About “Die Eier von Satan”

A heavy industrial guitar played over a reversed drum beat in compound triple meter. The lyrical component of the song is in German, performed by Marko Fox, a member of ZAUM. He is backed by a sound that resembles a hydraulic press, and crowd cheering and applause that increase in volume as the lyrics are read with increasing ferocity. These combined effects make the song sound like a militant German rant or Nazi rally.

The joke is that, although it sounds like a Nazi rally, and the word “Satan” is in the title, the lyrics are not aggressive or violent in any way. To the contrary, they are actually a recipe for cookies (Hashish or Mexican cookies.)

A possible interpretation is that the “cookies” placed in an oven are a metaphor for Jews, while the “eggs,” or lack thereof, stand for African Americans. The spiked food represents having “bad taste” in the eyes of those who are not keen on the band’s sense of humor and are likely to take it out of context.