vinyl
12 Booklet Inc Digital Copy + Additional Audio
Brand new, never played and still in the factory plastic sealed
Track Listing
Throbbing Gristle – I.B.M.
Throbbing Gristle – Hit By A Rock
Throbbing Gristle – United
Peter Christopherson – Valley Of The Shadow Of Death
Throbbing Gristle – Dead On Arrival
Genesis P-Orridge – Weeping
Throbbing Gristle – Hamburger Lady
Cosey Fanni Tutti – Hometime
Chris Carter – AB/7A
Throbbing Gristle – E-Coli
Anonymous – Death Threats
Throbbing Gristle – Walls Of Sound
Throbbing Gristle – Blood On The Floor
