Glancing down at the bottom of the front page of the blorum I can’t help but notice that we on page 666 of blog posts, forum fillers, recommendations, ATMs and general sociable internet-nattering. That’s all the reason I need to post this.
666 The Number of the Massive
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Anyone remember the Hammer House of Horror TV series? Of course you do. The last episode, aired on December 1980 was called “The Mark of Satan” and involves a man who becomes obsessed with the number 9 and that the devil is trying to take him over. At some point, a priest turns up and reads him verses from the Book of Revelations. Yes, those ones if I remember correctly. Anyway, I’m pretty sure Steve Harris must have been watching when it went out.
I have the issue of Kerrang! from 1982 where they reviewed the album. They weren’t bowled over as I remember. Nor with the follow-up Piece of Mind.
December 1980. Obsessed with the number 9.
John Lennon?
Oh, yes, so it is.
Probably why I mentioned it during the Exorcism post a few days back.
Always loved the name Maiden’s Aussie tribute band took for themselves –
668 The Neighbour of the Beast
That is really good.
Oh for goodness sake! There’s too much satanic stuff going on on this site. So the time has come for a bit of an exorcism.
Read the following text and make a sign of the cross every time you see the + sign. If we all do it, then we’ll be sweet
Here we go :
I adjure you every unclean spirit, every spectre from hell, every satanic power, in the name of Jesus + Christ of Nazareth, Saxon and, for a brief time Thin Lizzy, who was led into the desert after His baptism by John Otway to vanquish you in your citadel, to cease your assaults against the creature whom He has, formed from the slime of the earth for His own honor and glory; to quail before wretched man, seeing in him the image of almighty God, rather than his state of human frailty. Yield then to God, + who by His servant, Moses (NOT Moose!) , cast you and your town called malice, in the person of Pharaoh and his army now, into the depths of the sea. Yield to God, + who, by the singing of holy canticles on the part of David Hepworth, His faithful servant, banished you from the heart of King Paul Thumbsaloft. Yield to God, + who condemned you in the person of Judas Iscariot (out of Dantallian’s Chariot), the traitor. For He now flails you with His divine scourges, + He in whose sight you and your legions once cried out: “What have we to do with you lately, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Have you come to torture us before margarita time?” Now He is driving you back into the unforgettable fire, He who at the end of time will say to the wicked: “Depart from me, you accursed into the…don’t tell me.,,oh yes! the unforgettable fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels.” For you, 0 Superman, O evil one, and for your followers there will be earworms that never die. An unquenchable, deeply dippy fire stands ready for you and for your minions, you prince of accursed murderers, father of lechery, instigator of sacrileges, this year’s model of vileness, promoter of heresies, inventor of nearly every obscenity other than the filth that pours forth from the mouth of a moose.
Depart, then, + impious one, depart, + accursed one, depart with all your deceits, for God has willed that man should be His temple.
Why do you still linger here? When you know it makes it hard for me? Give honor to God the Father + almighty, before whom every knee must bow. Give place to the Lord Jesus + Christ, who, seven times shed His most precious blood for man. Give place to the Holy + Spirit, who by His blessed apostle Peter Gordeno, who openly struck you down in the person of Simon Groome; who cursed your lies in Annas and Saphira; who smote you in King Herod because he had not given honor to Goldie: who by His apostle Paul Thumbsaloft afflicted you with the night of blindness in the magician Ali Bongo, and by the mouth of the same apostle bade you to go out of Pythonissa, the soothsayer. Say no more.
Begone, + now! Begone, + seducer! Your place is in solitude or Menswe@r (same diff); your abode is in the nest of serpents and Mensw@r; get down and crawl with them. This matter brooks no delay; for see, the Lord, the ruler comes quickly and whatever you do you can’t help kindling fire before Him, and it will run on ahead of Him and encompass His enemies during Slade in flame. You might delude man, but God you cannot mock. It is He who casts you out, from whose sight nothing is hidden. It is He who repels you, to whose might all things are subject. It is He who expels you, He who has prepared everlasting hellfire for you and your angels, who may offer you protection and a lot of love and affection but from whose mouth shall come a sharp sword, who is coming to judge both the living and the dead and the world by fire.
Well done everyone
But what about all those Devil’s Tunes? Aren’t they supposed to be the best ones?
What are we going to listen to now?
Cliff!
Don’t you worry about that. There’s plenty of rockin’ goin’ on in Heaven.
If you don’t believe me – check out Alvin Stardust here and, perhaps, the dancers.
As we all know what happens to people who sit around doing nothing, you’d better start listening to something.
The devil finds tunes for idle ears, as well as work for idle hands.