Christian Death is an American Deathrock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1979. The band was fronted and founded by Rozz Williams, featuring guitarist Rikk Agnew. Christian Death are most notable for their album Only Theatre of Pain which was a major event in the birth of the Goth and Deathrock subculture within the United States and beyond. After some major line up changes, resulting at one point during the mid 1990s, in two bands with the name Christian Death, the name was taken by Valor Kand, who had played as a replacement guitarist in one incarnation of Rozz Williams' band. This version does not feature any members of the original band, though it has been around since 1985 continuing on today. History Original group After becoming interested in punk music and playing in a few local Los Angeles bands, vocalist Rozz Williams founded Christian Death in October 1979 at the young age of 16 with