It's the DEVIL'S MUSIC: a picture thread.

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It's absurdly early in the morning, and I'm finishing up my overnight shift, watching a positively CHILLING special on CNN about Evangelicals. I am now going to console myself with pictures of artists who sing the song for Satan. Join me, won't you?

http://www.myuseless-info.com/Crue_std04.jpg http://www.metalstorm.ee/bands/photos/venom.jpg http://www.southern.com/BURNINGFLAGS/pics/SLAYERsouth.jpg http://metalroots.gw.net.nz/images/cradle_of_filth.jpg http://www.powermetal.cl/darkmetal/images/mercyful_fate/mercyful_band_shadows.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 20 November 2004 11:32 (twenty-one years ago)

http://members.lycos.co.uk/umair/images/danzig.jpg http://www.42nd.net/ezine/nlogos/diodown.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 20 November 2004 11:35 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.coverportal.de/cover/audio/i/iron_maiden_the_number_of_the_beast_b.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 20 November 2004 11:37 (twenty-one years ago)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v165/noodle_vague/Cliff-richard.jpg

You know this is true.

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Saturday, 20 November 2004 11:38 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.rockstarcorp.com/black_sabbath_-_on_water_-_promo_glossy.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 20 November 2004 11:39 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.iltrogolo.it/stefano/Immagini/jp5.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 20 November 2004 11:39 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.torvund.net/guitar/intervals/int-fb.gif

― TomB (TomB), Saturday, 20 November 2004 11:41 (twenty-one years ago)

ihttp://www.an-irrational-domain.net/images/band79-82/band82cross.htm http://www.throbbing-gristle.com/tg/pics/tgrolandpic.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 20 November 2004 11:41 (twenty-one years ago)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v165/noodle_vague/deicide.jpg

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Saturday, 20 November 2004 11:42 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.slipcue.com/music/country/countrypix/louvin/brothers_portrait.gif

― god made dirt and dirt bust ass (papa november), Saturday, 20 November 2004 11:43 (twenty-one years ago)

http://hem.passagen.se/tobhag/sp/bandshots/SkiPu2.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 20 November 2004 11:43 (twenty-one years ago)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v165/noodle_vague/boards3.jpg

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Saturday, 20 November 2004 11:44 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.an-irrational-domain.net/images/jaz/jaz83tshirt.JPG

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 20 November 2004 11:44 (twenty-one years ago)

http://ubl.artistdirect.com/Images/Sources/AMGPORTRAITS/music/portrait200/drp200/p226/p22669pupb6.jpg (NYC's MEPHISKAPHELES)

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 20 November 2004 11:46 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.katarsdream.com/samhain.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 20 November 2004 11:48 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.oneposter.com/UserData/Poster/Poster_1919.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 20 November 2004 11:50 (twenty-one years ago)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v165/noodle_vague/cramps.jpg

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Saturday, 20 November 2004 11:51 (twenty-one years ago)

I feel SO much better now.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 20 November 2004 11:52 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.burning-heart.net/bpdrnk1.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 20 November 2004 11:53 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.subpop.com/bands/supersuckers/supersuckers-press.gif

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 20 November 2004 11:54 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.kaos2000.net/interviews/venomband2.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 20 November 2004 11:56 (twenty-one years ago)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v165/noodle_vague/paganini.jpg

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Saturday, 20 November 2004 12:00 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.metalmaniacs.it/Biografie/immagini/Slayer/fotoband/1987ca-band.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 20 November 2004 12:00 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.miromi.org/img/draw/journal_drawings/2001/07/bowie-eberlin.jpg (Bowie, like Page and Jaz Coleman, briefly had a thing for Crowley)

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 20 November 2004 12:04 (twenty-one years ago)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v165/noodle_vague/RobertJohnson.jpg

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Saturday, 20 November 2004 12:05 (twenty-one years ago)

http://geocities.yahoo.com.br/discursus/iconoteca/rstones.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 20 November 2004 12:09 (twenty-one years ago)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v165/noodle_vague/89058-001.png

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Saturday, 20 November 2004 12:11 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.alicecoopertrivia.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/albums/page_images/a-gth1.jpg

― weatheringD, Saturday, 20 November 2004 13:07 (twenty-one years ago)

http://home20.inet.tele.dk/sttb/picture/glen2.gif ihttp://www.kzsu.org/pguide/1995Spring/gif/optimal/emperor.gif http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v216/sexymollusk/VasDjifrens.jpg
http://drugie.here.ru/achtung/boydrice.jpg
http://earache.com/tours/tour_photos/akercocke.jpg
http://www2.zonnet.nl/gallery2/albums/album26/nickelback.jpg

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Saturday, 20 November 2004 15:44 (twenty-one years ago)

http://home.austarnet.com.au/ktulu/site/emppic.jpg

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Saturday, 20 November 2004 15:51 (twenty-one years ago)

666

― Mickey, Saturday, 20 November 2004 16:31 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.stereogum.com/img/britdonalds3.jpg

― Mickey, Saturday, 20 November 2004 16:31 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.rockphotography.co.uk/LIVE/ChristianDeath/ChristianDeath_Astria_02.jpg

― briania (briania), Saturday, 20 November 2004 16:38 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.zm101.com/los50/jerrylee/FYOU.JPG

― briania (briania), Saturday, 20 November 2004 16:40 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.agathodaimon.de/images/emperor.jpg

― briania (briania), Saturday, 20 November 2004 16:48 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.cd.sc.ehu.es/FileRoom/images/image391.gif

― briania (briania), Saturday, 20 November 2004 16:50 (twenty-one years ago)

http://store.artistdirect.com/Images/Sources/UBLPORTRAITS/overrides/funkadelic.jpg

― briania (briania), Saturday, 20 November 2004 16:53 (twenty-one years ago)

http://ubl.artistdirect.com/Images/Sources/AMGCOVERS/music/cover200/drd600/d670/d670364o52h.jpg

― briania (briania), Saturday, 20 November 2004 16:56 (twenty-one years ago)

http://img22.photobucket.com/albums/v66/thekfiles/4e0145a0.jpg

(I actually have this album, and have therefore punched my ticket to the hot place!)

― briania (briania), Saturday, 20 November 2004 16:59 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.geocities.com/jrocknosekai2/desdea1.gif

― briania (briania), Saturday, 20 November 2004 17:11 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.subjectivisten.org/jl/gfx/jaarlijstjes/200401b.jpg

― Roger in Mokum (Roger T), Saturday, 20 November 2004 20:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Very clever, TomB.

godmadedirt, well done, but please see

Favorite Album Cover EVER!

beautiful country & western album cover & poster art (a picture thread)

― Ken L (Ken L), Saturday, 20 November 2004 20:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Haha, I like how Throbbing Gristle look so very menacing way up there.

― Nag! Nag! Nag! (Nag! Nag! Nag!), Saturday, 20 November 2004 20:47 (twenty-one years ago)

― Ken L (Ken L), Saturday, 20 November 2004 22:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Try again.

― Ken L (Ken L), Saturday, 20 November 2004 22:45 (twenty-one years ago)

OK, I typed this '' but nothing came up, so I'm just gonna give you the link instead

http://www.belten.freeserve.co.uk/pics/coop.jpg

and if some helpful person thinks it's worthy of this thread please fix my tags and post it properly, thanks.

― Ken L (Ken L), Saturday, 20 November 2004 23:05 (twenty-one years ago)

TomB wins for subtlety

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 21 November 2004 00:13 (twenty-one years ago)

http://promo.warnerbros.com/willywonka/img/gallery/wonkpic1.jpg

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 21 November 2004 00:16 (twenty-one years ago)

good one.

xpost
ditto.

OK, here's what I was trying to post
http://www.belten.freeserve.co.uk/pics/coop.jpg

― Ken L (Ken L), Sunday, 21 November 2004 00:17 (twenty-one years ago)

http://hardrockcafe.narod.ru/images/t/typeonegative2.jpg

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 21 November 2004 00:18 (twenty-one years ago)

http://207.148.242.113/images/covers/project_03.gif

― Ken L (Ken L), Sunday, 21 November 2004 00:28 (twenty-one years ago)

ihttp://www.houg.com/store/cheap_comedy/scans/FlipWilsonTheDevilMadeMeBuyThisDress_front.JPG

― Ken L (Ken L), Sunday, 21 November 2004 00:40 (twenty-one years ago)

As much as I love him, you should really remove Alice Cooper from the proceedings, as he's a Church-goin', golf-club-swingin' Righty Republican who believes in Faith Based initiatives and, I believe, voted for Bush.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 21 November 2004 01:22 (twenty-one years ago)

You can tell because he plays golf.

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 21 November 2004 04:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Alex OTM. Alice Cooper is satanic uncle tom.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Sunday, 21 November 2004 04:38 (twenty-one years ago)

"a" satanic uncle tom, even.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Sunday, 21 November 2004 04:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh yeah that Throbbing Gristle pic is hilarious. At first I thought that was Kate Bush sitting on the ground and then I figured out it was them and that lightning bolt...and his army shirt...it just cracks me up.

But Noodle Vague - who was the duo that was just before Jaz Coleman?

― Bimble (bimble), Sunday, 21 November 2004 11:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Boards of Canada - Backward-masking, subliminal-message-dropping, Waco-sympathising Deviltronica at its finest.

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Sunday, 21 November 2004 11:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Wow, BoC actually being subliminal Satanists would explain so much...

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Sunday, 21 November 2004 11:29 (twenty-one years ago)

From The Free Dictionary:

Controversy

Few bands have managed to conjure the same amount of enigma and conspiracy. They have only participated in a rare few tours, and infrequently do interviews or public appearances. Marcus and Michael enjoy their privacy and the quiet life rural Scotland affords them, but do instigate on some occasion (unknowingly or not) the perception of themselves as an enigma. They have both expressed a strong interest in the power of subliminal messaging; their work seems rife with cryptic messages. No doubt, the sheer amount of data that can be found within not only the scattered vocal samples, but the mathematical timing of beat structures, song titles, colours, cover art, and track lengths do nothing to quell the suspicions of the conspiracy theorists.

Indeed, some have dispensed with listening to the music at all, saying that they are positive the band is trying to brainwash a group of people for unknown motivations, showings stacks of references to David Koresh, and occult symbols as proof. Others approach these facts from the skeptical angle, saying it is nothing but a bunch of cute tricks, and a bit of an ironic gesture towards people who take such things seriously (and some would say, as a bit of a similar gesture towards their own body of work in later releases, such as Geogaddi.)

Some confirmed masked, backwards or otherwise obscured messages in Boards of Canada tracks:

"Sixtyniner" -- Midway through the song, a monologue from a porn film can be heard, detailing a young man's experience losing his virginity. The vocals are very faint and may be difficult to pick up if one's listening equipment is not configured properly.

"An Eagle In Your Mind" -- A description of a place named "Holts" can be heard throughout the song, but it's also pretty difficult to pick up under the music.

"Happy Cycling" -- The vocals at the end of the song are reversed. They are taken from an interview with Jeff Lynne regarding the controversy over reported reversed messages in a few of Electric Light Orchestra's songs.

"In A Beautiful Place Out In The Country" -- The repeated distorted vocals are "Come out, and live with a religious community in a beautiful place out in the country", a slogan used in Branch Davidian recruiting videos.

"1969" -- The repeated highly distorted vocals are "Although not a follower of David Koresh, she's a devoted Branch Davidian", ostensibly regarding Amo Bishop Roden (who has a separate BoC song named for her), a principal Davidian.

"Alpha and Omega" -- Reversed vocals towards the end: "I'm a God-darned Satanist, and, if I wanted, I'd be in (t)his business too"

"The Devil is in the Details" -- The vocals throughout the entire track are muffled, through use of effect processors. They appear to be instructions from a meditation or self-help advice session.

"You Could Feel the Sky" -- The phrase "a god with horns" is audible at several points throughout the track.

"A is to B as B is to C" -- When played in reverse, the message "we love you all" can be heard, as well as a barking dog and an excerpt from the song "Teddy Bears' Picnic". And the part of the song that beings "I have been gone about a week" and ends with "Occupied" is an audio palindrome - it sounds exactly the same in reverse play as it does in normal play.

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Sunday, 21 November 2004 11:45 (twenty-one years ago)

This thread needs more goth! If I knew how to post pictures I'd add the original Christian Death, Alien Sex Fiend, X-Mal Deuschland, Sex Gang Children, even Siouxsie, Bauhaus, Sisters, and The Cure.

― Seb (Seb), Sunday, 21 November 2004 12:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, but the Cure were never Satanic....or at least as far as I know.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 21 November 2004 15:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Can't believe we got this far without....

http://www.manson-valley.de/fotogalerie/manson/images/acss/acss_32.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/swedishscum/ggindex.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 21 November 2004 15:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Maybe not Satanic, but I don't think they would appeal much to the Christian right, especially during the Faith/Pornography era. I remember hearing an excerpt from a Christian radio show on some website where a preacher was making a teenage girl cry for being a Cure fan. He was reading bits from the lyrics and telling her they would send her on her way to hell. Thank God she saw the light and decided not to listen to them anymore...
(x-post)

― Seb (Seb), Sunday, 21 November 2004 17:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Sorry, there's only room in hell for one BOC:

http://www.vegas4boc.com/images/bocspin.gif

― briania (briania), Sunday, 21 November 2004 19:57 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.kickedintheface.com/reviews/cover/Napalm%20Death%20-%20Harmony%20Corruption.jpg

― ke[hm, Sunday, 21 November 2004 20:02 (twenty-one years ago)

I like how that Black Sabbath picture goes uncommented on. What are they doing, relaxing in the Bahamas?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 21 November 2004 20:04 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.civilisation-records.com/assets/images/NAPALM_DEATH_5.jpg

ihttp://metallicbrains.hatesit.com/wall/napalmdeath.jpg

― ke[hm, Sunday, 21 November 2004 20:05 (twenty-one years ago)

ihttp://www.irscorner.com/de/images/dk1.jpg