From Barbarism to Christian Manhood

From Barbarism to Christian Manhood
Studio album by King Snake Roost
Released	1987 (1987)
Recorded	21 March – 22 March 1987 (1987-03-22)
Studio	Sound Barrier Studios (Sydney, AU)
Genre	Noise rock
Length	32:34
Label	Aberrant (original release) Amphetamine Reptile (reissue)
Producer	Dave Boyne
King Snake Roost chronology
From Barbarism to Christian Manhood (1987) Things That Play Themselves (1988)

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From Barbarism to Christian Manhood is the debut album of noise rock band King Snake Roost, released in 1987 by Aberrant Records. In 1989, the album was re-issued on vinyl by Amphetamine Reptile Records.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"King Snake Roost"	Charles Tolnay	Tolnay	3:04
2.	"Dead All Over"	Michael Raymond, Stuart "Trigger" Tregilgar	Raymond	4:44
3.	"Lonely Hearts Club"	Raymond	Raymond	4:30
4.	"Buffalo Bob (The Farmer's Lad)"	Raymond	Raymond	3:27

Side two

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Godzilla"	Trigger	Raymond	4:06
2.	"Napalm Factory"	Trigger	Raymond	4:13
3.	"Medusa's Leer"		Raymond	3:41
4.	"Fat City"	Tolnay	Tolnay	4:46

Personnel

Adapted from the From Barbarism to Christian Manhood liner notes.

King Snake Roost

• Bill Bostle – drums
• Peter Hill – vocals, harp
• Michael Raymond – bass guitar
• Charles Tolnay – guitar

Production and additional personnel

• Caroline Birkett – photography, design
• Dave Boyne – production, engineering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Australia	1987	Aberrant	LP	SLITHER 1
Netherlands		Megadisc		MD 7914
United States	1989	Amphetamine Reptile	CS, LP	ARR 89166

External links

• From Barbarism To Christian Manhood at Discogs (list of releases)