When I first started getting into metal music, and being blown away by the heaviness of Slayer and Slipknot at age 13, I distinctly remember the Satanic imagery those bands used at various points: from Slayer’s overt and graphic artwork by the late, great Larry Carrol and use of sword pentagrams and inverted crosses, or the early days of Slipknot when they would use a Baphomet pentagram banner, and the frequent goat imagery like the cover of Iowa (2001) and various goat heads displayed on stage. At the time it made those bands feel dangerous, like I shouldn’t even be … Continue reading Do we REALLY need (The True) Mayhem?