Stoning, or lapidation, is a method of capital punishment whereby a group throws stones at a person until he or she dies. No individual among the group can be identified as the one who kills the subject. This is in contrast to the case of a judicial executioner. Slower than other forms of execution, stoning within the context of Modernism or contemporary Western Culture, is considered a form of execution by torture.
Stoning is called Rajm (Arabic: رجم) in Islamic literature, and is a practice found in the United Arab Emirates, Iran, Iraq, Qatar, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, Northern Nigeria, Aceh in Indonesia, Brunei, and parts of Pakistan. In some countries, such as Afghanistan and Iraq, stoning has been declared illegal by the government, but is practiced extrajudicially. In several others, people have been sentenced to death by stoning, but the sentence has not been carried out. In modern times, allegations of stoning are politically sensitive; the government of Iran, for example, describes allegations of stoning as political propaganda.
Lapidation is an album by composer and keyboardist Anthony Coleman performed by a various lineups from large ensembles to solo pianists and released on the New World label in 2006.
In his review for Allmusic, Blair Sanderson states "Angular lines, piercing sonorities, and abrupt changes of mood characterize Coleman's sharply defined music, and its edginess makes this album best suited for adventurous listeners".
All compositions by Anthony Coleman
The rotten thorn in your front
Is the freezing touch of fear !!!
I rise my hand
Your face is the mirror of god
I grab the stone !
Your shame and my anger embrace
Children and old bitches
Smiling and spiting your face
I guide the stone !
The weight of your sin condemn you !
Lapidation !
Please... cry in pain
I want to enjoy your death
I am the stone !
That crushes your vermin faith !