Lucifer Rising

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It's only natural that rock and roll 'the devil's music' and Satanism should be intimately linked

Lucifer Rising explores this unique cultural confluence. Divided into three parts, the book first traces the history of Satanism, from the birth of the Black Mass through the fashionable sinners of the Hellfire Club. The second section examines Satanism in the 20th century, including Aleister Crowley, the formation of the Church of Satan, the Manson Family, and the rise of occult-influenced bands like Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin.

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Gavin Baddeley is a graduate of Cambridge University. As a journalist, he has written for a variety of publications on his specialised subjects of the occult, rock music and trash culture. As a lecturer, he has conducted a summer school on the occult. While preparing the book, Baddeley was made an official British representative of the Church of Satan by its late founder, Anton LaVey. He lives in York, UK.