Satan's Clueless Minions - Todd Strandberg - http://www.raptureready.com/rap16.html
The term "Satanism" is thrown around with reckless disregard in relation to popular music. A simple YouTube search for a [Pop star's name] + "Satanism" will turn up an ocean of videos from people who think various singers have an active relationship with the prince of darkness.
There is some logic the connection people make between a musician's music and his or her personal life. Eric Clapton produced the tune "Cocaine" and he had a well-known publicized drug habit. In fact, Clapton was so addicted to heroin, he, at one point, contemplated suicide.
Country singer, Hank Williams, and his son had several hits that involved the subject of booze and both were certified alcoholics. The song "Family Tradition" has the lines: "Hank, why do you drink? Why must you live like the songs that you wrote?" Hank Jr. makes light of the tragic legacy of his namesake by replying, "I'm just carrying on an old family tradition."
One of the most common topics addressed by Rock & Roll bands is sexual hedonism. The 80s hair bands such as Poison, Ratt, Quiet Riot, and Warrant specialized in this type of lifestyle. They also showed the consequences of burning the candle at both ends; with all but one of them having lost at least one band member to a drug overdose.
The pattern strangely breaks when it comes to musicians that specialize in lyrics with a demonic theme. Groups like Black Sabbath, Dio, AC/DC, and Metalica have all penned songs that put Satanism in a positive light, but I couldn't find any indication that these bands have a religious connection to Lucifer. Most of them claim that their fixation on the devil and hell is only about symbolism. Here is what the lead singer of AC/DC had to say about Christians that speak negatively of his music:
I love America. I live here now, and it's the greatest country in the world, as far as I'm concerned. But unfortunately, ya have some of the biggest looney tunes, meaning the religious right. They're just nutcakes, and if they can get advertising for themselves, they'll pick on something people are enjoying just because they're enjoying it. An' of course they never listened to our lyrics, because there's nothing satanic in there. Like "Highway to Hell," which we explained was about a three-day drive across a desert in Australia. But these people, they've got so many gullible followers down in that Bible Belt. -Brian Johnson
There is nothing complex at all about the song "Highway to Hell." Rather than being about the Australian back country, the lyrics are clearly about a twisted view of hell itself. Here are some examples (lyrics):
Goin' down.
Party time.
My friends are gonna be there too. On the highway to hell.
Highway to hell.
I'm on the highway to hell.
Hey Satan.
Payin' my dues.
Playin' in a rockin' band.
Hey mumma.
Look at me.
I'm on the way to the promised land.
I'm on the highway to hell.
Highway to hell.
I'm on the highway to hell.
Highway to hell.
The band Mötley Crüe had an album that featured a large pentagram with the title, Shout at the Devil. The groups' bass player, Nikki Sixx, said, "It just looks cool" and "It's not like I worship Satan or something." When asked about the devilish theme in one interview, he remarked that the name of the album was Shout at the Devil not Shout with the Devil." Since Mötley Crüe lived like the devil, it was obvious where their allegiance stood.
If there was an award for the group with the most subtle satanic lyrics, Led Zeppelin would win it hands down. Zeppelin's songs are saturated with the occult doctrine. Guitarist Jimmy Page of Zeppelin is a devout follower of Aleister Crowle,; the Satanist who proclaimed himself as "The Beast 666." Page has been called a devil worshipper by some, but it he wasn't the one who came up with the words. Most of the lyrics are from lead singer Robert Plant who received them in a "mysterious" way. Stephen Davis' book, Hammer of the Gods talked about how Plant wrote "Stairway to Heaven":
... Robert described the "automatic" nature of the lyric: "I was just sitting there with Pagey in front of a fire at Headley Grange. Pagey had written the chords and played them for me. I was holding a paper and pencil and for some reason, I was in a very bad mood. Then all of a sudden my hand was writing out words. "There's a lady who's sure, all that glitters is gold, and she's buying a stairway to heaven." I just sat there and looked at the words and then I almost leaped out of my seat."He [Robert Plant] often remarked that he could feel his pen being pushed by some higher authority." (Pages 164, 262)
Many musicians have talked about songs coming to them from some invisible guiding force. Few of them ever bother to question the source of their inspiration.
The fans of these groups are equally ignorant of these demonic lyrics. When I was a teenager, I have a friend who had every album by Black Sabbath, AC/DC, and Led Zeppelin. I asked him how he could listen to songs that were so openly satanic. He was totally oblivious to the obvious. At the time, I didn't understand that this was a matter of spiritual discernment.
This clueless mentality can work its way into the Church. Several weeks ago, I ran across a video that had a pastor casually admitting he listens to "Highway to Hell" while working out at the gym. The abundance of seducing spirits in these last-days is a key reason why all Christians need to be constantly seeking after God's guidance.
"Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils" (1 Timothy 4:1).
The term "Satanism" is thrown around with reckless disregard in relation to popular music. A simple YouTube search for a [Pop star's name] + "Satanism" will turn up an ocean of videos from people who think various singers have an active relationship with the prince of darkness.
There is some logic the connection people make between a musician's music and his or her personal life. Eric Clapton produced the tune "Cocaine" and he had a well-known publicized drug habit. In fact, Clapton was so addicted to heroin, he, at one point, contemplated suicide.
Country singer, Hank Williams, and his son had several hits that involved the subject of booze and both were certified alcoholics. The song "Family Tradition" has the lines: "Hank, why do you drink? Why must you live like the songs that you wrote?" Hank Jr. makes light of the tragic legacy of his namesake by replying, "I'm just carrying on an old family tradition."
One of the most common topics addressed by Rock & Roll bands is sexual hedonism. The 80s hair bands such as Poison, Ratt, Quiet Riot, and Warrant specialized in this type of lifestyle. They also showed the consequences of burning the candle at both ends; with all but one of them having lost at least one band member to a drug overdose.
The pattern strangely breaks when it comes to musicians that specialize in lyrics with a demonic theme. Groups like Black Sabbath, Dio, AC/DC, and Metalica have all penned songs that put Satanism in a positive light, but I couldn't find any indication that these bands have a religious connection to Lucifer. Most of them claim that their fixation on the devil and hell is only about symbolism. Here is what the lead singer of AC/DC had to say about Christians that speak negatively of his music:
I love America. I live here now, and it's the greatest country in the world, as far as I'm concerned. But unfortunately, ya have some of the biggest looney tunes, meaning the religious right. They're just nutcakes, and if they can get advertising for themselves, they'll pick on something people are enjoying just because they're enjoying it. An' of course they never listened to our lyrics, because there's nothing satanic in there. Like "Highway to Hell," which we explained was about a three-day drive across a desert in Australia. But these people, they've got so many gullible followers down in that Bible Belt. -Brian Johnson
There is nothing complex at all about the song "Highway to Hell." Rather than being about the Australian back country, the lyrics are clearly about a twisted view of hell itself. Here are some examples (lyrics):
Goin' down.
Party time.
My friends are gonna be there too. On the highway to hell.
Highway to hell.
I'm on the highway to hell.
Hey Satan.
Payin' my dues.
Playin' in a rockin' band.
Hey mumma.
Look at me.
I'm on the way to the promised land.
I'm on the highway to hell.
Highway to hell.
I'm on the highway to hell.
Highway to hell.
The band Mötley Crüe had an album that featured a large pentagram with the title, Shout at the Devil. The groups' bass player, Nikki Sixx, said, "It just looks cool" and "It's not like I worship Satan or something." When asked about the devilish theme in one interview, he remarked that the name of the album was Shout at the Devil not Shout with the Devil." Since Mötley Crüe lived like the devil, it was obvious where their allegiance stood.
If there was an award for the group with the most subtle satanic lyrics, Led Zeppelin would win it hands down. Zeppelin's songs are saturated with the occult doctrine. Guitarist Jimmy Page of Zeppelin is a devout follower of Aleister Crowle,; the Satanist who proclaimed himself as "The Beast 666." Page has been called a devil worshipper by some, but it he wasn't the one who came up with the words. Most of the lyrics are from lead singer Robert Plant who received them in a "mysterious" way. Stephen Davis' book, Hammer of the Gods talked about how Plant wrote "Stairway to Heaven":
... Robert described the "automatic" nature of the lyric: "I was just sitting there with Pagey in front of a fire at Headley Grange. Pagey had written the chords and played them for me. I was holding a paper and pencil and for some reason, I was in a very bad mood. Then all of a sudden my hand was writing out words. "There's a lady who's sure, all that glitters is gold, and she's buying a stairway to heaven." I just sat there and looked at the words and then I almost leaped out of my seat."He [Robert Plant] often remarked that he could feel his pen being pushed by some higher authority." (Pages 164, 262)
Many musicians have talked about songs coming to them from some invisible guiding force. Few of them ever bother to question the source of their inspiration.
The fans of these groups are equally ignorant of these demonic lyrics. When I was a teenager, I have a friend who had every album by Black Sabbath, AC/DC, and Led Zeppelin. I asked him how he could listen to songs that were so openly satanic. He was totally oblivious to the obvious. At the time, I didn't understand that this was a matter of spiritual discernment.
This clueless mentality can work its way into the Church. Several weeks ago, I ran across a video that had a pastor casually admitting he listens to "Highway to Hell" while working out at the gym. The abundance of seducing spirits in these last-days is a key reason why all Christians need to be constantly seeking after God's guidance.
"Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils" (1 Timothy 4:1).
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