Lucifer Rising - Gavin Baddeley

Subtitled sin, devil worship and rock n roll, Lucifer Rising is an interesting and enjoyable read. Written by Gavin Baddeley, who makes no bones about his allegiance to the Church of Satan, this book consists of essays and interviews with various musicians, occultists and hangers-on. While the Church of Satan has never had any colour bar, nor has it proclaimed allegiance to any political ideology, there has been an authoritarian and far-Right faction within it for many years. Given the mixed racial origins of founder and guru Anton LaVey, (he was part Jewish), it’s perhaps surprising that so many fascists, racists and anti-Semites have been attracted to ...