Gems of Masochism

Gems Of Masochism is the third and final studio album by American band Antioch Arrow, which was posthumously released on September 27, 1995 on CD and LP formats by the Amalgamated Recording Corp.

The album, musically, shows the band's complete transition from spastic hardcore punk sound to the flat out gothic post-punk style, utilizing instruments such as keyboards.

Antioch Arrow formed in 1992 in San Diego, California and released their earliest material through the influential local label Gravity Records.

As described by fanzine Silent Uproar's review of the album, "Antioch Arrow dismantled, rearranged, and deconstructed everything in the West Coast punk/hardcore scene when they released Gems Of Masochism.

"[4] Ned Raggett of Allmusic rewarded the album four and a half stars out of a possible five, stating "without sacrificing any of the awesome power of the earlier releases, Antioch Arrow added new elements of drama and decadence to their work, finding a nexus between musical and lyrical extremity.