



Yeah, I know. I’m late to the coven. But living in ye olde ancient fog-bound DM castle on yon bonnie banks of Loch McBebetterlatethannever, I have just listened to the diabolically gorgeous sound of Twin Temple. Yon folks in LA (and wherever) dinnae ken just how lucky they are to have such wondrous sounds rippling thru their Dr. Dre headphones. Naw.

I thank brilliant artist, writer, and all-round-good-guy, John Coulthart (who yon lads and lassies should seriously follow on Twitter) for introducing me to this perfect hit of doo-wap pleasure.

A doo-wop hit of “Sex Magick”? What utter brilliance.

Twin Temple is the perfectly-formed duo of Alexandra (who sometimes sounds like Amy Winehouse) and Zachary James (who looks like a dapper Count Dracula)—“the high priests of Twin Temple, the Satanic doo-wop band hailing from the city of Angels.”

The band was started on Halloween (a witch’s sabbath) in 2016 when a destruction ritual was performed, and Alexandra and Zachary stepped into their power as Twin Temple, energetically killing all their previous incarnations up until that point. Although you may expect heavy guitar riffs and a thumping bass to accompany cries of “Hail Satan,” instead you’ll hear old-school, classic riffs and Alexandra’s crooning voice that sounds straight out of the ‘60s. While many confine Satan to the likes of black metal, the duo is breaking the notion that Satan has a type. After all, who says Satan wouldn’t get down to some classic Americana? Inspired by the golden era of rock ‘n’ roll, Twin Temple rejects conformity of any kind, whether it’s through their magick, performance, or sound.

Unlike a lotta of “black metal bands,” who dig Satan to sell product, Twin Temple practice Satanism with what they sing on and off stage—using music to promote their “ideals of free will and giving space to those who are often not allowed any.”







To be frank, Twin Temple is one of the most exciting bands I’ve heard since Army of Moths or Book of Shame (watch this space…)—O, Beelzebub, yon Satan serenaded by the beautiful sound of Twin Temple. More power to them, I say.

Twin Temple will be playing Le Backstage, Paris on April 10th, Roadburn, Tilburg Festival, Netherlands, April 11th, the Lexington, London, April 12th, Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, 19th June, Dante’s, Portland, Oregon, June 21st, and the Roxy, West Hollywood, CA, June 23rd. Catch ‘em when you can or sell yer soul or buy their five-star album Twin Temple Bring You Their Signature Sound…. Satanic Doo-Wop.

Hail Satan and all that jazz…

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If you dig Twin Temple’s ‘Sex Magick,’ then try their track…‘Let’s Hang Together.’





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Previously on Dangerous Minds:

Blasphemy, Sex, Satanism and Sadism: The diabolic erotic art of Félicien Rops (NSFW)

SATAN! Amazing trove of outsider art found in Detroit

Rare pix of Anton LaVey performing Satanic rites, cavorting with Jayne Mansfield and Forry Ackerman

Satanic strippers: Vintage burlesque performers dance with the devil

Sex, Satan and surrealism: The unsettling erotica of Michael Hutter

Sympathy for the Devil: The Truth about Satanism in America (NSFW)

