[T70] ‘Mausoleum’

Released on: The Holy Bible (Album #3) Epic Records, 29 August 1994
Track: 8

In contrast to the singularly gruelling experience of preceding track [T69] ‘4st 7lb’, ‘Mausoleum’ largely consists of more straightforwardly rocking music, accelerating to its devastating conclusion more in the style of [T68] ‘Archives of Pain’. As with so much of The Holy Bible it has Bradfield deliver in spades in the beautifully sinister guitar department, particularly in the memorable intro. The demo version of the song – one of only two to ever be released from The Holy Bible, on the tenth anniversary edition – makes clear that this effect took some effort to achieve, as the early version was very crude by comparison. The really curious thing about the demo is that it contains two very different vocal interpretations of the song’s excellent, protracted bridge – the second rendition is absolutely hopeless…