Talisman: Live in Nagoya
Live album by Painkiller
Released	October 22, 2002
Recorded	November 24, 1994
Genre	Avant-garde jazz, grindcore, avant-garde metal
Length	48:09
Label	Tzadik TZ 7342
Producer	John Zorn
Painkiller chronology
Execution Ground (1994) Talisman: Live in Nagoya (2002) 50th Birthday Celebration Volume 12 (2005)
John Zorn chronology
Filmworks XIII: Invitation to a Suicide (2002) Talisman: Live in Nagoya (2002) Masada Guitars (2003)

Talisman: Live in Nagoya is a live album by Painkiller, a band featuring John Zorn, Bill Laswell, and Mick Harris, performing live in Nagoya, Japan.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

The AllMusic review by François Couture awarded the album 3 stars stating "Pain Killer started out in 1991 as an incredibly brutal and exhilarating avant-core trio. It gradually turned into a free-dub unit with much less ideas per minute... As it is, it will appeal to fans of the Execution Ground era of the trio – and even then it makes an interesting addition but is by no means an essential item."^[2]

Track listing

1. "Batrachophrenoboocosmomachia" – 31:55
2. "Transport Of Sorcerers" – 6:10
3. "Ahamkara" – 10:00

Personnel

• John Zorn – alto saxophone, vocals
• Bill Laswell – bass
• Mick Harris – drums, vocals

Technical

• Oz Frith – recording engineer^[3]
• Scott Hull – mastering
• Chippy – design
• Heun-Heung Chin – design
• Tomoyo T.L. – design