Frankenchrist

Dead Kennedys shifted their approach here, moving toward a post-punk style infused with surf music elements. The record functions as a biting commentary on American life throughout the 1980s, delivered with the group's familiar aggressive theatricality.

Controversy plagued the release due to an included poster featuring work by H.R. Giger. The resulting legal dispute regarding obscenity nearly forced the group's label into insolvency and served as a major point of conflict for free speech.