The Satanic Mass

The Satanic Mass
Studio album by Anton Szandor LaVey
Released 1968
Recorded 1967, San Francisco
Genre Spoken word
Label Murgenstrumm (1968) Amarillo (1995) / Adversary Recordings

The Satanic Mass: Recorded Live at the Church of Satan is the first released audio recording of a Satanic ritual by high priest Anton Szandor LaVey, recorded in 1967 at Church of Satan headquarters, known as The Black House.[1] The album was originally released as a vinyl LP on LaVey's own label, Murgenstrumm, in 1968. It was re-released June 21, 1995 on Amarillo Records.

Side one of the album features an audio recording of the baptism of LaVey's daughter, Zeena. Side two features excerpts from the then-unpublished book, The Satanic Bible, recited by LaVey over the music of Ludwig van Beethoven, Richard Wagner and John Philip Sousa.[2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Satanic Mass"19:48
2."Prologue"2:45
3."Book of Satan, Verse I"2:47
4."Verse II"3:27
5."Verse III"2:56
6."Verse IV"1:47
7."Verse V"2:54
8."Hymn of the Satanic Empire, or the Battle Hymn of the Apocalypse"13:20

References

  1. "Satanic Mass LP : Anton LaVey Literary Finds For Mutated Minds!". Atomic Books. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
  2. Satanism Today & James R. Lewis 2001, p. 146.
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