1985-1998 SPECIAL REPORT: "SATANIC INDUSTRIES REQUEST"

“The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders…” Thessalonians 2:9, New Testament of the Christian Bible

“Blessed are the destroyers of false hope, for they are the true Messiahs – Cursed are the god-adorers, for they shall be shorn sheep!” Anton Szandor LaVey, The Satanic Bible

When the Angel of Light, Lucifer The Light Bearer, was denounced by his Father and subjugated to an existence of sin and horror, man was nothing more than a creative forethought. At least, this is the construction presented to us through years of religious storytelling. Since the dawn of democracy, societies’ self-appointed rulers have intentionally enforced a scapegoat, or invincible boogeyman figure, in order to keep their communities afraid of total extermination but safe under their masters’ laws.

Demonic and fantastical beasts are conjured by raconteurs to maintain a sense of control over ‘God fearing’ nations. Almost every culture, both historical and present, has one of these ‘Satans’ – a carnal image of infinite death and destruction. But as we ease further in to a “post-secular” era, as author and philosopher Eugene Thacker suggests, our ideas and interpretations of Hell and The Devil have changed. Throughout the course of time, the concept of Satan has become less of an effigy of religious torment and more of a trendy reference point in pop culture. Since the 20th Century, Lucifer’s nefarious aesthetic of blood, sacrifice and blaspheme has wormed its way into subversive art, literature and most significantly music.