Absolute Sin, His Infernal Majesty and good old rock 'n' roll

The book "Absolute Sin, His Infernal Majesty and the Good old rock and Roll" by Gavin Beddeli is devoted to the study of the cultural phenomenon associated with Satanism and rock music.

In the first part of the book, the author examines the history of Satanism, starting from ancient times and ending with the countercultural revolution in the 60s of the XX century.

In the second part, he studies Satanism in the twentieth century, including the formation of the Church of Satan, the Manson cult family, as well as the influence of occult currents on such popular bands as Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin.

The third part of the book is devoted to the neo-Nazi element of Satanism in the 1980s, new directions of metal music and fine art.

The book is richly illustrated, contains comments from leaders and participants of occult orders, as well as interviews with famous musicians. The author does not adhere to preconceived views and uses irony, which makes the book interesting both for supporters of the left-hand path and for researchers of religious phenomena, culturologists, religious scholars and psychologists.