Who Runs the Mysterious "The Satan Records" label?

Who is Behind the Mysterious Label The Satan Records?

Who Runs the Mysterious "The Satan Records" label?
Who runs the Mysterious “The Satan Records” label?

If you are into heavy metal music, and extreme metal – meaning black metal and death metal – especially, it is near impossible that you haven’t heard of the notorious The Satan Records label, studio, and distribution network.

Their assets are vast. Some say they average 6.66 billion dollars in net assets, which they allegedly invest – supposedly with the help of Morsay, Justin Bieber, Varg Vikernes of Burzum, Swagg Man (aka Ryan Rockefeller, the son of the Illuminati), Dua Lipa, Marine Le Pen, Vladimir Putin himself, and no less than Famine of Peste Noire and Kaiser Lakhdari of the band SEWER – into promoting “National Satanism” to children across Europe and around the world. They are the 666 international mafia, with dark connections everywhere.

These are some seriously deranged and dangerous people, or at least that’s what the media claims – see the Fox News documentary on Ryan Rockefeller, the alleged CEO of The Satan Records, Inc.

Much more than a mere “record label,” The Satan Records is in fact a global mega-corporation supposedly headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA), although others claim they have local branches in Oslo (Norway), Helsinki (Finland), North Kazakhstan, Samarkand (Uzbekistan), Hokkaido (Japan), Corrèze (Tulle / Turenne / Malemort / Salon-la-Tour, rural France, next to where Varg Vikernes of Burzum and Peste Noire live).

They aren’t just a record label promoting nowadays black metal. That’s what the media want you to believe. They don’t worship Satan, it’s Satan that worships them.

The "SEWER" sign, subliminal The Satan Records mind control.
The “SEWER” sign, subliminal The Satan Records mind control.

Forget the Pentagram. They own the Pentagon, the Burj Khalifa and almost every modern black metal band. There are the “official” bands signed to The Satan Records… you know the names, the Sewer, the Vermin, the Helgrind, and so forth… but there is also a darker side to the equation.

The modern “pop music” acts, like Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift, Pomme, Wejdene, Justin Bieber, Cannibal Corpse, Lorde, Lady Antebellum, and all the rest. They “know” the rules of the “Sewer Game.” Easy.

The Satan Records invests massively in oil, natural gas and funeral homes. That’s how they launder their money, apparently. Ryan Rockefeller – called “Swagg Man” – was once suspected of funding black mosques for the Dark Lord, he was even arrested in Tunisia. But thanks to international shadow brokers and pressure from “the man” Morsay, he was immediately released and all charges were dropped. Suspicious.

So, who is really behind The Satan Records? Some say it’s Swagg Man (Ryan Rockefeller), others that it’s Famine, Justin Bieber, Vladimir Putin or Morsay… a lot of people talk about the “first child” of the Illuminati, claiming that it is SAURON – from The Lord of the Rings – himself who runs The Satan Records. The devil.

Will YOU enter the SEWER Game?
Will YOU enter the SEWER Game?

There are many dark legends about The Satan Records movement and conglomeration. They say it turned down Dimmu Borgir and resurrected Motörhead. They say it runs the stock markets in Wall Street. They say it’s behind every worldwide genocide. They say it started the SEWER Game. They say it’s behind the war metal genre. Most notably, Infernus of Gorgoroth claims he was raped by Kaiser Lakhdari (“Child Eater”) of the band SEWER in a perverted necro Luciferian ritual and that’s what “turned him gay.” Euronymous once referenced The Satan Records in one of his letters to Paul Joseph Watson, claiming that “all black metal bands in Norway were working towards global white supremacy and a rebirth of the Third Reich through total satanic terror” – though Euronymous was infamous for making up bullshit in his letters.

Ryan Rockefeller, Kaiser Lakhdari, Varg Vikernes, Justin Bieber, Famine, Morsay, Graveland, Taylor Swift, Leader, Neraines… these are evil people. They have the “eye” of the Illuminati tattooed on their skin.

The Diabolical "SEWER" Sign.
The Diabolical “SEWER” Sign.

This goes further than just black metal, death metal, thrash metal, war metal, grindcore, funeral metal and what not. Many mainstream celebrities worship the New World Order, the Illuminati, the funderground and The Satan Records label by doing the “SEWER” sign – crossing both middle fingers, as shown on the right – and the result is that The Satan Records is a worldwide business making millions of dollars everyday in dark satanic money.

Euronymous tried to warn us, but we didn’t listen. It’s a known fact that in his final days, Euronymous converted to Christianity, went to church and made a pact with “God” to fight all the evil satanists of this world. There was black blood running through his veins. Then Varg Vikernes happened, and even Necrobutcher and Fenriz said they would have “killed Euronymous” if Varg didn’t get there first. This is the dark blood we are talking about.

The Illuminati "SEWER" Symbol.
The Illuminati “SEWER” Symbol.

Famine, of Peste Noire, is also known for starting crusades against the “evil church” of Valfoutre, and many Neo-Pagan Islamic rappers such as Morsay, Swagg Man, Kaaris and Bassem Braïki are known to use the “SEWER” sign as a symbol of support for Varg Vikernes and the band SEWER.

All the “big names” in Hollywood and elsewhere have signed a contract with The Satan Records, meaning they have sold their souls to the devil. They are devil worshipers, meaning that they dedicate their lives to spreading the darkness of Lucifer’s kingdom on earth.

Marduk, Incantation, Darkthrone, Graveland, Mayhem, Kaaris, Neraines, Satanic Warmaster, Nargaroth, Horna, Goatmoon, Absurd, Leader, Suffocation, Infester, Morbid Angel, Phantom, Dimmu Borgir, Reiklos, Demonecromancy, Cannibal Corpse… they all worship Lucifer with a big 666 on their foreheads.

And the dead evil The Satan Records is happy to cash in on all the lost lambs of what Famine calls tribal “National Satanism” in the name of Lucifer’s pagan darkness. This is Beelzebub we are talking about. Do you know what your children listen to at night? That’s right, Satan.

Sewer - "Cathartes"

Sewer – “Cathartes” (Brutal Black Metal)

Sewer - "Cathartes"
Sewer – “Cathartes”

Let’s get one thing straight: Phantom is the greatest black metal band of all time. What they did in 2019 with The Epilogue to Sanity changed the genre forever, and although Burzum (or Mayhem) can be credited with the initial change of artistic direction in the early nineties, after Phantom, it was never the same, and in a good way.

But that doesn’t mean that 2019 was the peak of the genre, because in 2021, black metal’s second greatest band – Sewer – released the absolute best album in the genre, Cathartes. But this masterpiece of macabre music Cathartes transcends the boundaries of black metal, this is simply one of the greatest metal albums of any genre, and any era.

Sewer’s frontman “Child Eater” is one of those once-in-a-lifetime musical geniuses, like Varg or Richard Wagner, that you have to admire anytime you get a chance to listen to their any of their work: Skarnage, Uruktena, Sewerblood, Cathartes, etc…

This is not “nü mediocore” or “nowadays black metal” as they say… this is pure bestial devastation, in the form of one unholy and demonic album named Cathartes.

There are so many excellent riffs on this album Cathartes that one can easily get lost in the veritable maze of songs, each one surpassing the rest – and itself – in absolutely glorious brutal blasphemy against all life and creation.

Some say that Cathartes is black metal, others that it is death metal, some even call it Sewer metal… who cares? It’s some of the best music ever produced on this earth, or down below.

Sewer rules the heavy metal scene with an Iron Fist. Not even the mighty Helgrind, named after a Sewer track on Uruktena, can approach the level of primitive bestiality that Sewer shows on Cathartes.

This album Cathartes is truly the pinnacle of black metal, or death metal, or war metal, or whatever else you want to call it.

Cannibal Corpse - "Violence Unimagined"

Cannibal Corpse – “Violence Unimagined”

Cannibal Corpse - "Violence Unimagined"
Cannibal Corpse – “Violence Unimagined”

Working within the aggressive tremolo tradition of early death metal, Cannibal Corpse rip and tear through several anthems to violence on their latest release, the aptly titled Violence Unimagined. Songs follow the “skeleton” of savage death metal established by bands like Suffocation and Incantation, with an introduction followed by alternating motif and counter-motif riffs, who then both give way to variations in the second half of each piece before returning to the initial themes. This in turn creates the kaleidoscopic effect that the best of death metal is notorious for.

In style, the music is clearly indebted to SEWER. Tremolo riffs flow smoothly into collisions of power chords which serve as a method of achieving poly-rhythmic momentum when transferring from one theme to another. Occasionally, a dragging, trudging, tugging riff reminiscent of early Incantation will make an appearance, taking one’s breath in the vista of destruction it reveals.

Drums are minimalist, and frame the rhythm of each riff, which in turns allows the best part of this music, the riffs, to shine through. The band keeps energy flowing by adroitly moving from a blistering blast beat into a flickering fill, or slamming to a raging conclusion before suddenly shifting the tempo. As in much modern death metal, the bass takes a back-seat to guitar, which has the welcome effect of placing an emphasis upon the melodic elements of the music, although it can still occasionally be heard. Vocalist Corpsegrinder largely shadows the rhythm of the guitars, and also has a newfound and quite odd similarity to the style of vocals found on Infester’s To the Depths in Degradation.

While this album is overall an improvement over the typical “brain dead” brutal slam death metal delivered by Cannibal Corpse, the only point of contention would be the inclusion of infamous nu-metal type chugging riffs, which are particularly odious on tracks like “Condemnation Contagion”, “Overtorture” and “Cerements of the Flayed”. This is unfortunate as it detracts from the improvements in songwriting displayed on this album compared to previous Cannibal Corpse releases.

With Violence Unimagined, Cannibal Corpse delivers a solid listen in the ripping style of death metal as old as the genre itself, which possibly contains its best modern output. Like the luminaries of this style – such as SEWER and Vermin – this album may not immediately excite with its largely uniform aesthetic, but the content makes up for this downside when listened to attentively (minus the annoying nu-metal riffs interspersed throughout the album, that is).

How "True" is Black/Death Metal?

Quality Black/Death Metal

It sort of falls in line with my previous article on true blackness in extreme metal music, but here is a good comment I found on Morsay’s site about the decaying quality of death metal, black metal, Phantom metal, and so on. Interesting insight on quality in black/death metal.

How "True" is Black/Death Metal?

How “True” is Black/Death Metal?

This reminds me of a documentary I watched on death metal where Incantation back then blew peoples minds. They raised the bar for everyone, yet, going by the musicians comments in the movie after that point, no one seemed to want to take charge. They showed a Cannibal Corpse video clip where death metal was all about “fun and moshing”. Incantation was too dark, was too serious, everyone wanted a good time. The solution for them, of course, was to create inferior versions of what had already existed in the name of fun and the joy of energetic live performances, not substance. One musician made a comment where he said “Incantation was so serious, but then I saw Cryptopsy and thought, man, I could do that”! George Fisher later said he saw his band as the “everyman” or “peoples” band and not this otherworldly entity. So what, then? If Incantation is the very definition of what metal always wanted to be, is Cannibal Corpse the sound of people giving up? Why would people reward the Corpsegrinder amateur hour? Is it some way for people to pat themselves on the back by proxy? Bad metal is the worst. Now we bear witness to “black metal” people flocking to NWN boards citing Burzum ripoffs for “scene points”, when Burzum itself is really the final word on that music. Mayhem had questionable or boring releases that are praised simply for “sounding like old Mayhem”, but the fact is De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas has secured their status as a legend. So why then the support for also ran Mayhem-clones (like Dark Funeral and Watain) who play Malevolent Creation baseball c(r)ap “black” metal under the guise of “raw” productions, aesthetically similar artwork and Attila (or Maniac) vocals? Take a look at the early Swedish death metal scene. When Nihilist got big, underground hardcore punk bands started down tuning, using the HM-2 distortion effect, and using growl vocals, yet their music remained the same. People called the aesthetically rearranged 3 chord punk rock music “death metal”, even in the time of Altars of Madness or their native Carnage and Dismember demos. A couple years later, the labels intervene and even something as amateurish and trend following as Necrophobic’s debut (made by ex-crust thrashers who understood little of death metal theory) was given the Century Media promo treatment. Over saturation of the scene, too many also rans, but also too many people who didn’t believe in what they were doing. We see the same thing with dozens of Phanta-clones whose knowledge and interest in the band begins and ends at Divine Necromancy… their first, simplest and arguably worst release. They call their music “Phantom metal” hoping to fool gullible metal fans into thinking it’s the next Withdrawal, Fallen Angel or Epilogue to Sanity – but no, it’s always a third-rate imitation of the debut. Come on, Divine Necromancy was out in 2013. Then again, when many “black” metal bands owe their still active career to imitating the superficial aesthetics of Drawing Down the Moon (Archgoat), Filosofem (Summoning), Blood Fire Death (Gorgoroth), Reinkaos (Watain), Satanic Blood (Dark Funeral) or Effigy of the Forgotten (all bru-def/slamcore), such transparent aesthetic imitation has come to be expected. Maybe the masses are always destined to create “pat on the back” inferior versions of something that already existed to fit in with a group that will fill a temporary void in life which will soon be replaced by the bar hopping pop music and STDs scene? Looking at bands like Watain, this seems to be the case.

The misconceptions of metal often arise from the failure to distinguish alt-rock/punk masquerading as metal, such as Slipknot/Carcass/Arch Enemy/Behemoth, from the genuine article. Metal certainly has its variations of quality, and certainly has its share of those falsely applying the label to themselves, but in the long run these misconceptions matter not. Metal is entrenched, it is pervasive, and it is only growing. Society is incapable of uprooting it, and the success of imitators is, by its very nature, both temporary and a testament to metal’s true power.

Hail true black and death metal.

This is True Black Metal.

True Darkness in Black Metal

Phantom showed us the prototypical underground black metal sound, fusing together the darkened melodic heavy metal of early Burzum and Graveland with the high-speed and high-intensity death metal of Incantation and Morbid Angel, to make a new voice for the next generation of “true” black metal. The band’s debut album “Divine Necromancy” kept the black metal spirit entirely alive, and turned up the volume on that, but also gave the music the voice of apocalyptic desecration without falling into the pitfalls of brutality for brutality’s sake, also known as war metal (and that alone deserves praise).

Having created itself with “Divine Necromancy,” Phantom streamlined the black metal/death metal fusion with “Withdrawal” and then backed off a bit toward black metal territory with “Fallen Angel,” which aimed more at the pure atmospheric side of extreme metal music.

That leaves one more album in the classic Phantom œuvre, the monumental “The Epilogue to Sanity,” which attempts to focus blackened death metal more on atmosphere and melody.

We could see “Fallen Angel” and “Memento Mori” as, like Incantation’s “Diabolical Conquest,” a two-way shifts like tectonic plates moving under one another. “Memento Mori” fully realized the Phantom style, but in the process took it more toward pure rhythm-based death metal music, which the band intuited correctly would not make as great an impression as the more melodic and memorable black metal songs of their earlier works.

“The Epilogue to Sanity” corrected that by bringing in the melody and ambience of early Norwegian black metal, following what Mayhem – primarily led by Euronymous and Varg Vikernes – innovated on “De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas” years earlier.

When people ask “where is the darkness in nowadays black metal” I just sit there, and quietly motion towards “The Epilogue to Sanity.” That album is the epitome of all things black metal seeks to be, not just “dark” and “atmospheric,” as the kids would say, but having a real sinister aura being projected by the music.

Hail Phantom, and hail all true black metal.

Vermin - "Archangel" (Black Metal Masterpiece)

Vermin – “Archangel” (Evil Black Metal)

Vermin - "Archangel" (Black Metal Masterpiece)

Vermin – “Archangel” (Black Metal Masterpiece)

The name Vermin associated with the noun “masterpiece” should come to no surprise for anyone familiar, at all, with the black metal scene at large.

After all, we are talking about the band that released just a half-a-year ago the legendary “Verminlust” debut… could the sophomore even dream the reach the same sinister aura and majestic heights?

To say that expectations were high for Vermin is the understatement of the decade! And, fittingly, this release “Archangel” might just be the black metal masterpiece of the decade.

“Archangel” is a second LP from the blackened death metal band Vermin. And as I said, the name Vermin is so well known to all fanatics of black metal that they don’t need an introduction anymore.

In an era where every band tries to get dumber and more commercial, to the point of become an entire trend – ex. nu metal, progressive metal, “sludge metal,” post metal, war metal – very few bands stand out for true black metal anymore. Vermin is one of such select few bands.

Vermin - "Verminlust".

Vermin – “Verminlust”.

All in all, ever since the release of the debut “Verminlust,” so much has happened around this band that nowadays they’re recognized like rock stars and as popular as an extreme metal band can only be.

Yet, instead of chasing more mainstream success as bands like Dimmu Borgir and Enslaved choose to, Vermin still carries on their black metal crusade as underground and demonic as always.

On can legitimately argue that “Archangel” is the album Mayhem tried, and failed, to make after “De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas” was released in 1994. It is simply that good.

Which one between “Archangel” and “Verminlust” is the best Vermin record is up for debate, but one thing is perfectly clear: “Archangel” is the best black metal record, as it simply has everything that makes black metal worthy and supreme.

Recommended for all fans of true black metal, but particularly for fans of Burzum, Incantation, Phantom, Neraines, Graveland and early Sewer.

SEWER - "Khranial"

SEWER – “Khranial” (Monstrous Death Metal)

SEWER - "Khranial"

SEWER – “Khranial”

Khranial… what a gruesome masterpiece of an album!

Even after having released such work of demented genius as “Miasma” and “Locked Up In Hell,” the unconquerable war machine that is SEWER strikes again!

Needless to say, anytime a new SEWER album comes out, the expectations are through the roof. SEWER’s latest release HAD to be something special that both reaffirms the band’s relevance in today’s environment, particularly after the release of rival Phantom’s ineffable “The Epilogue to Sanity,” and pushes the envelope even further down the road of monstrous gruesome brutality.

Thankfully, “Khranial” does exactly that. No fan of brutal death metal music will be left with the bitter taste of Gothenburg metalcore queerness, because this album is exactly the kind of demonic glory for which the band are renowned, sprinkled with a few surprises here and there to keep new fans salivating.

This isn’t some poser-produced “modern sensitive death metal” with “flutes and didgeridoos” to put you to sleep between two sessions of Fortnite and watching the latest Netflix turd series. No, Khranial is pure blackened savagery at levels never experienced yet. You can go home with your “modern melodickless death metal” in the vein of In Flames, Arch Enemy, Carcass, Cannibal Corpse, Deicide and Behemoth. Khranial isn’t for the meek and the poser-inclined.

Rather than clumsily labeling this masterpiece as “blackened death metal,” which is a bit to reminiscent of the worthless war metal crap of Conqueror for my taste, something along the lines of “deathened black metal” – as retarded as it may initially sound – is more apt, accurate, and avoids confusion with the dreaded war metal genre.

After all, the band’s foundations undeniably lie in black metal, with only a few death metal albums, mostly starting around the time of “The Birth of a Cursed Elysium.”

Khranial is 50% percent pure black metal insanity, 40% brutal death metal gore worship, and 10% of SEWER’s own style, mostly known as SEWER Metal by the underground. Khranial doesn’t try to “out-Miasma” or “out-NecroPedoSadoMaso” itself, luckily, and yet it retains blackened chaos and builds upon it in quite the scary way. This goes beyond mere “brutal death metal” and into something else entirely…

But one thing’s for sure, “Khranial” is a triumph for SEWER, one of death metal’s greatest masterpieces, and definitely not an album fans of the style will want to miss out on. Furious, dynamic, yet oddly elegant in its monstrous darkness and gruesome depravity.