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Backmasking (also known as backward masking) is a subliminal recording technique in which a sound or message is recorded backward on to a track that is meant to be played forward. It's a deliberate process, whereas a message found through a phonetic reversal.

This method became popularized by The Beatles, who used backward instrumentation on their 1966 album Revolver. Artists everywhere have since used backmasking for comedic, satanic and satiric effect, on both analog and digital recordings. The technique has also been used to censor words or phrases for "clean" releases of rap songs.

Backmasking has been a controversial topic in the United States since the 1980s, when Christian groups spoke of it's use for Satanic purposes by prominent rock musicians, leading to record-burning protests and proposed anti-backmasking legislation by state and federal governments.

Some people do not believe that is has occurred or that it's purposes are often for evil or it's promotion. Here are some examples of it. You must decide for yourself on these matters by using your own research and clear judgment on the matter.

We find that in 1981, Christian DJ Michael Mills began stating on Christian radio programs that Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" contained hidden messages that were heard by the subconscious. And in early 1982, the Trinity Broadcasting Network's Paul Crouch hosted a show with a neuroscientist William Yarroll, that argues that rock stars were cooperating with the Church of Satan to place hidden subliminal messages on records. Is this true that rockers often admire and promote Satanic ideas, people or philosophies? Let's look at the evidence.

First let's look at the Beatles. They had a picture of Aleister Crowley on their album's cover, the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart Club record. The famous Satanist Aleister Crowley, who proclaimed himself as "The Beast 666." He was also a 33rd and 97th Degree Freemason and is recognized as the master Satanist of the 20th century. The cover of the Sergeant Pepper's album by the Beatles showed a background of, according to Ringo Starr, people "we like and admire" (Hit Parade, Oct. 1976, p.14). Paul McCartney said of Sgt. Pepper's cover, ". . . we were going to have photos on the wall of all our heroes."

The Beatles song, Revolution 9: "Turn me on, dead man … turn me on, dead man … turn me on, dead man…" Is this a reference to turn the record backwards, calling the listener a dead man (spiritually) or just a random message?

The Parents Music Resource Center (formed in 1985), accused Led Zeppelin of using backmasking to promote Satanism. We find that guitarist Jimmy Page of Zeppelin is a devout follower of the Satanist, Crowley. In 1971, guitarist Page bought Crowley’s Boleskine House on the shore of Loch Ness where Crowley practiced his hellish, satanic sex-magick rituals, including human sacrifices. Jimmy Page often performed Crowley's magical rituals during their concerts. Their song "Stairway to Heaven" carries the reference "May Queen," which is purportedly the name of a hideous poem written by Crowley. Page had inscribed in the vinyl of their album Led Zeppelin III, Crowley's famous "Do what thou wilt. So mete it Be."

The Stairway to Heaven song played backwards reveals some interesting words that supposedly just accidentally appeared. "Oh here's to my sweet Satan. The one whose little path would make me sad, whose power is Satan. He will give those with him 666. There was a little tool shed where he made us suffer, sad Satan." Page and Robert Plant claim some of Zeppelins' songs came via occultic "automatic handwriting," including their popular "Stairway to Heaven."

Another very famous rock star named Ozzie Osbourn (formerly from the group Black Sabbath, which is a clear reference to a Satanic version of the day of rest) said that Crowley was, “a phenomenon of his time” (Circus, Aug. 26, 1980, p. 26). Ozzy even had a song called “Mr. Crowley.” The some of the lyrics are as what follows. “You fooled all the people with magic. You waited on Satan's call… Mr. Crowley, won't you ride my white horse.” He plainly said in his lyrics what he thought of this fiend.

There are many others who felt the same love towards this wicked man. Here are their words or actions to verify this fact.

On the back cover of the Doors 13 album, Jim Morrison and the other members of the Doors are shown posing with a bust of Aleister Crowley.

David Bowie referred to Crowley in his song “Quicksand” from the album The Man Who Sold the World.

Graham Bond thought he was Crowley’s illegitimate son and recorded albums of satanic rituals with his band Holy Magick.

Iron Maiden lead singer Bruce Dickinson said: “We’ve referred to things like the tarot and ideas of people like Aleister Crowley” (Circus, Aug. 31, 1984). Their song “The Number of the Beast” said, “666, the number of the beast/ 666, the one for you and me.” Crowley was called the Beast.

Daryl Hall of the rock duo Hall and Oates admits that he follows Crowley. “I became fascinated with Aleister Crowley, the nineteenth-century British magician who shared those beliefs. I was fascinated by him because his personality was the late-nineteenth-century equivalent of mine—a person brought up in a conventionally religious family who did everything he could to outrage the people around him as well as himself” (Rock Lives: Profiles and Interviews, p. 584). Hall owns a signed and numbered copy of Crowley’s The Book of Thoth (about an Egyptian god).

Sting, formerly of the Police, has spent many hours studying Crowley’s writings.

Stiv Bators, lead singer for The Dead Boys and Lords of the New Church, had a song titled “Do What Thou Wilt/ This Is the Law,” after the philosophy of Satanist Aleister Crowley. In another song Bators sang: “I heard the Devil curse/ I recognized my name.”

LSD guru Timothy Leary was a Crowley enthusiast. He said: “I’ve been an admirer of Aleister Crowley. I think that I’m carrying on much of the work that he started over a hundred years ago … He was in favor of finding yourself, and ‘Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law’ under love. It was a very powerful statement. I’m sorry he isn’t around now to appreciate the glories he started” (Late Night America, Public Broadcasting Network, cited by Hells Bells, Reel to Real Ministries).

The Marilyn Manson song “Misery Machine” contains the lyrics, “We’re gonna ride to the abbey of Thelema.” The Abbey of Thelema was the temple of Satanist Aleister Crowley. If ever there was a God-hating degenerate, it was Aleister Crowley. And admitted Satanists have quoted publicly that they respect the works of Marilyn Manson. I have personally heard this on T.V.

So obviously there's more to back masking and Satan worship in Rock and Roll than what people want to admit. Here's some more evidence that you might want to consider.

For example, thrash metal band Slayer included at the start of the band's 1985 album (song) "Hell Awaits" a deep backmasked voice chanting "Join Us" over and over. Cradle of Filth, another band that has employed Satanic imagery, released a song entitled "Dinner at Deviant's Palace," consisting almost entirely of unusual sounds and a reversed reading of the Lord's Prayer (a backwards reading of the Lord's Prayer is reportedly a major part of the Black Mass). Seattle-based grunge band Soundgarden parodied the phenomenon of Satanic backmasking on their 1989 album Ultramega OK. When played backwards, the songs "665" and "667" reveal a song about Santa Claus. Ash's "Evil Eye" has this ugly little phrase. The cursing or swearing words have been deleted. "She's giving me the evil eye, ----- Satan's ----." Lead singer Tim Wheeler admits the following. "Yeah, we did hide a secret message in 'Evil Eye,' but it's not that bad." Another group is very blatant. Choking Victim on "Hate Yer State" says the following hateful words. "You think you're alive ----------? You're just the walking -------- dead, you're a -------- sheep, stepping on my back to stay alive. West Coast, East Coast, you're all just a bunch of ------- fools, you and the rest of this greedy -------- world. Kill yourself! So stay in school, say no to drugs, oh yeah! Hail Satan! Good night boys and girls, pleasant dreams." Lastly, here's the disgusting group Chumbawamba. From their "Look! No Strings!" "Oh ---- me Jesus!" Near the end of the song there are references to the band's "----- Me Jesus" tour. Chumbawamba was described by the press in Keswick as "the worst of the American Satanic backwards message bands."

So there you have it. I know that there are many other examples of specific backmasking out there, but here are some of the most popular ones.

From the Eagles, "Hotel California." Forward: "In the middle of the night, just to hear them say." Reverse: "Satan he hears this. He had me believe in him."

From Freddy Mercury's (died of AIDS) group Queen, the song is "Another One Bites the Dust." Forward: "Another one bites the dust. Another one bites the dust. Another one bites the dust. Another one bites the dust. Reverse: "It's fun to smoke marijuana. It's fun to smoke marijuana. It's fun to smoke marijuana. It's fun to smoke marijuana."

From (now deceased) pop star Michael Jackson's song, "Beat It." Forward: "tell you it's fair, so beat it." Reverse: "I believe it was Satan in me." (In reference to what, perhaps the child molestations)?

Lady Gaga's song of "Paparazzi." Forward: "There's no other superstar you know that I'll be your papa... paparazzi. Promise I'll be kind." Reverse: "Evil save us! These stars above, above... we model it on the arts of Lucifer."

As far as I know, this is the theme song from the Pokemon cartoon. Forward: "Gotta catch 'em all, gotta catch 'em all (yo) Gotta catch 'em all, gotta catch 'em all (yeah)." Reverse: "I love satan. I love satan. I love satan, I love satan."

Jim Morrison's (who died of a drug over-dose) group called the Doors, song "Break on Through" (to the other side). Forward: "treasures there." Reverse: "I am satan."

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<h1>Backmasking</h1> Author: <a href='http://www.articleseen.com/profile_Steve-0.aspx'>Steve-0</a> Backmasking (also known as backward masking) is a subliminal recording technique in which a sound or message is recorded backward on to a track that is meant to be played forward. It's a deliberate process, whereas a message found through a phonetic reversal.
 
This method became popularized by The Beatles, who used backward instrumentation on their 1966 album Revolver. Artists everywhere have since used backmasking for comedic, satanic and satiric effect, on both analog and digital recordings. The technique has also been used to censor words or phrases for "clean" releases of rap songs.
 
Backmasking has been a controversial topic in the United States since the 1980s, when Christian groups spoke of it's use for Satanic purposes by prominent rock musicians, leading to record-burning protests and proposed anti-backmasking legislation by state and federal governments.
 
Some people do not believe that is has occurred or that it's purposes are often for evil or it's promotion. Here are some examples of it. You must decide for yourself on these matters by using your own research and clear judgment on the matter. 
 
We find that in 1981, Christian DJ Michael Mills began stating on Christian radio programs that Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" contained hidden messages that were heard by the subconscious. And in early 1982, the Trinity Broadcasting Network's Paul Crouch hosted a show with a neuroscientist William Yarroll, that argues that rock stars were cooperating with the Church of Satan to place hidden subliminal messages on records. Is this true that rockers often admire and promote Satanic ideas, people or philosophies? Let's look at the evidence.
 
First let's look at the Beatles. They had a picture of Aleister Crowley on their album's cover, the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart Club record. The famous Satanist Aleister Crowley, who proclaimed himself as "The Beast 666." He was also a 33rd and 97th Degree Freemason and is recognized as the master Satanist of the 20th century. The cover of the Sergeant Pepper's album by the Beatles showed a background of, according to Ringo Starr, people "we like and admire" (Hit Parade, Oct. 1976, p.14). Paul McCartney said of Sgt. Pepper's cover, ". . . we were going to have photos on the wall of all our heroes." 
 
The Beatles song, Revolution 9: "Turn me on, dead man … turn me on, dead man … turn me on, dead man…" Is this a reference to turn the record backwards, calling the listener a dead man (spiritually) or just a random message? 
 
The Parents Music Resource Center (formed in 1985), accused Led Zeppelin of using backmasking to promote Satanism. We find that guitarist Jimmy Page of Zeppelin is a devout follower of the Satanist, Crowley. In 1971, guitarist Page bought Crowley’s Boleskine House on the shore of Loch Ness where Crowley practiced his hellish, satanic sex-magick rituals, including human sacrifices. Jimmy Page often performed Crowley's magical rituals during their concerts. Their song "Stairway to Heaven" carries the reference "May Queen," which is purportedly the name of a hideous poem written by Crowley. Page had inscribed in the vinyl of their album Led Zeppelin III, Crowley's famous "Do what thou wilt. So mete it Be." 
 
The Stairway to Heaven song played backwards reveals some interesting words that supposedly just accidentally appeared. "Oh here's to my sweet Satan. The one whose little path would make me sad, whose power is Satan. He will give those with him 666. There was a little tool shed where he made us suffer, sad Satan." Page and Robert Plant claim some of Zeppelins' songs came via occultic "automatic handwriting," including their popular "Stairway to Heaven."
 
Another very famous rock star named Ozzie Osbourn (formerly from the group Black Sabbath, which is a clear reference to a Satanic version of the day of rest) said that Crowley was, “a phenomenon of his time” (Circus, Aug. 26, 1980, p. 26). Ozzy even had a song called “Mr. Crowley.” The some of the lyrics are as what follows. “You fooled all the people with magic. You waited on Satan's call… Mr. Crowley, won't you ride my white horse.” He plainly said in his lyrics what he thought of this fiend.
 
There are many others who felt the same love towards this wicked man. Here are their words or actions to verify this fact.
 
On the back cover of the Doors 13 album, Jim Morrison and the other members of the Doors are shown posing with a bust of Aleister Crowley.

David Bowie referred to Crowley in his song “Quicksand” from the album The Man Who Sold the World.

Graham Bond thought he was Crowley’s illegitimate son and recorded albums of satanic rituals with his band Holy Magick.

Iron Maiden lead singer Bruce Dickinson said: “We’ve referred to things like the tarot and ideas of people like Aleister Crowley” (Circus, Aug. 31, 1984). Their song “The Number of the Beast” said, “666, the number of the beast/ 666, the one for you and me.” Crowley was called the Beast.

Daryl Hall of the rock duo Hall and Oates admits that he follows Crowley. “I became fascinated with Aleister Crowley, the nineteenth-century British magician who shared those beliefs. I was fascinated by him because his personality was the late-nineteenth-century equivalent of mine—a person brought up in a conventionally religious family who did everything he could to outrage the people around him as well as himself” (Rock Lives: Profiles and Interviews, p. 584). Hall owns a signed and numbered copy of Crowley’s The Book of Thoth (about an Egyptian god).

Sting, formerly of the Police, has spent many hours studying Crowley’s writings.

Stiv Bators, lead singer for The Dead Boys and Lords of the New Church, had a song titled “Do What Thou Wilt/ This Is the Law,” after the philosophy of Satanist Aleister Crowley. In another song Bators sang: “I heard the Devil curse/ I recognized my name.”

LSD guru Timothy Leary was a Crowley enthusiast. He said: “I’ve been an admirer of Aleister Crowley. I think that I’m carrying on much of the work that he started over a hundred years ago … He was in favor of finding yourself, and ‘Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law’ under love. It was a very powerful statement. I’m sorry he isn’t around now to appreciate the glories he started” (Late Night America, Public Broadcasting Network, cited by Hells Bells, Reel to Real Ministries).

The Marilyn Manson song “Misery Machine” contains the lyrics, “We’re gonna ride to the abbey of Thelema.” The Abbey of Thelema was the temple of Satanist Aleister Crowley. If ever there was a God-hating degenerate, it was Aleister Crowley. And admitted Satanists have quoted publicly that they respect the works of Marilyn Manson. I have personally heard this on T.V.

So obviously there's more to back masking and Satan worship in Rock and Roll than what people want to admit. Here's some more evidence that you might want to consider. 
 
For example, thrash metal band Slayer included at the start of the band's 1985 album (song) "Hell Awaits" a deep backmasked voice chanting "Join Us" over and over. Cradle of Filth, another band that has employed Satanic imagery, released a song entitled "Dinner at Deviant's Palace," consisting almost entirely of unusual sounds and a reversed reading of the Lord's Prayer (a backwards reading of the Lord's Prayer is reportedly a major part of the Black Mass). Seattle-based grunge band Soundgarden parodied the phenomenon of Satanic backmasking on their 1989 album Ultramega OK. When played backwards, the songs "665" and "667" reveal a song about Santa Claus. Ash's "Evil Eye" has this ugly little phrase. The cursing or swearing words have been deleted. "She's giving me the evil eye, ----- Satan's ----." Lead singer Tim Wheeler admits the following. "Yeah, we did hide a secret message in 'Evil Eye,' but it's not that bad." Another group is very blatant. Choking Victim on "Hate Yer State" says the following hateful words. "You think you're alive ----------? You're just the walking -------- dead, you're a -------- sheep, stepping on my back to stay alive. West Coast, East Coast, you're all just a bunch of ------- fools, you and the rest of this greedy -------- world. Kill yourself! So stay in school, say no to drugs, oh yeah! Hail Satan! Good night boys and girls, pleasant dreams." Lastly, here's the disgusting group Chumbawamba. From their "Look! No Strings!" "Oh ---- me Jesus!" Near the end of the song there are references to the band's "----- Me Jesus" tour. Chumbawamba was described by the press in Keswick as "the worst of the American Satanic backwards message bands."
 
So there you have it. I know that there are many other examples of specific backmasking out there, but here are some of the most popular ones. 
 
From the Eagles, "Hotel California." Forward: "In the middle of the night, just to hear them say." Reverse: "Satan he hears this. He had me believe in him."
 
From Freddy Mercury's (died of AIDS)  group Queen, the song is "Another One Bites the Dust." Forward: "Another one bites the dust. Another one bites the dust. Another one bites the dust. Another one bites the dust. Reverse: "It's fun to smoke marijuana. It's fun to smoke marijuana. It's fun to smoke marijuana. It's fun to smoke marijuana."
 
From (now deceased) pop star Michael Jackson's song, "Beat It." Forward: "tell you it's fair, so beat it." Reverse: "I believe it was Satan in me." (In reference to what, perhaps the child molestations)?
 
Lady Gaga's song of "Paparazzi." Forward: "There's no other superstar you know that I'll be your papa... paparazzi. Promise I'll be kind." Reverse: "Evil save us! These stars above, above... we model it on the arts of Lucifer."

As far as I know, this is the theme song from the Pokemon cartoon. Forward: "Gotta catch 'em all, gotta catch 'em all (yo) Gotta catch 'em all, gotta catch 'em all (yeah)." Reverse: "I love satan. I love satan. I love satan, I love satan." 
 
Jim Morrison's (who died of a drug over-dose) group called the Doors, song "Break on Through" (to the other side). Forward: "treasures there." Reverse: "I am satan."
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