Reception
Upon release, critical reception was fairly positive. People Magazine stated:
On the opening cut of Holy Money, A Hanging, lifeless voices chant in harmony, raising specters of a slave gang in hell as vicious drumbeats and gongs sound like some monstrous taskmaster. Over it all lead singer M. Gira, singing so low and slowly he sounds like he's on the wrong speed, delivers such lyrics as "Dear God in heaven... I'll hang for you"...Few bands rival the SWANS when it comes to black humor...then again, some days you just have to get it out of your system.
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