This outing from the ex-Immaculate Consumptive bandmates was originally released as a 12" in 1987 on Lunch's Widowspeak label.

The album cover shows Lunch and Ruin—lovers at the time—in a coital embrace.

A 1989 CD version added "The Crumb", a single by Lunch and Sonic Youth leader Thurston Moore.

Trouser Press wrote "Stinkfist could be the first joint effort [Lydia Lunch] doesn't dominate [...] Lots of noise and energy but nothing new, especially for the already Foetusized.

"[2] All tracks are written by Lydia Lunch and Clint Ruin, except "The Crumb" co-written by Thurston Moore"Stinkfist" and "Son of Stink": "Meltdown Oratorio": "The Crumb":