God and the Abyss

New York City's Bitter Grace performed for ten years and went through continuous rounds of line-up changes during the making of this album. Similar in vein to the sound of Joy Division, Bauhaus and other post-punk goth rockers, God and the Abyss was a long journey that lasted from the first recording in 1985 to the final release in 1997. A very dark CD as a whole, sole founder Gustavo Lapis Ahumad went through three keyboardists, two guitarists and three drummers in order to complete the album.

God and the Abyss
Studio album by Bitter Grace
Released	1997
Recorded	1985-1997
Genre	Goth Rock / Post-Punk
Length	50:03
Label	Middle Pillar Distribution
Producer	Gustavo Lapis Ahumad
Bitter Grace chronology
God and the Abyss Shimmer

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Legends #152	link

Track listing

All songs by Gustavo Lapis Ahumad except "The Very Last Goodbye" by David Ordenana & Bitter Grace.

1. "Beneath the Ocean Black" – 2:29
2. "Special One" – 4:37
3. "Sane" – 6:00
4. "Nothing Here" – 6:11
5. "Ashes in the Rain" – 4:49
6. "Precious" – 5:45
7. "The Very Last Goodbye" – 5:22
8. "God and the Abyss" – 1:56
9. "Fever" – 2:55
10. "Burning Kisses" – 6:16
11. "Requiem" – 5:53

Personnel

• Gustavo Lapis Ahumad - Writer / Producer / Vocals / Art
• Peter Cortinas - Guitars
• Jason Mathew James - Guitars
• David Ordenana - Bass
• Alex Smith - Keyboards
• Thierry Casias - Keyboards
• Alex Orlov - Keyboards
• Adrian Q - Drums
• Jerry Kong - Drums
• Kevin X - Drums
• Michael Barile - Engineer
• Thomas Duncan - Engineer
• Giovanni Fusco - Engineer
• Francine Barile - Production Assistant
• Saul Zonana - Mastering
• Dina of Red Evil Photography - Photos
• Vicky Novak - Post Production Assistant
• Joy Victims - Management