Musicians Talking About Satanism 

"It takes me all my time to conjure myself out of bed in the morning, let alone conjure up the Devil" is 10 times more real than Gaahl's toast to Satan.

dave mustaine: doesnt dabble in stanism anymore cause hes a born again christian just being honest ozzy: ah, im too tired to conjure a demon...too much work

In an interview about Black Sabbath's origins, Ozzy said that people liked to watch scary movies, so they wanted to make scary music.

Leave it to Ozzy to have the best answer to such a question

I think that Dave, Ozzy, Tobias and Lars all had really good answers but I think Alice really hit the nail in the head with his response, really well-put

Ozzy's the most unintentionally funny person on Earth.

"there's a bunch of people looking like penguins that are burning our churches" why the fuck did that make me laugh so hard? 😭

I lived through the satanic panic in Mississippi, and even at 13 years old I was baffled that our local pastors would round up the kids and actually burn rock albums. Saw it with my own eyes. I remember the pentagram on Motley Crue's Theater of Pain cover really set that guy off! He had a real hard-on for Prince too - Darling Nikki and all 😂 I just remember being pissed off about the albums themselves because it was such a waste of great albums that I wanted for myself.

for a start the word ( occult) means hidden , so I think a lot of people assume satanism is hand in hand with heavy metal, realistically it could be madonna or lady gaga just as easily as a band like Ghost

That was quite the mullet Lars had in the 80’s. Supernaturally magnificent.

Alice Copper's description at the end is the most accurate in terms of "rock-n-roll" Satanism, it's just for show and not real.

Like Slayer said, they just wanted to freak the Christians out. And Judas Priest defended themselves in court by saying that them getting their fans to off themselves would be bad for business!😂

I was in the Bible belt during the satanic panic...was around 7 or 8 years old. It made Halloween A LOT of fun. Kids daring each other to walk thru the graveyard at night and wondering if there would be "devil worshippers" there.

🤣🤣🤣You just had to throw Gaahl in there. Classic

I’m a Christian and I love all the artists (sans the guy before Alice Cooper and Nergal, although I respect Nergal’s accomplishments), but I think Cooper really hit it home with it all being show for rock and roll. I listen to heavy and dark stuff, but I don’t take it into my heart. I listen to it and hear music, lyrics, stories, etc being told and hear the art in it.

Alice Cooper is 110% on point.

Dave Mustaine probably put a hex on Metallica making them come out with St. Anger

Satan really exists... I was married twice

I’m not really religious but I’ve always found bands that just write about satanism very boring, it’s so cliché, what I do listen to like that I listen to for the sound and music, but I find songs with more meaning and more like a story way more entertaining and impressive

Surprised no King Diamond on this list

The devil wears a suit and tie and deals with the devil are real. True darkness comes from those with all the power, money and control. Not the musicians up on stage.

“That’s Halloween” lol most accurate observation of metal ever lol

I can listen to both Satanic Metal and Christian Metal. It's all about the music for me

Straight up thought Tobias Forge was that guy from Simple Plan in the thumbnail, lol. I have that same FNM shirt though, Ghost has great taste! 👻👍

Does Dave throw in that he once was in Metallica?

So glad you included that genius wordplay by Gaahl at the end. Incredible

"Bunch of people looking like penguins burning churches ." Nah i can’t be laughing this hard😂

Keep in mind that the real Lucifer was supposedly the most beautiful of all heaven's angels. If you are looking for satan, then you are looking for the most conservative, beautiful person you have ever seen in a million dollar evening gown or 3 piece suit. As Alice Cooper said, you won't find Satan amidst the Halloween of heavy metal.

Surprised and Glad to have seen my man ville valo in this

Very nice video guys, keep it up!

Gaahl makes a solid argument though

I'm the devil, I love metal. Check this riff it's fucking tasty.

Like Bill Hicks said - "Take me away and give me to the Satanist family down the street with all the good albums."

That Gaahl clip never gets old

I love how Gaahl's clip is just "Satan" 🤣🤣🤣

Ozzy is too real

Devil is on tv. lying all day long.

I know he never intended this to happen, but every time I see that Gaahl interview, I burst out laughing every time he says, with the gravity of a thousands suns, "Say-tan."

Ozzy the legend 🙌

That Ghaal quote has always cracked me up with just how over the top it is while just being so simple. Always funny

Every time I see a clip with Gaahl, I have the feeling that he is barely suppressing a burst of laughter xD top tier comedy.

Have to mention Tobias’ answer. I think he’s the one that got it right.

How about Santana-lism, Carlos is a great guitar player too.

Alice Cooper is definitely right. If you were looking for the real thing you aren’t gonna find it with a bunch of edgy boys dressing up and playing guitar.

4:44 This guy really goes into the depth of Satanism and it's origins

Alice said it best. Don’t take it too seriously

I'm Christian and I'm a 15 year old Metalhead. Slayer is my all time favorite band along with Pantera. I listen to Venom, Mercyful Fate(King Diamond is my favorite metal vocalist❤), Anthrax, Megadeth, Ozzy of course, Mötley Crüe, Possessed, Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson - two of my favorites❤ and many more. All I can say is that I love the music, I listen to lyrics and I see art in it. Yeah, it's dark and sometimes weird, but it doesn’t affect me. The bands that I just wrote, I love them not only as musicians, for example Marilyn Manson is so intelligent, educated and well spoken man, besides music, I can say same thing about King Diamond. Cronos from Venom is one of the greatest showman in Metal. So I love music and no matter, even if it's satanic , it's all about the music for me.

I see you rocking a Faith No More shirt Tobias 👏🏽

"It takes me all the time to get myself out of bed in the morning how am I gonna conjure a devil." - Ozzy Yeaaa truue, if that isn't the truth for most of us Ozzy 😂😭

I went through my heavy metal phase when I was in my 20s during the 80s. I had a friend from tech school who was a Pentacostal. He loaned me two tapes with people talking about the reverse, backmasking, of rock songs. I can recall someone on one of these tapes telling everyone to bring all their rock music media and throw it into a bonfire. I returned his tapes and told him that I believed this was just hysteria, and it was, and I still believe that today. These were the times when people believed that subliminal advertising and reverse/backmasking messages on media could actually affect a person's subconscious mind. I don't believe that there is much truth in that. That is not how the devil entices people into doing his work. Today, the devil is present in our music, our video entertainment, and our computer games more than ever before. He doesn't trick people with subliminal messaging, he tricks people by normalizing violence and immorality through our mass media. He tricks people by convincing the reverends of our churches to lighten up on the fire and brimstone. When our technology brought to us the mass media, it brought greedy people who saw this as a way to become wealthy beyond their wildest dreams. People who want money and power over anything else are easily tricked by the devil into doing his work. Now we have video, music, and computer games that glorify violence and immorality and, as a result, our society is becoming rude, dishonest, immoral, and many believing in freedom to do anything with no restrictions, no punishment, even if they hurt others with what they do. So, to cut this short, there are a lot of satanic songs out there, but you don't have to play them backwards to hear the satanic message that is within them, you just have to listen to the lyrics.

Tobias Forge looks like a budget analyst for Wells Fargo

“All religion is a foolish answer to a foolish question” - Thomas Shelby MP

It takes Ozzy half his time to conjure up a sentence 😝🤘

Glenn Benton himself said, " It's all about the metal ,that's all it is " I think he's said the same in the " when London burns" dvd a lot of musicians take it seriously when they are in their teens , you soon grow up and realise that being In any religious organisation is the best place to find yourself .

"The biggest lie Satan has told people is that he doesn't exist". Mustaine

Jesus saves..... He doesn't need your money.

My man Alice always with some words of wisdom.

I wish they had at least one slayer interview in this

"crazy people looking like penguins" - Epic quote; should be a meme!

There will come a time when it will become all too real.

why do we always relate satan with heavy metal? for all we know, he may like smooth jazz

The only approach to Satanism that made any sense for me is the one LaVey describes in his Satanic Bible- which, when you go through it, is actually a philosophical treaty rather than a religious book where he simply explores an existence focused on our time on Earth rather than on a higher power and an afterlife. True, the last quarter of the book is gibberish incantations, but the rest is quite reasonable.

Upon serious consideration, the most beneficial music is Byzantine Monastic Chants. Such music never gets boring-listening to stairway to heaven and bohemian rhapsody continuously will eventually drive anyone nuts.

I could listen to Gaahl speak all day.

Gaahl made my day 🤘😂

As an occultist who actually knows Lord Lucifer, I believe Dave Mustaine when he describes his experiences with him. The two things that struck me were the fact that he said he isn't some ugly red guy, but actually a beautiful angel (which is true in my experiences), and the fact he said "he could be in this room and we wouldn't know it", which is also true, he can be anywhere at anytime. Unlike Mustaine though I plan on being an occultist until the day I die. With that said though, I do think Mustaine was being honest.

I've always wondered about this

Ozzy was pretty funny. Tobias was probably the one that really made sense. Lars was just fucking lars. In my opinion it is just to f with people and make them be like: Oh my gosh! They are talking about the devil! Baaaad music... Very few rock/metal musicians actually worship satan. Most of em like to just make people think and then be scared but that's it. Slayer for example aren't satanists... THEY JUST LIKE FUCKING WITH PEOPLE!!!

So odd looking back at all the mainstream music videos with the same symbolism: snakes, owls, dogs, cats, bathtubs, a person dying and coming back from the dead, the all seeing 👁, lightning, the planet saturn, songs about the left hand, ect. It's especially weird how people in the music industry blow up in popularity once someone close to them dies. I'm sure it's all coincidence though, or an epic troll on those crazy conspiracy theorists xD

Ozzy conjuring up the devil every time he takes the stage. He’s a natural at it.

The devil is man's biggest scapegoat.

Happy to see Ville Valo here.

Satan doesn't care if you believe in him or not. He doesn't care if you worship him or not. You're not his friend. He hates you.

Ever seen Metal: A Headbanger's Journey?

Alice Cooper always lucid! Amazing

they should put the full version of mr. Cooper's speech

I've somewhat moved past intentionally listening to spiritual bands, since no one path fits me, despite still believing in something aka somethingism. (Vague, I know, but meh.) I prefer either sci-fi lyrics or just weird lyrics in general and sometimes, I don't really care to code the lyrics to figure out what the band is singing/screaming about, I do, however, avoid bands who try to push an annoying agenda I don't like, like, if I found out a super metaphorical song goes against my ideas, depending on how extreme it is, I might not listen to it again, it just depends, I know "music is music" but meh. It all just depends what the lyrics mean, or whatever, meh, sometimes I only care for the sound of the band though like instruments/genre, stuff like that.

Mr. Espedal, you get me every time 😂😂

funny the ''monster energy'' logo at the back 5.19 min. witch means 666

Gaahl: ...SATAN... 🍷 So good! **chefs kiss** 🖤

What is so bizarre/difficult for me, as a devout Christian, is the fact that I would love to meet Mr. Darski/Nergal. You can tell he is just a really down-to-earth guy, and talent-wise, he is one of my very favorite musicians.

SO SHWEEEETTT...much love Tee with LIONS NAMED LEO.[the music worldwide} and cool talks.! interesting concept...this ''satan'' is.! oooweee...lolol..

Gaahl just saying "Satan............" so camly and nonchalant is unironically one of the creepiest things ever like wtf

Dave, if you truly believe in the abrahamic mythology, then you have to know that all angels are supposed to look like fucking monsters. Angels aren't beautiful, even Lucifer, unless you are some kind of psychopath. Go ahead, look up what lore accurate angels look like.

Gaahl was the one providing the most insight that's for sure

They say it's tongue in cheek but then so did lavey yet he did rituals and had real occult things he did and things that happened that is very real.

I’m a Muslim and I would never accept the idea of satanism in Islam we believe satan is real and he is dangerous however that being said I won’t force anyone to like change there satanic beliefs cause I don’t really care enough And all I really care about is music unless of the lyrics are too satanic like I listen to some borgirs songs so yeah

God bless Alice Cooper!

The documentary that references satanism in rock and roll music is called, "They Sold Their Souls for Rock and Roll". Very interesting and a lot of parallels to satanism that are not mentioned in this short video. It's worth checking out.

Still amused that the inverted cross (St. Peter's Cross) is a Roman Catholic symbol.

Dang, that Gaahl sure has a way with words.

I think Alice Cooper and Mustaine have it the most right. Mustaine himself went from being in the occult to become a full blown Christian, so I wager he has the most perspective. Also his description of the devil is what’s actually in the Bible “an Angel of light” as he’s described.

A man asks the preacher "What must I do to go to hell?" Preacher replied "nothing"

reminds me of 2001-05 ultimate-guitar articles

Dave Mustaine y Ozzy siendo los más sensatos

Man Dave is a wacky dude

Would love to meet Dave one day

Little Nicky, with Adam Sandler, played Chicago backwards 😂 😂 😂 a classic!

Oden rules✋🏽

Satan would have you believe “It’s just for show”.