Bonus Episode: Backmasking and the Death of the Dangerous Rockstar

DISGRACELAND

Jake Brennan

True Crime, Music, Society & Culture

4.6 • 13.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

This week in the After Party, Jake looks back at the 1980s satanic panic and the uproar over supposed "backmasking" – the spurious claim that rock stars were hiding demonic messages in their music. Plus, we hear from you on your favorite Heavy Metal bands. Next week we're bringing you an episode on The Exorcist, and Jake wants to know: what movies scare you? Share your thoughts at 617-906 6638, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or on socials @disgracelandpod. To hear an extended version of the After Party where Jake and Dr. Zeth Lundy discuss the new Martin Scorsese documentary series, become an All Access member at disgracelandpod.com. For more great Disgraceland episodes, dive into our extensive archive, including such episodes as: Episode 167 - Van Halen Episode 39 and 251 - Led Zeppelin Episode 209 and 223 - Martin Scorsese Episode 89 - Black Sabbath To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Disgraceland All Access and the listeners who support this show through Patreon and Apple Podcasts.
0:07.2	You can become a supporting member of Disgraceland and receive ad-free and exclusive content by signing up today for just $5 a month before prices go up at the end of October.
0:16.7	To become an all-access member, go to disgracelandpod.com.
0:21.5	Hey, Discos, need a go to disgracelandpod.com. Hey, discos.
0:22.8	Need a little more disgraceland in your life?
0:25.0	Just a touch to get you through?
0:27.4	Yeah, me too.
0:28.7	This is the podcast that comes after the podcast.
0:31.7	Welcome to Disgraceland, the after party.
0:34.0	Yeah. After Party.
0:52.7	Welcome to the Disgraceland bonus episode, a little thing we like to call the after party.
0:53.2	This is the show after the show,
0:54.7	the party after the party, the bridge to get you from one full episode of disgrace and to the
0:58.3	other, the backyard to dig into the dirt. Our mission to uncover the truth, to confront the myth,
1:03.8	to reclaim the story. On this bonus episode, we're talking about our new story,
1:08.1	backmasking and the death of the dangerous rock star because of our
1:11.6	new episode on Judas Priest. We're rewinding back to our spooky Robert Johnson tale,
1:17.1	previewing next week's episode on The Exorcist, and we get into your voicemails, text, DMs,
1:21.8	and as always, a whole lot of rosy. This is the podcast for The Musically Obsessed, the Outsiders,
1:27.4	the independent thinkers who know that the best history is the podcast for the musically obsessed, the outsiders, the independent thinkers
1:28.1	who know that the best history is the history that gets buried. Discraceland is where I tell the
1:32.6	stories they didn't want told, the kind you'll end up telling someone else. All right, discos,
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