#satana: intro.

[devilsmenu]

Was that [ANA HIKARI]? Oh no no, that was just [SATANA HELLSTROM], a [CANON CHARACTER] from [MARVEL]. They are [TWENTY SEVEN] years old and [ARE] aware that they are not actually from Washington DC. Too bad they can’t stray from this city for long. 

how long has your character been here

A year now

what is your character’s job

Nightclub owner and part-time private eye

where has your character been pulled from in their fandom

Everything till the The 2nd Circle

has any magic affected your character

No, it haven’t

[thelampisaflashlight]

Mixed Messages Pt. 1

[Romancing Dew is a lot like flirting with a brick wall. At the very least, they're both hard.... God that was awful. Anyway, so begins the SwissRainDrop friends to lovers series, established Swiss/Rain. Intro piece here.] Below the cut.

Swiss will give Dew the benefit of the doubt and believe that his squirrely behavior as of late is because of the upcoming tour and NOT because he's still worked up over having spent the night pressed between him and Rain a week ago.

He gets it, really, it's a lot.

It's probably more than what Dew's used to, affection wise.

Because Swiss knows that's what this is about, and not the sex.

He knows it's not the sex, because he's seen Dew speared and spread on multiple occasions by multiple people, and, likewise, he's seen him do the same to others, and he never seems to mind it.

It's when things take on a softer, gentler tone that Dew seems to get... squirmy.

And had Swiss used that to his advantage the night he and Rain finally managed to invite him back to their room?

Oh absolutely.

Dew had flushed and cried so prettily at every little word of praise, like it was the first time anyone had ever said anything nice to him.

And, fuck, if that hadn't encouraged Swiss to say more and more.

Hell, even Rain started pressing compliments into the fire ghoul's skin with every kiss he laid across his body.

And Rain.

Satanas, Rain...

Watching him take Dew apart had been like watching an artist placing the first strokes onto a new canvas.

Messy at first, but the more work he put into it, the more his masterpiece took shape in the form of a relaxed and submissive Dew, who couldn't be a brat even if he wanted to.

Swiss will admit this encounter had been... different.

Normally, Dew is gunning to be on top, or at least in control of the situation.

He doesn't let go easily.

And, perhaps, that's partly Swiss' fault, because when Dew and him hook up, it's always a fight for dominance.

Who gets to be on top is left up to who's strongest, and even if Swiss sometimes concedes and lets Dew fuck him if he loses, he thinks, maybe, Dew can't always handle those blows to his pride.

Or maybe it's because Swiss has never tried doing things this way before, the way Rain does it.

"You have to work him up slowly." Rain had told him while they waited for Dew to arrive for their movie night, "Let him relax into it."

Everything about that night had been so carefully crafted to make Dew feel comfortable, and it had worked!

...And then Dew got squirmy.

Waking up to Dew trying to slide out of his arms and then using his body as a springboard to run away had not been how he expected the morning after to go.

Not when he spent the evening coaxing him to sleep with little kisses and cuddles, admiring his pretty profile until he caught Rain doing the same thing across the mattress.

There had been something so right about the way they laid their, tangled together so comfortably.

Swiss had hoped...

"He needs time." Rain tells him, sliding him a cup of coffee as they catch sight of Dew's retreating back, "We're a lot."

"We're a lot?" Swiss chuffs.

"We are." Rain hums, giving his hand a squeeze.

"Mn, we are."

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Rain is nothing if not patient.

If he were one to buy into elemental stereotypes, he'd claim it as a water ghoul trait; The persistence and calm of a crocodile floating along like a log, awaiting his chance to snap his jaws around something soft and sweet.

...Not that Dew's particularly one or the other.

But Rain thinks with time, with a bit of effort, he can soften his edges and make him so much more... palatable.

Dew is, in Rain's heart of hearts, already perfectly matched for him and Swiss, but there's this pesky matter of getting the other ghoul to realize it.

Because Dew is nothing if not wonderfully stubborn.

Inviting Dew into their bedroom had been... a jump.

A leap of faith so to speak.

Rain had not planned on going quite that far with him just yet, he much prefers wining and dining his prospective mates first, but Swiss, he knows, is much less patient, and better shows his affection through physical displays than anything else.

And, well, it was hard not to... get hard... watching Dew get worked up over a few gentle caresses.

Dew had been so...

Pliant.

Responsive.

...Needy.

Rain shudders thinking of how Dew had reached for him whenever he tried to pull away, eyes so wide and wet like he didn't trust Rain not to come back down once he had a moment to breathe, and, fuck...

Fuck, Rain wished he didn't have to breathe if it meant reassuring Dew that he wasn't going to leave.

And Swiss, Swiss had been so good for him, too.

So good...

His good boys.

And then Dew ran away.

Actually ran.

And, well, Rain can tolerate that, for now.

But next time.

Next time he will catch him before he can escape.

So he can pin him there and make him realize that he doesn't have to flee, that he is welcome.

That he belongs there with them.

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"So, what's got you all wound up?" Cumulus asks as Dew folds the same shirt for the millionth time, never quite satisfied with how the fabric creased.

"Nothing. Packing. Tour." Dew replies, before slapping the shirt in his hands down in frustration, "Dammit!"

Cumulus snatches the shirt before Dew can make a grab for it again and folds it herself, placing it into his suitcase, and patting his back, "There's still three days before we leave, Dew, you can take your time."

"I-I know that, I..."

"So why don't we take a break, huh?" Cumulus suggests, "Maybe see if anyone needs to go into town and grab any last minute supplies to get it out of the way?"

Dew clicks his nails on top of his suitcase.

"Sure." he sighs, "Aurora and Aeon probably need a couple things..."

"Good, I'll let the others know we're going shopping, and see if we can use the van. You get yourself dressed and ready to go."

Dew looks between his suitcase and his dresser.

"Yeah, uh, about that..."

"...You packed all of your clothes again, didn't you?"

"I'll just-"

Cumulus stops him before he can unpack his things.

"Just borrow something from Rain for today. We need to buy you some new clothes anyway, so just leave what you have in your suitcase and hop to it."

Dew makes a face and reaches for a shirt he tossed on the floor that morning.

"Don't you dare." Cumulus hisses, "That thing is crusty as all get out. Go ask Rain."

"I don't want to ask Rain!" Dew whines dramatically, "He'll ask too many questions."

"Like what? 'Why don't you have more than seven t-shirts and two pairs of pants?' is that what you're worried about?"

"Yes."

Cumulus rolls her eyes and slaps Dew's ass, "Go on. Get."

"Ow! Hey!" Dew chirps, easily being pushed out of his room by the ghoulette, "You're so mean to me when no one's around!"

"And you're a big baby! Go ask Rain for clean clothes!"

Dew pouts outside his door for a full minute before Cumulus opens it again and points across the hallway to Swiss and Rain's shared bedroom.

"Now Mister."

"Ugh, fine."

Dew drags his feet and stands outside the door, looking back at Cumulus, who does a quick 'I'm watching you' gesture at him before closing his door again.

"Ughhhh..." Dew taps lightly on the door, not actually wanting anyone possibly inside to hear him, but, of course...

"Who is it?"

Swiss.

"...Is Rain in there?" Dew asks, looking at the floor when the door cracks open, "I need a change of clothes. Cumulus wants to go shopping for last minute supplies."

"He's not, but I could help you pick something out-"

"Just toss me some shorts and a t-shirt and let Rain know I'll wash them before I return them." Dew says, but Swiss makes a noise of disapproval at that.

"C'mon, firecracker, you know Rainy wouldn't allow that." Swiss tuts, "What if I pick out something that doesn't look good? No, we've got to do a bit of dress up, yeah?"

Dew draws his mouth into a line and peeks up at Swiss.

"Like I said... shorts and-"

Swiss tilts his head, brown eyes watching so calmly, his mouth drawn into a teasing smirk.

"And..."

Dew's mouth suddenly feels dry.

"...I..."

"Why don't you come inside?" Swiss offers, pushing the door open just enough to create a gap for Dew to walk through under his arm.

Dew glances past Swiss at the bed, then immediately shifts his gaze back down to the floor.

"Whatcha thinkin' about that's got your ears so red?" Swiss asks, placing a hand on the small of his back as he steps through the threshold, "Hm~?"

"Nothing..." Dew mumbles, "So... clothes..."

"Yep, clothes." Swiss says, reaching back to close the door, but Dew looks back at that moment, and something about the expression on his face makes Swiss prop the door open wider instead, "Let's get you dressed and then we can go pester Rain to get him to go shopping. Not that it'll take much, I swear that guy has more clothes than I do..."

Dew relaxes a little and watches Swiss rummage through Rain's dresser.

"Let's see, a-ha!" Swiss tosses the tiniest piece of fabric imaginable at Dew, who unfolds them, brow furrowing instantly.

"What are these?" he asks.

"Shorts."

"These are not shorts! These are basically underwear!" Dew balks, looking at the skimpy piece of clothing, "Rain's ass probably hangs out of these when he wears them!"

"It does." Swiss says reverently, "It's great."

"I'm not wearing these." Dew says, torn between throwing the shorts back at Swiss and tossing them on the bed, "I'm... no. Doesn't Rain have gym shorts or something-"

"Have you ever seen Rain wear gym shorts?"

"No-"

"There you go."

Dew groans, "I just... Clothes. I need clothes not..."

He practically glares at the shorts.

"If Rain heard you say that, he'd be so upset." Swiss clicks his tongue, shaking his head, "Okay, how about these?"

Dew takes in the black, lacy garment in Swiss' hands, which he's pretty sure isn't even meant to be worn outside of the bedroom.

"That's even worse!" Dew cries, "I need clothes, normal, every day clothes-"

"Hey now, Rain wears these fairly often... but I can see what you mean. A bit of a bold statement for going shopping..." Swiss hums, but still tosses it in Dew's direction.

"I hate you so much..." Dew grumbles, crossing his arms.

"How about this; I pick out an outfit for you, to redeem myself? No fooling around this time."

"...Fine."

"Okay, close your eyes." Swiss says, digging into the drawers again.

"Why?" Dew asks.

"So it'll be a surprise!"

"I don't want it to be a surprise, or else you're going to pick out something ridiculous again or make me wear something stupid..."

"You have that little faith in me?"

Dew looks towards the door.

"Ouch, damn." Swiss laughs, "Okay, okay, I'll pick out something good this time."

"Just shorts and a t-shirt." Dew repeats, not looking at him.

"Just shorts and a t-shirt." Swiss assures him, "Nothing crazy, got it."

It takes a bit of searching, but Swiss finally manages to find something that doesn't immediately make Dew want to walk out... the only problem is...

"They don't really fit, huh?" Swiss hums, adjusting the plain black shorts Dew is currently holding up, because even a belt couldn't keep the damned things on the slighter ghoul, "I'm sorry, Dew, I really tried, but Rain's just a bit thicker than you so..."

Dew reluctantly eyes the tiny shorts on the bed.

"I..."

Swiss follows his gaze.

"You really don't have to."

"I don't exactly have any other options..."

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Rain's first instinct upon seeing his clothes strewn about the bedroom is to call out to Swiss in frustration, knowing his partner has been rooting through his shit again for some reason, but when he sees Dew standing in front of his standing mirror, tugging down the backside of a pair of his shorts, the words catch in his throat.

"I asked Cirrus if she had any extra modesty sh-Oh hey, Raincloud~" Swiss chirps, bumping into Rain on his way through the door, "Sorry about the mess, hun, Dew needed clothes and I had a hard time finding things that fit him so..."

"It's okay." Rain says a bit too quickly, eyes lingering on Dew, who has since frozen in front of him like a deer in the headlights.

"I'm sor-" Dew starts, but Rain holds his hand up.

"No, it's fine." he says, noticing a bit of black lace poking out of the top of the shorts as Dew adjusts the shirt he's wearing, "...I heard from Cumulus that you needed to go clothes shopping."

"Uh, yeah..." Dew says, adjusting the shorts once more.

"Let me get dressed and I'll... I'll come along to help you pick some things out." Rain says, gesturing towards his bathroom, "Just been a couple minutes."

"Oh, uh, okay! Yeah, that'd be a big help... Thank you."

Rain quickly retreats to the bathroom, trying to calm himself.

"...Why is he wearing those??" Rain screams internally, "Is it because of how short the shorts are?? How did Swiss convince him to put them on??"

And much more pressingly...

"What do I have to do to get him to take them off later?!"

[tgammsideblog]

Thoughts on this upcoming show? I thought it looked cute at first, but after the pointless outrage it caused (look into it if you want), I hope it does succeed because I like seeing manbabies not win lol.

I think it looks decent/mid- nothing really special. The animation of the intro looks fine and the song is okay. The designs aren't my thing- it looks a bit ugly. Then again, Clarence looks like that and is a fun show to watch. The premise sounds a bit too similar to The Loud House, leaving aside that itself wasn't probably intentional.

Outside of that, i don't see the point of the show having such an outrage-yes, there are some things that don't translate well like one of the character's name in some places and the ¨Oye, Primos!¨- However, these things seem more the result of Disney pushing ¨cheap¨ shows rather whatever people are trying to accuse the crew of the show of.

The show is based on the creator's experiences growing up with a big family. She is Mexican American herself. I already knew about this long before the show came out. So, yeah, it not a random bozo who came up with this idea, it is someone who is latina-or mexican to be specific.

I would worry if the family was some kind of drug dealer-mafia group wearing typical mexican hats and yelling ¨andale, andale¨ while holding guns. Nothing hints so far that they are that. From the characters designs, they are probably going to have different personalities, like the sisters from The Loud House have, which would be nice to have a variety of dynamics.

It's fine to be critical of the show because it has some elements that worth of criticizing but people shouldn't treat it like it is the reincarnation of satanas. It brings more attention than necessary to a show that looks mid at worst and it distracts from shows that do worse things. It's probably going to turn out to be a series that it is fine and has nothing special going on. Some may find it entertaining and others be neutral about it. People would probably forget that exists two weeks after it airs.

[triste-guillotine]

VENOM “In nomine Satanas - The Neat Anthology (40 years in Sodom)” Compilation 2019 (’Tell your wimp friends to listen to some real Metal... VENOM !’ The Best of the Best !)

Disc 1 : 1. Welcome to Hell 2. Angel Dust 3. In League with Satan 4. In Nomine Satanas 5. One Thousand Days in Sodom 6. Blood Lust 7. Black Metal 8. Buried Alive 9. Countess Bathory 10. Teacher's Pet 11. At War with Satan (Intro) 12. Die Hard 13. Stand Up (and Be Counted) 14. Women, Leather and Hell 15. Warhead 16. Lady Lust 17. Woman 18. Manitou 19. Satanachist 20. Too Loud (for the Crowd) 21. Possessed 22. Nightmare Disc 2 : 1. Sons of Satan  (demo) 2. Raise the Dead  (demo) 3. Red Light Fever  (demo) 4. Angel Dust  (demo) 5. F.O.A.D. 6. Chanting of the Priests 7. Sadist (Mistress of the Whip) 8. Witching Hour  (Live) 9. Dead of Nite 10. Acid Queen 11. Bursting Out 12. Bitch Witch 13. 7 Gates of Hell 14. Dead on Arrival 15. Hounds of Hell 16. Schizo  (Live) 17. Leave Me in Hell 18. Senile Decay  (Outtake) 19. Snot's Shit 20. Aaaaarrghh 21. Venom

[forlorn-crows]

An odd one for you, but I fucking love Infestissumam and Per Aspera Ad Inferi... The way they flow from one into the other is just, *chefs kiss*. Also, Prime Mover.

Oh, and Zenith. (I'm a whore for the songs Martin contributed to).

hold on lemme just *falls down the stairs*

why do we not talk about zenith. ZENITH. ITS SO GOOD. im gonna start with that one. but all of these are good.

zenith:

i still cannot get over how the intro sounds like 0:36ish of Another Day in Paradise by Phil Colins. like what. its like a half step away from being the same key, if not the same. anyway, the way the piano coming back throughout the song. its so good.

the pre-chorus?? into the downbeat of the chorus??? HELLO???

DEVOURED BY SHADOWS / WE CLING TO THE LIGHT

SO HELP YOU GODDD, COME UNLEASHED / YOURE SET FREE

i already mentioned about the 'e' vowels tobias loves, but the way he drags out the 'free' in the second chorus + the drumroll and the guitar wail + and dissolving into the 'yeeauggggh' FUCK ME UP

the entire Saecula Saeculorum section + the laugh he does at the end???? PLEASE. and the entire instrumental section after that before going back into the chorus.

miasma just sent me a video of when they used to open with infest/per aspera and i ascended a bit

like i said. choir sounds. fuck me up. infestissumam fucking SHREDS

the transition straight into per aspera? kill me now its so good. per aspera gets me every time i hear the live versions. the harMONIES ARE YOU KIDDING ME WITH SWISS AND CUMULUS??? i wanna DIEEEEE

again, tobias doing that fuCKING thing where he ends his words with 'ahhhh' he's like a little snake.

plus the march-like rhythm of the snare/guitar/bass in the chorus?

the note on the held 'inferiiiiiii' at the end of the first go around of the chorus

adding that third harmony in the chorus the second time around and how you can hear that ghosting of overtones/higher fourth harmony. it makes my singers heart happy.

how the march rhythm changes to a tom instead of a snare on the drums in the first half of the second chorus.

prime mover:

bass. again. need i say more. i yell FUCK IT UP RAINYY in the car every time. + the little hi-hat in the background and then it goes CRAZYYY. another good live. they went from con clavi to this at my ritual and i nearly died

i am a firm believer that these are some of tobias' best vocals. fight me on it.

PRIMME MOOVERRR / MATERNAL SLAVVEEE

MOTHERRRRRRRRR / FILTH IN HER WOMB / FATTTTHHHERRRR / WAITING IN TOOMMMBBBB

the fucking SATANAS / ANTI CRHIST

selected heir / machinery insect / the bloodline of the dark architect

the EEEYUUCCH at the ending 'grave'?? I LIVE FOR THAT SHIT. again with that 'e' vowel tobias loves to shove down his throat.

can you tell i like prime mover a lot, i just repeat the lyrics back to you LMAO

[theeinferno]

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Dante - 22 - He/Him || Necromancer • Satanist

Ave Satanas. Ave Beelzebul.

L' vulgtmah kadishtuor ot mgepog.

L' vulgtmah cthulhu.

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I guess this is my attempt at an intro post.

I’m a long time theistic satanist and necromancer/deathworker (about 9 years) recently discovering my interest in lovecraftian deities. Not gonna lie I’m in kind of a confusing point in my spiritual journey, faced with a lot of questions with seemingly no answer.

In the very early stages of possible godspousing with Cthulhu. Questioning Eldritch practitioner.

tag key:

#saved: literally anything i just want to save for later, self explanatory

#resources: either resource posts or posts with links to external resources

#art: usually art of deities or stuff that i just vibe w, self explanatory

#virtual offerings: usually just stuff i want to save to make virtual offerings in my discord altar. all images saved are solely for personal use in a private server only myself is in.

#eldritch: anything that has to do with eldritch/lovecraftian magick.

#left hand: anything that falls into what i’d consider the left hand path. (satanism, demonology, luciferianism, etc.)

#godspouse: usually posts about deities i’d consider my godspouse, weather it’s art, info posts, or things that just remind me of them ᡣ𐭩

#godspousing: posts about godspousing itself as a practice

[deathmimedream]

Oracle intro:

Abbot Marcus had only been in the confessional a few moments, hearing the sins of one of his flock, when he heard a groan over her words, followed by a body hitting the floor.

“Satanas! Oracle? Was that…of course it was you…”

He excused himself and moved quickly, stepping out of the small booth to kneel by the semi-conscious ghoul nearby.

Oracle was both blessed and plagued by visions. They were not always vivid, but they were true.

When the young quintessence ghoul had them, he passed out, often left with debilitating headaches and nosebleeds for hours, even days, afterwards.

The young abbot reached out, clearing away any harmful items nearby and spoke in soft, gentle Italian to his beloved child of hell.

For Oracle had been summoned as a kit, too young for summoning, technically, but when he had called, the child had been the one to answer.

Marcus had raised the hellspawn as his own, teaching him everything he knew.

His beloved son needed him now, as visions rendered him helpless until they passed.

Eyes the color of a winter iris slid open, blood painting the ghoul’s face and chin from the nosebleed and bitten lip. He gave a small, pained, whine, and softly gasped out a few words through the pain.

Marcus had never seen his child suffer so, and pulled him close as he listened to everything he was quietly told.

They had to inform the clergy at the very heart of the church.

Marcus lifted the ghoul, who was quite small by any standards, still young, and got him to their shared room, laying him in the bed.

Oracle was still muttering about what he had seen, even as Marcus was stroking his hair to soothe him.

“Si…si, mio Caro. I hear you..just rest. I will call the church, and see what will come next.” He got the ghoul cleaned up, and gave him a few sips of water.

He loathed to leave Oracle alone after such a vision, but he had to make a call.

One that would change everything.

Less that three days later, they arrived via private jet at the airport then were brought by a car with tinted windows to the head Monastery.

Oracle had suffered another vision mid flight, and despite offers from siblings of sin, Marcus chose to carry the ghoul himself.

They were ushered into guest quarters, and Marcus was torn from his child’s side for a meeting with the clergy here.

Oracle was left alone, to recover.

[reginadeinisseni]

Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast (Official Video)

Il Numero Della Bestia Te misero, Oh Terra e Mare Perché il diavolo invia la bestia con l'ira Perché lui sa che il tempo è breve Permetti a colui che ha comprensione di considerare il numero della bestia Perché è un numero umano Il suo numero è 666

Ero rimasto solo, la mente vuota, avevo bisogno di tempo per pensare, per tirar fuori i ricordi dalla mente Cosa ho visto? Posso credere che ciò che ho visto quella notte fosse reale e non soltanto fantasia? Quello che ho visto nei miei vecchi sogni, erano riflessioni della mia mente distorta che mi fissavano a loro volta? Perché nei miei sogni è sempre lì, il volto del male che mi contorce la mente e mi porta alla disperazione

Sì!

La notte era nera, era inutile trattenersi, ho dovuto proprio vedere, c’era forse qualcuno che mi guardava? Nella nebbia figure nere si muovono e si contorcono era tutto reale o una specie d’inferno?

666 il numero della bestia inferno e fuoco furono generati per essere liberati

Le torce luccicavano e inni sacri venivano innalzati, quando cominciarono a gridare, le mani rivolte verso il cielo Nella notte i fuochi bruciano luminosi, il rituale è iniziato, il lavoro di Satana è compiuto 666 il numero della bestia Sacrificio è offerto stanotte

Questo non può continuare devo informare la legge, sarà reale o è un sogno folle? Ma mi sento trascinato verso l’inneggiante moltitudine del male, sembrano ipnotizzare, non riesco a evitare i loro occhi

666, il numero della bestia 666, l’unico per me e per te

Torno indietro, ritornerò, possiederò il tuo corpo e ti farò bruciare Ho il fuoco, ho la forza, ho il potere di far avere al male il suo corso

The Number of the Beast Iron Maiden Track 5 on The Number of the Beast Produced by

Martin Birch This song was the band’s second single from their 1982 album. It was influenced by the 1978 horror movie Damien: Omen II, which is about the 13-year-old Antichrist. It is… Read More Mar. 22, 1982 1 Viewer 266K Views

72 Contributors The Number of the Beast Lyrics [Intro: Barry Clayton]

Woe to you, o'er Earth and Sea For the Devil sends the beast with wrath Because he knows the time is short Let him who hath understanding reckon the number of the beast For it is a human number Its number is six hundred and sixty-six

[Verse 1] I left alone, my mind was blank I needed time to think, to get the memories from my mind What did I see? Can I believe That what I saw that night was real and not just fantasy? Just what I saw, in my old dreams Were they reflections of my warped mind staring back at me? Cos in my dreams, it's always there The evil face that twists my mind and brings me to despair Yeah

[Verse 2] Night was black, was no use holding back Cos I just had to see, was someone watching me? In the mist, dark figures move and twist Was all this for real, or just some kind of hell?

[Chorus] Six-six-six, the number of the beast Hell and fire was spawned to be released

You might also like Run to the Hills Iron Maiden ​​​vampire Olivia Rodrigo Flowers Miley Cyrus [Verse 3] Torches blazed and sacred chants were phrased As they start to cry, hands held to the sky In the night, the fires are burning bright The ritual has begun, Satan's work is done

[Chorus] Six-six-six, the number of the beast Sacrifice is going on tonight

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 4] This can't go on, I must inform the law Can this still be real, or just some crazy dream? But I feel drawn towards the chanting hordes Seem to mesmerize, can't avoid the eyes

[Chorus] Six-six-six, the number of the beast Six-six-six, the one for you and me

[Outro] I'm coming back, I will return And I'll possess your body and I'll make you burn I have the fire, I have the force I have the power to make my evil take its course

[nxcturne]

⌜  ⁰⁰¹ satana hellstrom. megan fox. she/her. cis woman. ⌟ looks like SATANA HELLSTROM has joined the search for the missing mutants. the TWENTY-NINE YEAR OLD is known as THE DEVIL’S DAUGHTER and works alongside NO ONE. they were spotted recently in NYC, hopefully they’ll have some luck finding the missing mutants. ( may. 21. she/her. est. )

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𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐂𝐒

name: satana hellstrom alias(es): the devil's daughter, succubus, queen of hell age: 29 birthday & zodiac: october 29th, 1991 & scorpio sexuality: bisexual ( i checked and it’s no longer formatted like this :( but... the queen ) mbti: entj enneagram: 5w6 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

𝐀 𝐃𝐄��𝐏𝐄𝐑 𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊 affiliation: mostly no one. occasionally hell lords, avengers of the supernatural, thunderbolts, witches, legion of monsters, masters of evil west coast. sometimes an ally to the midnight sons. weapons: ------- basilisk: although he has since been exorcised, she was bonded with the powerful demon 'basilisk'. although it was largely parasitic, he proved useful in his ability to... basically kill anything when she released him. abilities: -------life-force absorption: as a succubus, she is able to devour the souls of men via a kiss <3 ------- superhuman strength ------- superhuman durability ------- levitation ------- astral projection ------- hellfire manipulation ------- mind control ------- magic

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triggers: murder, satanism, brief mention of sacrifices (including one animal) & cults, brief mention of sex work

satana was the product of a literal unholy union between human victoria hellstrom and secret literal satan marduk kurios, an alias the satan adopted. it had been a plan set in motion for years -- for a half-human, half-demon, child -- but none took until marduk found himself charmed by victoria.

but! satana was not their first half-demon, half-human, child. born three years after her older brother, daimon hellstrom (pls bring him!), she became the happy byproduct! and she became the only family member who saw who her father truly was... and, like, at an intensely young age??

nonetheless! she was deemed a daddy's girl... and what better bonding activity than performing an animal sacrifice as a young child? when her mother witnessed this, she finally put two-and-two together (took her long enough...) and was driven mad, sent to the asylum she would die in.

she was separated from daimon. he went to a new human home and she went with her father to literally be raised in hell. various demons who walked amongst them helped her train and sharpen her powers <3

so that said, all she ever longed to do was impress her father, so her exile to earth was one that was initially assumed as temporary -- and, when made longer term, assumed manipulated by a powerful group: the four. and with the exile came the attachment of the basilisk.

on earth, she found herself walking the streets. plenty of attempted assailants and johns soon found themselves void of life and soul. a kiss on the lips, she sucked the life force from them and their soul turned into nothing but a butterfly for consumption. she was cursed to be a succubus, to gain her power and send further power back to her father through the kisses of many men (and it _only_ worked on men... #girlboss)

around this time, satanism was booming. she found herself commonly in the presence of satanists who believed her a prophet due to her birthmark, 'the devilmark.' however, with fanatic satanism came fanatic christianity (y’all, her comics began in the 70s, so just go with it)

it wasn't long before she found herself a victim of a fanatic christian group attack, left in an alley. and, ironically, saved by an ex-priest -- michael heron <3 of all mortal, and some immortal, beings, he was the only one who had enough willpower to resist her when she found herself accidentally going in for the kill.

he was a good man. not all good men were spared, but not all good men were as good as michael heron -- not all made her feel as human <3 for that, and for the care he took, she set his soul free... much to the chagrin of daddy dearest <3

all humanity escaped her when she learned the truth of her exile: her father was the cause of it. for all she had dedicated - her life to him and his cause - she was met with a cruel 'goodbye.'

with her mother (whom she never truly cared about <3) dead and her father proving to be her greatest betrayer, all she had left was daimon... the priest. so obviously, she would continue to go it alone.

with time, she not only built her own hell dimension, but built it so that it was booming. so entertaining, so lively, that she questioned who would want to go to heaven when they could meet all of their favorite dead musicians, actors, novelists, and so much more in her hell dimension!!!

she began oscillating between the good and the bad. whatever was for her, was for her. whatever would benefit her...

a time would come that she would become as close to her brother as she could be, but the general concept of having chosen a life of priesthood, even if it was before he knew his truth? wild!

also i literally just copied and pasted all of this from a discord server i used to write an intro for her in a couple months ago so............ pls do forgive me if it ain’t its sharpest!! i thought it wld be!! quicker than rewriting it all and it’s already been!! so long!!

tl;dr: should’ve been considered for her father’s right hand, not daimon. (#gaslightgatekeep)#girlboss. i like to pretend witches didn’t happen. i’ve never watched helstrom before bc i don’t have hulu but if u have from the gifsets i’ve seen i think her portrayal is great. has jim morrison in her hell which we love for her bc my god the amount of references to the doors in her early comics......

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Introducing my courier, Cecil Satana! Full intro this time.

A Jackal turned mercenary and part time courier, Cecil is a chaotic and ruthless scavenger tossed into a high stakes game he's having trouble comprehending. Full of outlaw spirit and self-destructive tendencies, he's an adrenaline junkie living from moment to moment to avoid being alone with his thoughts. He doesn't know how to live his life without some form of tension or conflict, and luckily the Mojave is in no short supply of that. But despite his vicious reputation, he's got a softer heart that he tries to hide but ends up betraying him. Kinder than he lets on, and willing to help those who have gotten a bad hand of fate. He may believe that violence is a fact of life, but more than that he believes in fighting for what you think is right. Fiercely independent, and fears loss of control, especially due to his own brain betraying him with seizures and fits, mental illness that has only gotten worse thanks to the shot to the head. 

Perks 

Cannibal 

Bloody Mess 

Night Person 

Stats

S:6 P:8 E:6 C: 3 I:3 A:8 L:6

Independent Faction/No Gods No Masters

Favorite Companions 

Lily is his grandmother, who provides him a much needed comfort. She truly understands him for having intrusive violent thoughts and sides locked away from loved ones, and the two are very close. She's the person he feels most safe around, and she'd move mountains for her new grandson. Cecil has learned to knit from Lily, and getting help with the idea of learning to settle and calm. 

Arcade may not always see eye to eye with Cecil, but they make a good team together and he is a good influence on the mercenary. He drives Arcade up a wall, but the two deeply care about each other and Arcade has seen past his rough and tumble exterior to know that he really does mean well/is capable of doing good, he just needs a helping hand. Together, they're working to bring independence to the Mojave, and Arcade is tending to his seizures and providing support he's not used to. 

Yes-Man is truly special to Cecil, he's determined to help the bot with his programming, and give him "his god given right to tell someone to fuck off". Cecil is a 3 intelligence, but an 8 perception so he catches on quickly to Yes-Man's real feelings and meanings beneath his wording. Gives the bot credit and doesn't take him for granted, and treats him as an equal. Genuinely enjoys Yes-Man's presence for how different it is to everyone he's met in the wasteland. He affectionately refers to him as "The Boss" or "The Man With A Plan". 

Aesthetic boards

[escxpiism]

( olivia holt, 23, she/her ) * hey, i’m looking for the office of ALICE ADAMS. they’re the EMPLOYEE who’s known around the office as THE MASK if that helps ? not to be a gossip, but i’ve heard that they’re ADAPTABLE but JADED, is that true ? i also heard that they’re the one who CATFISHED DAVID HASSELHOFF. anyways, here’s the coffee they ordered.

hi y’all !! i’m may ( 21 // est // she/her ) and i am super super pumped to be here !! i’m also very much writing this against my better judgment ya girl’s running on four hours of sleep and has the option to sleep more but......... is not tired ?? so i do apologize if my mind is secretly tired and makes this intro,,,, even worse than it would be fahouedn. on with the show !! anyway anyway!! feel free to like this if u wld like 2 plot and i will hit u up!!

( also, for some vibes if you so choose to read, here’s the link to her playlist ! )

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QUICK FACTS:

full name: alice audrey adams

date of birth: october 26th, 1997

*will not perfectly reflect the zodiac big three below because that’s.... math.

zodiac big three: scorpio sun, virgo moon, taurus rising

gender & pronouns: cis woman & she/her

sexual orientation: bisexual

education: ged, bachelor’s degree in film — pratt institute

enneagram: 4w3

mbti: enfp

temperament: sanguine-melancholic

label: the mask

various inspirations: “nutshell” - alice in chains, “santa monica” - everclear, “polly” - nirvana, “jennifer’s body” - hole, “creep” - stone temple pilots, kate wallis ( cruel summer - shhhh ), heather davis ( crazy ex-girlfriend ), satana hellstrom ( marvel comics ), bojack horseman - without the amount of problematic ego ( bojack horseman ), eddie huang ( fresh off the boat ), the great britney spears evolution ( temporarily stopping at circus era )

BACKSTORY:

triggers in order: toxic family dynamic, grooming (nothing super in-depth), kidnapping (? like it was ‘willing’ but no. see next trigger for why), toxic “relationship” (and 11yr age gap w/ a 16y/o we hate it), straight-up captivity, very brief mention of suicide + heroin (very!)

*would like to quickly preface that this isn’t just Dark for the sake of being r/im14andthisisdeep but that’s for a later time **(also! i have markers for where the grooming + Super Dark parts begin and end! -- also, the Super Dark part is all very public knowledge. had articles. media frenzy. first thing that comes up if you google her name) *** also. if u need it then a tl;dr is below this section hfkldsa

alice audrey adams was born to the type of family that names all of their children alliterative names ( however, they sadly didn’t get their own kardashian-style show )... alexis adams (working name, utp if taken as a wc)... alfie allison adams (working name, utp if taken as a wc)... born to anna adams and allen adams... we hate it here.

as u can see... all of the kids were basically named after allen... they all had ‘al’ names.... extremely confusing 

plot-twist: THAT’S the darkest part

the adams were very concerned with public image. as a family in the upper echelon, they simply had to be! a narcissist father, a distant mother, put in competition with her siblings — there was no truly healthy dynamic in the household. but they looked good. they went to church every sunday, a ‘wwjd’ sticker on the back of her mother’s car. they did just enough activities and took just enough trips together to get the image across. they threw parties. they attended parties. they were the picture perfect american family — they even had two cats in the yard! life used to be so hard! 

of course, in reality, this all left ms alice quite the lonely gal. but don’t worry! she didn’t turn to hedonism! lord no! instead, she turned to other people. a lot of friendships — couldn’t tell if they were real or #fortheclout — but at a point, did it matter? 

grooming tw: it all came to a screeching halt when she met luke johnson, the son of their neighbors. he came back from california to georgia to visit family, care for his ailing father. oh, he was a good man! sure, he was ‘somewhat’ older than her — 27 when she was 16 — but he was such a good, handsome young man! and they were all still calling him young man, after all. 

alice ‘began’ a torrid affair with luke after about a month into his visit. although she saw no immediate wrong in it, he insisted she keep it a secret ‘for the time being’ — which really just made it all the more exciting! he made all the storm clouds that hovered disappear.

one day, the levee broke for alice (still figuring out what exactly happened because i don’t wanna go too dark since this is already extremely dark, but trust that it had something to do with her parents and was just enough to push her over the edge). convinced luke was the only safe person, she turned to him. knowing their small community would catch on and essentially exile him, he took that opportunity to convince her to go back to santa monica with him where they could ‘start anew’ after his father’s death.

there are a few details i plan on adding regarding like. how legality playing into it. but i may just reserve those for an official bio lhakfsdfj

**BEGINNING OF SUPER DARK** for a while, there was the question of whether they should consider it a kidnapping or not. she went with him willingly, but she was still underage (and… you know, that age difference… the power dynamic... gross y’all). the adams insisted that it was (bc it basically was lbr) — primarily because it would make them look far better — but the community still questioned the logistics and legalities of it all… ugh. did the police really wanna deal with that? ugh. 

in any case, on the other side of us america, autumn was nearing. alice would have the very occasional inquiry over how school would work (very occasional! don’t worry, luke!), over the logistics of her new life… and, after receiving multiple calls from various friends (in addition to her siblings) that sounded genuine, began wondering… if she’d made the right choice. questions about him.

when she began bringing up the idea of going back — at least for the school year!! — he would continuously remind her that she was not old enough to buy herself a plane ticket (and he was not about to do that). she also couldn’t rent a car yet (and he certainly wouldn’t let her take (one of) his car(s)!). but most importantly? he loved her. and she loved him. (what a creep!)

so, for a hot second, it seemed like she was stuck. damn legalities!! damn love!! you know, until she texted her older sister back with all of the problems that only being 16... and “in love”.... caused. her sister offered to fly down, buy her a plane ticket, and fly back with her. 

when luke saw this (with all the unrestricted access to her phone he had so he could block, delete, and manipulate as he pleased), he confronted her. things went awry. she wound up in his budding wine cellar (which he soon emptied, of course… those merlots :( ….). he messaged back and, as her, said it was actually all good!! luke had figured out the logistics and she could call whenever she wanted!!

and those calls became frequent! because she would pick up when luke held it up to her! because she was pretty sure luke would kill her if she didn’t!

she wasn’t sure how long it was until she was officially Found. it took what was ruled a suicide by luke, a shot to the head and heroin in his system, to finally get any authority’s attention. all she knew was that she went to santa monica in mid june and she stopped seeing regular daylight by late july. so some time in august to some time in april… **END OF SUPER DARK + GROOMING**

she was returned to georgia shortly after and everything was different. from herself to her friends. but everything was also the same. from her room to her family. it was all… teasing. she began going to therapy, but she really sucked at it?? so she just let her therapist rely on various articles that covered the event. because it had been a media circus. good enough, amirite?? 

she didn’t have the will or patience to put on that peppy facade she’d had before, but there were still a few things she found a smidge of joy in. music (although her taste had… slightly altered and wow! it’d been almost a year since she’d picked up that bass!), videography… just those small things, you know?? 

for the first half of the ~ 2014 fall semester ~, she attempted actual school. really was not working out. with, for probably the first and only time, her parents’ approval and understanding, she dropped out and studied for a ged -- shorter and self-led -- instead. 

she passed with a pretty decent grade... but it’s been argued that she really shouldn’t have gotten into pratt institute (she was at least realistic and didn’t apply to, like… cornell), but she did. national news helps. 

while in the concrete jungle where dreams are made of, she learned of masters. she submitted an application as a joke — because her grades sucked!!!!! — but guess who got a job?? oh, she could pretend it was because her selected portfolio was actually genuinely good… but, man… we all know…

fun fact: my uncle applied to harvard as a joke. some twenty-five years later, we still haven’t heard back :\

she… continues to suck. like… she kinda wants the place to eventually burn down?? figuratively speaking (or is it…) but ya, for all the monopolizing she has seen turn people Evil?? but the hell can she do about it… just gotta make sure she keeps her in-house videographer job… maybe she can do something about it when she like… is capable. fuaihoelwdjkn

she sees an in-house therapist and i’d say ‘good for her,’ but it was mandated l m a o 

doesn’t talk about herself all that much!! but that might not matter for some people, yk?? ugh journalism <3 

y’all im so bad at ending intros.

TL;DR:

(consult above trigger list): bright kid in a super rich and toxic family because obviously. everything they did was just to look good <3 also they all had ‘a’ names which is the biggest tragedy of all :( ‘fell in love’ when she was 16ys/o with a 27y/o who was visiting to care for his father in his final days. had a torrid affair. creep. creep (luke) basically made her ‘fall in love.’ she thought creep was the only safe person at one point and creep was like ‘wanna go back 2 santa monica w me?’ and she was like ‘yes.’ and everyone was like ‘was this kidnapping... we cant tell....’ then he became even more possessive when she started questioning him and some logistics. when she finally found a way she could go back to georgia for a spell, he was like ‘no u can go in my wine cellar btw i will be taking all of the wine out.’ he kept her there from august to april and... only reason he didnt keep keeping her was bc he was Caught so. back to georgia where the devil went down. everything was Worse. even the things that were the same. but hey, the sob story that landed her in the news plenty of times got her into a college she shouldn’t have gotten into and gave her a leg-up in a joke application for a job at masters (in-house videographer). really bad at doing her work but like... fuck the man i guess?? 

PERSONALITY + HEADCANONS:

has no time for Fake Nice (which, as a born southerner, she’s really good at sniffing out!). has no time for arrogance. kind of makes her at odds with the nyc upper class...

on that note, still got a lil bit of some georgia twang

she lets herself indulge in various vices, but has left a previous hedonist status. weed and alcohol are still pretty common, but everything else is kept at arm’s length.

also, while on that topic, she Does Not drink wine. being trapped in a cellar... kinda makes u averse. like. literally despises it. will go on autopilot and make it KNOWN if offered wine.

also ALSO while on that topic, after looking it up and seeing she fits the new york city requirements, she has a medical marijuana card <3 the one good thing, if u ask her, to come out of therapy/psychiatry <3 will not show it off unless absolutely NECESSARY bc then it gets personal or <3 will lie about why and say it’s like for epilepsy or sumn unless ur rolfe but <3 she has it <3

at odds with herself. enjoys the company of others, definitely has a history of being an extrovert, but has become very selective with the company she keeps. 

VERY private person! has had enough public standing! 

...has occasionally used her story to advance her tho bc it’s her national newsworthy tragic story and she can exploit it if she wants <3

when good charlotte said “i don’t wanna be in love”?? she felt that. her last ‘relationship’ ruined that for her <3 save her <3 

used to be really into pop! bc pop is fun! she loved some britney (i mean... she still does... how can u not!)! but. her taste has changed drastically. rarely listens to pop. has traded britney for like.... hole and the like.

her parents didn’t use this as the basis for her name but,, 2 me,,, she’s named alice for a reason <3 gotta luv alice in chains <3

y’all i found a youtube comment on a video called ‘nirvana - half the man i used to be’ (the song was, in fact, ‘creep’ by stone temple pilots) and it’s <3 her music taste <3 click here for it <3

the above said, dresses like she’s in seattle in the early 90s. 

her rumor is true btw she DID catfish david hasselhoff and she will proudly tell u. it’s her best accomplishment.

completely stopped talking to her parents and got cut-off a while back ago so now she’s livin like the Prols

which is how a rich kid one of my profs once advised referred to his classmates.... hilarity ensues.

the above in mind, her parents say she’s testing the waters as a ‘normal person’ to save face. they can’t have anyone knowing their family isn’t perfect <3

she has a pet turtle whom she named “dr. turtle,” although he’s constantly referred to as “doc” or “the doc.” he has his own youtube channel and tiktok account.

she has a wall full of evidence that courtney love did not kill kurt cobain... it makes sense, believe me.

became a vegetarian...... partially because it was different from her original life and a way to control something, partially because this commercial made her feel SO BAD.

literally her default mode is stoned like... a totally sober alice is rarer than a nessie sighting

when she was 18, before she could ‘hold her liquor’ as well as she can now, she got a lil too drunk and now has a portrait tattoo of courtney love on her forearm. but it was done well at least!!

kind of ironic considering her career, but RARELY posts on any social media site except twitter. after the media circus in 2014 and All Eyes On Her, she’s just..... so tired...... of ppl seeing her face and being like ‘omg ur that wine cellar bitch!’

(drugs tw) has become more and more Addicted to playing around with fate. j chill on a ledge, talkin to some pals, but deciding it’s a good idea to swing her legs on the wrong side of ledge? totally! mixing a lot of alcohol with opioids which she is not accustomed to? DEF!! (end tw)

more to come!!

CONNECTION IDEAS:

i have two (2) queued up!! but while we wait for them to post, i’ll just… link them over here: 1, 2

muse u <3 the other half of her subplot from the main <3

her older sister!

her younger sibling!

some of the basics!! you know: close pal, roommate, drug buddies (but she gotta hit them up), fwb, ons, frenemies, enemy

ppl who recognize her from the 2014 luke johnson articles and have either brought it up or,,,,,,, act Awkward™

cld be fun 2 just have like. a jam bud. someone who plays any instrument and they j. jam sometimes.

ppl she sells. some of her medical marijuana to. bc yk what weed may be legal in nyc now but,,,, she’s still found a way to be broke she will accept anything. and also it just became legalized THIS YEAR so!!

i have a budding wc page @ https://escxpiism.tumblr.com/wcs (and when i say budding, i MEAN budding) so feel free 2 check it out!!

more to come!!

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THE 20 GREATEST GHOST SONGS – RANKED - KERRANG!

From Opus Eponymous to Prequelle, we rank the greatest compositions from Ghost

Words: Sam Law

Photo: Tom Barnes 

Undoubtedly the breakout band in heavy music over the past decade, it’s been a wild ride for Swedish creeps Ghost. Melding elements of hard rock, doom, classic metal, psychedelia and outright guitar-pop – then daubing on the corpsepaint – their combination of deceptively digestible sound, occultist ethos and anti-ecumenical aesthetic has captured the imagination of music fans and sling-shotted their live ‘rituals’ into arenas on both sides of the Atlantic.

Of course, mysterious mainman Tobias Forge (aka Papa Emeritus I-IV, aka Cardinal Copia) has had his struggles. In 2013, the band was forced to temporarily rebrand as Ghost B.C. for legal reasons in the U.S. The initially intriguing, fluid anonymity of his bandmates’ Nameless Ghoul personas (even Dave Grohl apparently once donned the cowl) became a sticking point, too, as the collective sued Tobias in 2017, failing in their suit but also dispelling some of the precious mystique.

That Tobias has endured – not just surviving, but flamboyantly thriving in the heightened spotlight – feels like proof his band are here to stay. New music is eagerly anticipated in the not-so-distant future but, for now, we rank the 20 tracks on which Ghost have built their unholy empire thus far…

20. MUMMY DUST (MELIORA, 2015)

‘I was carried on a wolf’s back, to corrupt humanity / I will pummel it with opulence, with corpulence and greed!’ Arriving on a wave of staccato percussion, spiked with gnarls of riffage and flashes of synth, this pounding cut from 2015’s Meliora – named after the insubstantial detritus of years past – plays out as one of Ghost’s most compelling indictments of the avarice of mankind. Although its creeping instrumentation, growled baritone and choral climax don’t exactly show the Swedes at their most inventive, Mummy Dust has been elevated massively in the live arena, with Papa leaning into the lurching malevolence before showering the audience with ‘money’. In Ghost we trust.

19. WITCH IMAGE (PREQUELLE, 2018)

Ghost might have traversed a full spectrum from gouging metal via classic rock to shimmering guitar-pop thus far, but the further their sound has strayed into the light, the harder the lyrics have drilled down into darkness. It’s never been truer than on this underrated ditty from Prequelle. A textbook three-and-a-half-minutes built of sweet acoustic and rich electric guitars surging towards its massive chorus, you can practically taste the relish as Tobias ladles the syrup onto some of his darkest words. ‘While you sleep in earthly delight, someone’s flesh is rotting tonight / Like no other to you, what you’ve done you can not undo…’

18. CON CLAVI CON DIO (OPUS EPONYMOUS, 2010)

After the baroque organ intro of Deus Culpa, it’s the throbbing bassline of Con Clavi Con Dio that truly pulls back the sacristy drapes on Ghost’s compelling debut. Translating crudely as ‘With Nails, With God’, the title Con Clavi Con Dio is actually an attempt at clever wordplay, drawing comparisons with the nails of crucifixion and the conclave of bishops at the head of the church as Tobias sings, ‘Our conjuration sings infernal psalms and smear the smudge in bleeding palms.’ Theological musing aside, it’s the dark swirl of sound here that truly draws the listener in, with gauzy layers of guitar, synth and vocals – not to mention the devilish tritone interval – building into a towering cathedral of subversion.

17. FAITH (PREQUELLE, 2018)

No relation to the oft-covered George Michael classic, the fourth single from 2018’s Prequelle feels like a defiant statement of the band’s arena-straddling prowess twelve years in. Powered by snarling six-strings and pounding drums – custom engineered to get tens of thousands of fists pumping – it’s seething proof that this band’s heaviest sounds are still among their best. At the same time, we get a furious flash of the man behind the mask as Tobias takes aim at his ex-Nameless Ghouls with some serious lyrical barbs: ‘The Luddites shun the diabolical, a fecal trail across the land / Although it stinks, feels and looks identical / And a pack of fools can take the stand.’ Oooft.

16. PER ASPERA AD INFERNI (INFESTISSUMAM, 2013)

Riffing on the popular Latin phrase ‘Per aspera ad astra’ (‘Through hardship to the stars’), Per Aspera Ad Infini literally translates as ‘Through Hardships To Hell.’ Its churning sound diabolically matches up. Layering on riffage that calls to mind the epic doom of heroes like Candlemass, marching-beat percussion and a lyrical treatment revolving around that title chanted as a mantra, there is sinisterness throughout. Its defining quality, however, is the fragility and despair Tobias manages to summon as he begs with ecstatic fervour, ‘Oh Satan, devour us all / Hear our desperate call.’

15. SECULAR HAZE (INFESTISSUMAM, 2013)

The lead single from 2013’s sophomore LP Infestissumam immediately built on the spooky foundations laid by Opus Eponymous with broader pantomime atmospherics and – on its live premiere in Linköping, Sweden, where Papa Emeritus II was unveiled – the first branches of their expanded mythos. A carnivalesque organ sets the tone of mischievous eeriness before the pendulous musicality hits full swing with Papa inviting us in: ‘You know that the fog is here omnipresent when the disease sees no cure / You know that the fog is here omnipresent when the intents remain obscure – forevermore!’ As if their mainstream-invading intent wasn’t clear enough, its single release even came with a B-side cover of ABBA’s I’m A Marionette featuring Dave Grohl on drums!

14. SEE THE LIGHT (PREQUELLE, 2018)

Another barely-veiled reference to Tobias’ struggles with ex-bandmates, See The Light is also one of his band’s most shamelessly uplifting compositions. Feeling like a positivist ’80s anthem – shot through with a little venom – its tinkling keys, soaring synths and understated, rumbling riffage propel an effortlessly memorable message about transcending the ill-will of one’s antagonists. Sing it together: ‘Every day that you feed me with hate, I grow stronger!’

13. DEUS IN ABSENTIA (MELIORA, 2015)

Riding on the metronomic beat of their Monstrance Clock, the closer on Ghost’s third album (translated from Latin as ‘In The Absence Of God’) is an extravagant exercise in arch theatrics. Benefiting from Klas Åhlund’s grandiose production, Tobias comes across as both demon and angel, extending his dark invitation: ‘The world is on fire, and you are here to stay and burn with me / A funeral pyre, and we are here to revel forever.’ Concluding with a hymn-like Latin chorus, it feels like the ultimate corruptive culmination: a musical sacrament truly touching only to those in the know.

12. STAND BY HIM (OPUS EPONYMOUS, 2010)

The track that started it all. Inspired by that irresistible lead riff – stumbled upon while practising for another band – Tobias foresaw a deep, dark well of potential waiting to be tapped and threw himself in headlong. Although Stand By Him’s schlocky lyrics feel gleefully on-the-chin nowadays (‘The Devil’s power is the greatest one / When His’ and Hers’ holiest shuns the sun / A temptress smitten by the blackest force / A vicar bitten blind in intercourse’), they paved the way for everything that followed. On top of that, its soaring ‘It is the night of the witch…’ chorus line even rivals that of Donovan’s Season Of The Witch (an obvious influence) for sheer spellbinding catchiness.

11. GHULEH/ZOMBIE QUEEN (INFESTISSUMAM, 2013)

One of the less immediate tracks on Ghost’s second album was also its most important. A staggering, seven-and-a-half minute opus that unfolds from its sorrowing piano line and Papa’s desiccated hiss through a swaggering midsection to a conclusion full of proggy bombast; this was proof of the untold breadth and depth of their vision and sound. Pushing from their basis in ’80s classic rock through the looser sounds of the ’70s and right into ’60s psychedelia, this ode to the titular zombie queen (‘Up from the stinking dirt she rises, ghastly pale / Shape-shifting soon but now she’s rigid, stiff and stale’) feels like Tobias’ first real attempt to stretch his (cursed black) wings and remains amongst their most rewarding compositions.

10. RITUAL (OPUS EPONYMOUS, 2010)

Anyone who remembers Ghost’s ethereal emergence from the shadows likely does so with this earworm writhing in the back of their mind. Combining the slick melodies and wry fatalism of prime Blue Öyster Cult with the crunchiness of Pentagram and Saint Vitus – soothing organs and a driving bassline pulling away – they had the musical formula nailed. It was the imagery contained therein, however (all ‘bedouins and nomads’, fallen angels and ‘smells of dead human sacrifices from the altar bed’) that captured the imaginations of a congregation ravenous for a fresh take on ancient evil. Here, the doors to the sanctum were truly open.

9. YEAR ZERO (INFESTISSUMAM, 2013)

Tying into the Ghost B.C. renaming necessitated by their Stateside legal wranglings (the year zero being the pivotal point between the B.C. and A.D. timelines), Infestissumam’s sixth track developed into one of the greatest showcases of their dark majesty. Opening with a powerful Gregorian chant (‘Belial, Behemoth, Beelzebub, Asmodeus, Satanas, Lucifer’) calling to mind Jerry Goldsmith’s legendary soundtrack to The Omen, Ave Satana, the direct riffage and bludgeoning choruses that follow hammer home a sense of sheer monstrosity. Typically, the Year Zero concept is subverted, with Forge (and, reportedly, guitarist Martin Persner) picturing an ancient antagonist far predating biblical times: ‘Since dawn of time the fate of man is that of lice, equal as parasites and moving without eyes / A day of reckoning when penance is to burn, count down together now and say the words that you will learn.’

8. MIASMA (PREQUELLE, 2018)

Just when you think you’ve got Ghost figured out, they pull something like this. The first of Prequelle’s two extended instrumentals feels like showboating from an outfit whose legitimacy some fans had dared question following the acrimonious departure of so many players. Rearing into view as an expansively primitive space-rock soundscape, layering up into an ’80s prog epic, then exploding in a kaleidoscopic whirlwind of synths, Michael Jackson riffs and the best metal saxophone this side of Norway’s Shining, it was proof that Tobias’ vision would not be dictated solely by his own crooning King Diamond fixation and that it, frankly, knew no bounds.

7. ELIZABETH (OPUS EPONYMOUS, 2010)

Four years since their formation, Elizabeth felt like the break Ghost had been waiting for. Released on 7” vinyl (with the less-ear-catching Death Knell on B-side), the Mercyful Fate comparisons were immediate, with many seeing the sense of eerie grandeur and kitsch luridity at play as directly descended from the great Danes’ 1987 classic Devil Eyes. An ode to infamous Hungarian Countess Elizabeth Bathory – alleged serial killer and bloodbather – sees Papa getting his teeth sunk in lyrically: ‘Her pact with Satan, her disposal of mankind / Her acts of cruelty and her lust for blood makes her one of us!’ The fine balance between sensuality and sin has yet to be bettered.

6. RATS (PREQUELLE, 2018)

The lead single from 2018’s Prequelle feels like a bridge between the (relative) heaviness of the band’s past and the unfettered theatricality of the album that was about to follow. Powered by a straightforward riff and piercing organs, dazzling solos and a rogue harpsichord, its introduction of the Black Death concept in which the album would wallow (refracting contemporary grievances through the filthy lens of the 14th century bubonic plague) felt both atmospherically appropriate and deliciously alive. The Scandi-pop ‘oooh-aahs’ in the chorus remain one of the band’s most gleefully irreverent touches, too. And the question of whether ‘them filthy rodents still coming for your souls’ is reference to Tobias’ old bandmates has provided rich fuel to keep the metal gossip mill turning.

5. MONSTRANCE CLOCK (INFESTISSUMAM, 2013)

In the Roman Catholic church, the monstrance is an (often ornate) receptacle in which the consecrated communion host is displayed for veneration. A monstrance clock was an aesthetically-similar Renaissance-era timekeeping device capable of displaying date, time and a wealth of other celestial information, often used in church rituals. We suspect that Ghost just liked the faintly cheeky sound of the phrase when quickly spoken. Still, the song they wrought from that initial giggle is utterly unforgettable. Deliberately paced and overflowing with evangelical zeal, a slow build flourishes into a splendiferous closing chorus that’s turned many an arena into a church of the Dark Lord: ‘Come together, together as one / Come together for Lucifer’s son!’

4. DANCE MACABRE (PREQUELLE, 2018)

If Rats was pandering somewhat to the existing fanbase, Dance Macabre was the other side of the coin. A shamelessly retro ’80s-style power ballad that’s as light on overt Satanic references as it is heavy on the cheese, some fans saw it as a form of selling-out: a dilution of devilish imagery in service of greater American radio-rock appeal. Perhaps they had a point. From its fist-pumping percussion and effervescent guitar solo to that ‘wanna, be wit chu’ chorus hook, however, it’s executed with enough committed precision and knowing panache to stand on its own terms, and a whole legion of new fans couldn’t help be swept along through the gateway and on to far darker delights. Tobias’ explanation that this is a soundtrack for people living like there’s no tomorrow – as many literally did during the plague – adds an extra dimension. Best experienced with the gleefuly vampiric music video.

3. CIRICE (MELIORA, 2015)

It’s strange how things work out sometimes. Originally conceived with producer Klas Åhlund as a nine-minute instrumental deep cut, Cirice was chopped down and reworked into Meliora’s irresistible lead single – becoming the song that really kickstarted Ghost’s stratospheric ascent. An insidious opening combusts into an infernal crescendo before lurching into the band’s most bludgeoning riff to date. All the while, Papa’s beguiling vocals reach out, full of dark romance, for new converts to their corrupted congregation. 2016’s GRAMMY for Best Metal Performance felt like just reward for such inspired work. The Roboshobo-directed music video – featuring a school talent show that’s almost as horrific as the ones we remember – is another stone cold standout.

2. SQUARE HAMMER (POPESTAR, 2016)

Following the unprecedented success of Meliora, Ghost found themselves suddenly commanding crowds far larger – and more diverse – than they’d seen before. Most of the ingredients for these grander live rituals were already in place, but they lacked the barn-burner early in their set to get these massive rooms onside. Dropped as the standalone original track on the Popestar covers EP, Square Hammer gave them just that. Abstractly melding the cultist themes of Satanism and Freemasonry, the concept of selling one’s soul – ‘ready to swear right here, right now, before the devil’ – was hardly new, but the outright pop energy of those surging synths and that exuberant chorus clearly signalled that the game had changed.

1. HE IS (MELIORA, 2015)

If Ghost’s diabolical mission statement is to make the Luciferian ideals more palatable to the masses, then He Is must be their masterpiece. So perfectly camouflaged – with twanging acoustic guitars and reverberating vocals that could’ve been nicked from the golden age of AOR – is their message, that they could drop this at any Christian rock festival and only the most switched-on devotees would know the difference. Openly indebted to giants like Kansas and Journey (and less openly to more recent occult acoustic acts like Ancient VVisdom), there’s a burning light to the sound. The use of divine-sounding Latin (‘Nostro Dispater, nostr’alma mater’) to identify the titular ‘He’ as the dark lord of the underworld is just another characteristically twisted masterstroke. Kneel at their altar.

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What do you guys think? 

Personally there’s a few I’d replace and Ritual is always my NO.1. 

[year2000electronics]

sometimes when the names of the vices come up on the Reckoning ask blog, i get the Ghost song Year Zero stuck in my head cuz the intro lyrics (which then show up like one other time in the song) is just. "BELIAL. BEHEMOTH. BEELZEBUB. ASMODEUS. SATANAS. LUCIFER."

JFAHSKDHSADADASD NICE

[human-antithesis]

Fordomth - I.N.D.N.S.L.E. (November 10th, 2018)

“I.N.D.N.S.L.E. - In Nomine Dei Nostri Satanas Luciferi Excelsi is a concept album which focus is on the theme of damnation, following the canonic exegesis of Lucifer and putting it parallel to a psychological and spiritual path brought by five tracks which represent as many symbolic steps, culminating into Lucifer’s and humanity Eternal Damnation.”

[hellstcrm]

✕ — isn’t that daimon hellstrom wandering the streets of new york? civilians know them as hellstorm and see them as a hero. as far as i know, the 33 year old stands with the defenders and are rumoured to be pretty charismatic & temperamental. ( alfonso herrera / male / he/him )

TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR: mentions of death, violence, mental illness, torture spence?? picking up another problematiq male chara???? who would’ve guessed..,..,.. n e whomst here’s my boy *hums antichrist by slayer*

ok so.. my daimon is gonna be hella canon divergent because his characterization in comics is like..,. almost non-existent but i love his backstory so imma take him and run with it, like he’s gonna be 616 based but with a lot of personal influence as well. && at a certain point in his backstory i’m gonna cut off and change a couple things for the sake of making him fit in the group and just ??? so things can be a lil less confusing !! so here we go

okay so daimon is the result of multiple hell lords deciding that they wanted to create a son by a human woman! so they ‘‘bought’’ his mother from her satanist parents and one of them (kurios) seduced her and they had daimon -- and then a couple years later his sister satana. despite the pentagram birthmark on his chest and the fact that he was WEANED ON HUMAN BLOOD, daimon was always more connected with his human side and a mama’s boy, and didn’t even know about who his father really was. BUT !! his mother once walked in on satana performing a sacrifice for her father and went mad

that ended daimon’s contact with his father for the time being, and he was raised in an orphanage for the rest of his childhood. after that he studied at a monastery to become a priest (completely unaware of his true heritage wowie boi could u be more ironic)

but when his mom died, he went back to the mansion they lived in when he was a kid, where he read her diary and discovered that he was the son of a hell lord claiming to be satan !!! he started hearing calls from his dad to join him and that was the first contact he had had with him since he was a kid. he refused of course tho !! and even stole his trident

after that he dove into demonology, learning everything he could and eventually becoming an exorcist. through all of this, he was transforming into his darksoul (p much his demon self) every night and trying to keep control of it!! but after a battle with one of his father’s henchmen, he merged with his darksoul, making it part of him permanently and ending the nightly transformations !!! that’s when the pentagram birthmark became inverted wrow

eventually he started teaching parapsychology at a university, and had a couple team ups with the defenders, after one of which, he sacrificed himself to his father to keep him from merging hell and earth.

his father tried to purge him of humanity for a long time (can somebody say trauma !!) before daimon finally fought back and escaped !!!! and right after that is when i’m gonna have him land in the 70′s!!

basically he’s a demon boi & a prince of hell who has magic out the wazoo. really violent tbh and ain’t always using the most wholistic of means..,. 

he’s like ?? eternally shirtless idgi ??

he has flamey hair and red eyes ain’t that fun !! but he can also make himself appear “”normal”” if he wants or go full on demon boi with horns and a tail and all that good shit (this happens a lot when he’s mad)

a Mess made of sarcasm and fake arrogance

a v sassy boy but also has his fair share of soft spots

this is the longest intro ever just be his friend pls 

[therionsymphonicmetalmasters]

So this is it. The last frontier. The intro has started, and in about 2 minutes I will go on stage with Therion for the last time. After about fifty countries and hundreds of shows, the time has come for me to end my journey with Therion. What a journey it's been!

The reasons for my departure are difficult to state in a short message but to make a thousand thoughts comprehensible I can say this; Music is and will always be the love of my life, but as in any relationships there are ups and downs. For the past year that relationship has stagnated into a relationship of routine. In order for me to find that passion and fire again, I need to take a step back. Get some perspective. I will ofcourse continue making music! As a matter of fact, QFT will do it's first international appearance on october 13 which I am very happy for! But it's the right time for me to stop touring with Therion now. Very bittersweet but something I have to do.

With that said, there are some people that I want to thank for making this journey the most memorable ever

Tomtom - Thanks for the sound and for putting up with my bitching! Havoc - It's been awhile but you've been a big part of the Therion experience for me! Thanks for all the fun! Milly - Thanks for the fun we had on the pink antichrist! Jappo - Thanks for your german humor! It's been great to work with you Matthäus: Danke schön fetknoppen! You do the best lights in the world! Sami - Tack satana, let's hold hands and eat ice cream someday. Lori - Thanks for the time we got to spend together! Miss you! Snowy - Thanks for making me laugh with your shenanigans and for your inspiration Vidal - Thanks for your amazing musicianship and your ability to make difficult situations fun Johan - Thanks for the bom klaff and for the insane amount of laughter we've shared, see you in pub anchor! Chiara - Grazie for being there to hug me when times where tough and for the late night talks and performances we've shared. Nalle - Thanks for being my mentor both in life and music. You're very VERY old but you're always gonna be one of my best friends. Thank you for everything Christofer - Thank you for believing in me when so many doubted me. I have you to thank for so many great things in my life. So, thank you. For everything. Pappa - I don't even know how to begin. Having the privilege of touring with you is beyond any of my biggest dreams. Thank you for making that possible. I love you with every fiber of my being.

Thank you THERION for everything! I love you!

To all whom I didn't name - friends, fellow musicians, opening acts, techs, fans and family, I am forever grateful. Thank you.

This journey might have ended, but now new adventures await! To infinity and beyond!!

Love, Linnéa Vikström