The Conjuring (song)

"The Conjuring" is a song by American thrash metal band Megadeth from their 1986 album Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?. Written by Dave Mustaine during a time when he dabbled in black magic, the song's lyrics have been described as referencing a Satanic ritual and according to Mustaine contain "instructions for hexes".[1][2]

"The Conjuring"
Song by Megadeth
from the album Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?
ReleasedSeptember 19, 1986
RecordedFebruary–March 1986
GenreThrash metal
Length5:04
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Dave Mustaine
Producer(s)Dave Mustaine, Randy Burns
Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? track listing
  1. "Wake Up Dead"
  2. "The Conjuring"
  3. "Peace Sells"
  4. "Devils Island"
  5. "Good Mourning/Black Friday"
  6. "Bad Omen"
  7. "I Ain't Superstitious"
  8. "My Last Words"

Overview

The song is one of several Megadeth songs referencing the occult, witchcraft, or black magic. Others include "Bad Omen" and "Good Mourning/Black Friday" and most explicitly "Five Magics" from their 1990 album Rust in Peace, which directly mentions wizardry, sorcerery, alchemy, and magic.

Abandonment

Beginning in 2001, the song was not performed live by Megadeth until 2018, spanning 17 years.[3] This was due to Mustaine's Christian beliefs[4] being at odds with its subject matter. Several months before the 25th anniversary of the release of the album Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? in 2011, Mustaine reiterated his reluctance to perform the song.[5] In 2016, however, after the band's drummer Chris Adler asked if they could "re-record [the song] with different lyrics", Mustaine admitted in an interview that he "wouldn't mind doing the song again", as long as "it didn't hurt anybody".[6] On June 12, 2018, Megadeth performed "The Conjuring" live for the first time in 17 years at the Home Monitoring Aréna in Plzeň, Czech Republic.[7]

References
  1. Parker, Matthiew (March 18, 2011). "Dave Mustaine: "Black magic ruined my life!"". Total Guitar. Music Radar. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  2. Lewis, G. Craige (2009). The Truth Behind Hip Hop. Xulon Press. p. 67. ISBN 978-1-60791-916-2.
  3. DiGiacomo, Robert (November 12, 2012). "Megadeth Revisits 'Extinction': Heavy metal legends offer classic album in entirety at House of Blues on Friday night". Atlantic City Insiders. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  4. "Dave Mustaine Explains Why He Refuses To Share Stage With His 'Confessed Enemy' – Blabbermouth.net". Roadrunnerrecords.com. May 8, 2007. Archived from the original on October 31, 2010. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  5. Parker, Matthiew (March 18, 2011). "Dave Mustaine: "Black magic ruined my life!"". Total Guitar. Music Radar. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  6. "Megadeth's Dave Mustaine Is Reconsidering His Decision To Never Play 'The Conjuring' Again". Blabbermouth.net. January 21, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  7. "MEGADETH Performs 'The Conjuring' Live For First Time In 17 Years (Video)". Blabbermouth.net. June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
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