🎤 Anton Szandor LaVey – Artist Profile

🎤 Artist Anton Szandor LaVey 🌎 Country

(US) • Born Fri 11 Apr 1930 ♈ (67 years, 6 months, 18 days, 24673 total living days) • R.I.P. Wed 29 Oct 1997 (95 years, 9 months, 0 days, 34973 total living and posthuman days)

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Frost and Fire (Sat 31 Jan 1981)

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He’s listed under “Special thanks to:” on Frost and Fire by Cirith Ungol. The Beatles has also on him on Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.

LaVey was the founder of the Church of Satan and the religion of LaVeyan Satanism. Interestingly, at least one member of Cirith Ungol has liked the Church of Satan’s Facebook page. The band Night Demon has released a song titled Satan. Jarvis also runs Iron Grip Management, which has managed the British heavy metal band Satan.

So it raises the question:
Is Cirith Ungol truly aligned with atheistic Satanism, or are they more into devil worship? Do they believe in a theistic Satan from the Bible or the Abrahamic religions? Or is it more symbolic—an ideology rather than literal belief?

It’s worth noting that the upside-down cross is actually the Cross of Saint Peter, not originally a Satanic symbol. Still, many metal bands and fans use it to provoke or make a statement. The “sign of the horns” can mean “rock on” or symbolize Satan, depending on the context.

I imagine quite a few Christians listen to Cirith Ungol, even though their themes might conflict with Christian values. But isn’t that a contradiction? Either you believe in Christianity, or you embrace something like Satanism—especially when it heavily influences the music and imagery, as it does with Cirith Ungol.

Sometimes it seems people are ashamed to talk about their Christianity, yet very open when it comes to Satanism or humanism. You often see Satanists mocking Jesus or depicting him as a sadistic cartoon character, while calling the Bible a fairy tale. At the same time, it’s rare to see musicians criticize Islam—do other religions not exist in this conversation?

And when we talk about ultimate freedom, let’s not forget that the laws of your country come before religion in most modern societies. Religion may influence ideology, but freedom is more about law and personal responsibility.

Rob said about Vern: “He and his wife got religion and bailed, which was for the best as he was never really C.U. material.”. Rob also said about Robert Warrenburg: “To make a long story short Bob got some kind of religion … Both (Warrenburg/Malatesta) left before the album (Paradise Lost) was even released”.

Reminds me of the liner notes of the founder Anton LaVey of Church of Satan, pentagram symbol of Satanism, and also The Masters of Black Metal (1985 gig) and “We’re Still Children Of The Devil” (2017 interview). It is also maybe one or another cross on the poster.