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Hysteria

[Aug. 3rd, 1987][related: Def Leppard]

Concept album produced by Rober John "Mutt" Lange and conceived by drummer Rick Allen following the severing of his right arm in an auto accident in Sheffield, England on Dec. 31, 1984. The album traces the origin and effect of the female species through the lens of extended Christian Theology [see diagram below]. The album is seen by many as a precursor to early 90's hip-hop due to the absence of crash cymbals or other percussive accoutrement resulting from Allen's injuries - an accident numerous leaders of the Christian community have since attributed to divine retribution against the band for its portrayal of God as vengeful/lustful throughout the album, which was in production at the time of the accident. As if to lend credence to such claims, the album's seductive, after hours ballad Love Bites, seemingly with the vocoded spoken text, "Jesus of Nazareth, go to h***".

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-'''''Hysteria'' [Aug. 3rd, 1987][related: Def Leppard]'''
+==''Hysteria''==
+'''[Aug. 3rd, 1987][related: Def Leppard]'''
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 Concept album produced by [[robert-john-mutt-lange|Rober John "Mutt" Lange]]
 and conceived by drummer Rick Allen following the severing of his right arm in an auto accident in Sheffield, England on Dec. 31, 1984. The album traces the
-origin and effect of the female species through the lens of extended <!-- links to self --> [[error|Christian Theology]] [see diagram below]. The album is seen by many as a precursor to early 90's hip-hop due to the absence
+origin and effect of the female species through the lens of extended <!-- links to self --> [[Christianity|Christian Theology]] [see diagram below]. The album is seen by many as a precursor to early 90's hip-hop due to the absence
 of crash cymbals or other percussive accoutrement resulting from Allen's
-injuries (an accident numerous leaders of the Christian community have since
+injuries - an accident numerous leaders of the Christian community have since
 attributed to divine retribution against the band for its portrayal of God as
 vengeful/lustful throughout the album, which was in production at the time of
-the accident.)
+the accident. As if to lend credence to such claims, the album's seductive, after hours ballad ''Love Bites'', seemingly with the vocoded spoken text, ''"[[Jesus of Nazareth|Jesus of Nazareth]], go to h***"''.
-''Women''
-Outlines God's malicious creation of Female as resulting from his being "born
-with a passion, love and hate" and lays clear blame on the Siren-esque appeal
-of feminine energy as the primary destructive force of humanity.
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-\/
-''Animal''
-Further establishes the feminine's ability to render Man helpless. "All I
-want, all I need, and I lust", "make me your animal".
-|
-\/
-''Love Bites''
-Depiction of helpless involvement in lustful, perverse relationship ending
-with the subliminal whisper <!--Links to Love Bytes ArtMod--> [//eternal-september.net/hyperbolic-time-chamber/love-bytes.html "Jesus of Nazareth"], go to Hell".
-|
-\/
-''Don't Shoot Shotgun''
-Focuses on the turncoat nature of femininity as both an energizing and
-destructive force, appearing at first gentle and then vicious, a "dove turned
-destroyer".
-|
-\/
-''Hysteria''
-Culminates in the masculine's eventual complete emotional and physical
+[[File:Hysteria.jpg|500px|center]]
-paralysis at the hands of the feminine, with the feminine subsequently taking on
-the function as Godhead: "hypnotized, I'm shaking to my knees".