Shout at the Devil

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Shout at the Devil · The band's second album was released in September 1983 and became their breakthrough. Just before the recording, the group played five shows as the opening act for Kiss. During the sessions Nikki Sixx was in a serious car accident, after which he became addicted to painkillers and later to heroin. The pentagram on the sleeve came from the theatrical band Sister, in which Sixx had previously played with Blackie Lawless. Lawless gave him permission to use the imagery.

The album sold two hundred thousand copies in two weeks and made Mötley Crüe one of the best-selling metal bands of the 1980s. The singles Looks That Kill, Too Young to Fall in Love and Shout at the Devil were modest hits. The title and the pentagram earned the band a place in a TV item about Christian groups concerned about Satanism.

Listening

Track list

1. 1In the Beginning1:14Apple Music ↗
2. 2Shout at the Devil3:15Apple Music ↗
3. 3Looks That Kill4:08Apple Music ↗
4. 4Bastard2:54Apple Music ↗
5. 5God Bless the Children of the Beast1:31Apple Music ↗
6. 6Helter Skelter3:12Apple Music ↗
7. 7Red Hot3:21Apple Music ↗
8. 8Too Young to Fall In Love3:36Apple Music ↗
9. 9Knock 'Em Dead, Kid3:43Apple Music ↗
10. 10Ten Seconds to Love4:18Apple Music ↗
11. 11Danger3:51Apple Music ↗

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