Phallus Dei are a German industrial band tinged with dark Gothic romanticism on the one hand and a trashy fascination with sex and violence on the other. The band released its first homemade cassette in Germany in 1988; over the years, they built up a following in Europe with five albums and a CD-ROM single. In 1997, the group saw their first U.S. domestic release with the best-of compilation Adorations. ~ Steve Huey