| Satan Takes a Holiday | ||||
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| Released | 1995 | |||
| Recorded | San Francisco, 1995 | |||
| Genre | Keyboard music, torch songs, vaudeville, outsider music | |||
| Length | 70:57 | |||
| Label | Amarillo | |||
| Producer | Gregg Turkington, Chris X | |||
| Anton Szandor LaVey chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Satan Takes a Holiday is an album by Anton Szandor LaVey, a celebrity figure best known for his creation of the Church of Satan (CoS) inside of the United States, which was released through Amarillo Records in 1995. In addition to founding LaVeyan Satanism as a belief system, he had a long career as a showman and particularly as a musician, which the album's various tracks captured.[2][1]
The album is an eclectic work of underground music featuring a diverse mix of musical styles as well as lyrical topics, with its songs being primarily based on LaVey's personal interest in the synthesizer. Unlike the public image often associated with his words and actions, and the surrounding controversy, the album has received positive reviews from publications such as AllMusic and is known for its often comedic approach, emphasizing straightforward entertainment. Scholar James R. Lewis of the book Satanism Today: An Encyclopedia of Religion, Folklore, and Popular Culture has asserted that "LaVey's musicianship is preserved" in both the album and a previous release from 1994 in songs that "are impressive", particularly given LaVey's abilities in musical engineering.[2][1]
It's title is a reference to the notorious Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra release of the same name alongside multiple previous forms of popular media known as _____ Takes a Holiday. These include the drama movies Death Takes a Holiday and Sin Takes a Holiday among other things.