In celebration of my 63rd birth anniversary today, I’m posting a new article titled: “Bang Your Gong! A Guide to the Use of Gongs in Satanic Ritual.” This just past Walpurgisnacht—the 55th anniversary of the founding of the Church of Satan and my 20th anniversary of becoming its High Priest—members and dear friends conspired to surprise me with an intimate gathering during which I was presented with a magnificent tam-tam, 40 inches in diameter. A sturdy and elegant stand as well as a collection of mallets accompanied this powerful instrument, which is a sheer delight to play. In my college years […]
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As has become my tradition, on the anniversaries of my birth I post something from my archive of creative works for those who are interested in my music, fiction, and art. This year, on my 61st birthday, I offer my Sonata Infernale et Romantique—a single movement work for piano recorded by the brilliant Dr. Mark Birnbaum, who gave its premiere in 1998 at the memorial concert for Magus Anton Szandor LaVey that we produced a year after his passing. Please follow this link to read my program notes and to download the sonata—there are both MP3 and M4A files. Last […]
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAGUS GILMORE! Happy birthday to me! Today is the 60th anniversary of my birth, and as this month began so did my 18th year as the High Priest of the Church of Satan. As has become my tradition, I enjoy giving those who are interested in my work a small gift. Back in the late 1980s I wrote a short story which is a sequel to H. P. Lovecraft’s THE MUSIC OF ERICH ZANN titled ZANN’S REPRISE. I went back to my original version of the tale and did some minor polishing and am offering it as a […]
From Magus Peter H. Gilmore: “Many Thanks!” To all the fine people who wished me well and those who sent some swell tokens of appreciation—whether I know you personally or may yet have that pleasure—my deepest gratitude! You all warmed this old Devil’s heart on my 59th birth anniversary. I shall have more of my efforts to bring you as many projects are in motion. Hail to such delightful and discerning individuals! HS! —Magus Peter H. Gilmore
Happy Birthday Magus Gilmore! Happy birthday to me! In celebration of my 59th birthday today, I continue my tradition of giving a small gift to those who wish me well. Those close to Peggy and I know that we, like a number of his friends, used to sing along with Dr. LaVey’s keyboard playing and we have long had a cassette tape of some of those efforts which we’ve shared over the years with a very few discerning individuals. From that recording I give you a performance of the song “Stout-Hearted Men” that I sang with Doktor in The Black […]