The Great and Secret Show (album)

The Great and Secret Show
The Great and Secret Show
Studio album by Devilment
Released	31 October 2014
Genre	Gothic metal, groove metal
Length	70:30
Label	Nuclear Blast
Devilment chronology
Singles from Hammer of the Witches
	"Mother Kali"; Released: 15 August 2014; "Even Your Blood Group Rejects Me"; Released: 29 September 2014; "Sanity Hits a (Perfect) Zero"; Released: August 2015;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Louder	^[1]
Metal Hammer	5/7^[2]
metal.de	7/10^[3]
Ghost Cult Magazine	7/10^[4]

The Great and Secret Show is the debut album by the British metal band Devilment, released in 2014 on Nuclear Blast.

Development

In September 2013, the band entered Grindstone Studios in Suffolk with producer Scott Atkins, who had previously worked with bands including Cradle of Filth, Behemoth, Amon Amarth, Sylosis and Gama Bomb.

Track listing

The limited edition of the album contains 13 tracks, closing with an orchestral rendition of "Even Your Blood Group Rejects Me" by soundtrack maestro Spencer Creaghan. Another track is a cover of Midnight Oil's classic "Beds Are Burning", with guest vocals by Dani Filth's long-term friend Bam Margera of Jackass fame.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Summer Arteries"	Colin Parks	6:14
2.	"Even Your Blood Group Rejects Me"	Daniel J Finch	5:24
3.	"Girl from Mystery Island"	Finch	5:50
4.	"The Stake in My Heart"	Finch/Parks	4:42
5.	"Living in the Fungus"	Finch	5:44
6.	"Mother Kali"	Finch	3:44
7.	"Staring at the Werewolf Corps"	Finch	6:45
8.	"Sanity Hits a (Perfect) Zero"	Parks	6:09
9.	"Laudanum Skull"	Finch	5:16
10.	"The Great and Secret Show"	Finch/Parks/Nick Johnson/Lauren Francis	5:33

Limited edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Beds Are Burning" (Midnight Oil cover, feat. Bam Margera)	Rob Hirst/Jim Moginie/Peter Garrett	4:30
12.	"Psycho Babble"	Finch	5:20
13.	"Even Your Blood Group Rejects Me (Motion Picture Soundtrack)" (instrumental)	Finch	5:26
Total length:			70:30

Personnel

Band members

Dani Filth – vocals
Colin Parks – lead guitar
Daniel J Finch – guitar, keyboards
Nick Johnson – bass
Aaron Boast – drums
Lauren Francis – keyboards, vocals

Additional personnel

Bam Margera – additional vocals on "Beds Are Burning"

References

^ Chantler, Chris (14 October 2014). "Devilment: The Great And Secret Show". Louder. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
^ Springorum, Björn (7 November 2014). "Devilment - The Great And Secret Show". Metal Hammer (in German). Retrieved 5 April 2025.
^ Gabriel, André (23 October 2014). "Devilment - The Great And Secret Show". metal.de (in German). Retrieved 5 April 2025.
^ Tovey, Steve (31 October 2014). "Devilment – The Great and Secret Show". Ghost Cult Magazine. Retrieved 5 April 2025.

[1] Chantler, Chris (14 October 2014). "Devilment: The Great And Secret Show". Louder. Retrieved 5 April 2025.

[2] Springorum, Björn (7 November 2014). "Devilment - The Great And Secret Show". Metal Hammer (in German). Retrieved 5 April 2025.

[3] Gabriel, André (23 October 2014). "Devilment - The Great And Secret Show". metal.de (in German). Retrieved 5 April 2025.

[4] Tovey, Steve (31 October 2014). "Devilment – The Great and Secret Show". Ghost Cult Magazine. Retrieved 5 April 2025.

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