| Death Walks Behind You | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Atomic Rooster |
| Cover: | Death Walks Behind You.jpg |
| Released: | September 1970 |
| Recorded: | August 1970 |
| Length: | 45:27 |
| Label: | B&C (original UK release) Elektra (original USA release) Philips (original German release) Repertoire (1990 & 2000 German reissues) Akarma (2006 Italian reissue) |
| Producer: | Atomic Rooster |
| Prev Title: | Atomic Roooster |
| Prev Year: | 1970 |
| Next Title: | In Hearing of Atomic Rooster |
| Next Year: | 1971 |
Death Walks Behind You is the second studio album by British rock band Atomic Rooster, released in September 1970. It was their first album to receive a US release, albeit in a different sleeve. It is commonly thought of as the archetypal Atomic Rooster album, recorded by the 'classic' line-up of Vincent Crane, John Du Cann and Paul Hammond. Certainly it is their most successful album, critically and commercially, and often hailed as a classic of the progressive rock genre. It produced the hit single "Tomorrow Night" (UK No. 11), which became one of the band's best-known songs. The album cover features the William Blake monotype Nebuchadnezzar. Band photos were taken at Churchfield Road Cemetery, Acton W3, by former actor-turned photographer Richard Lyon.
In a retrospective review of 2011, Raffaella Berry wrote, "Though not exactly flawless, Death Walks Behind You is an impressive offering that is almost a must-listen for Hammond fans and anyone who likes their prog with a harder edge (though not necessarily metal). A fascinating, almost addictive album by an underrated band, whose long but chequered career ended tragically with Vincent Crane's death in 1989."[1]