The Conjuring (song)

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"The Conjuring"
Song by Megadeth
from the album Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?
ReleasedSeptember 19, 1986 (1986-09-19)
RecordedFebruary–March 1986
GenreThrash metal[1][2]
Length5:04
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Dave Mustaine
Producer(s)Dave Mustaine, Randy Burns
Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? track listing
8 tracks
  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"

"The Conjuring" is a song by the 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 during his teenager years, the song's lyrics have been described as referencing a Satanic ritual and, according to Mustaine, contain "instructions for hexes".[3][4]

Overview

The song is composed in E minor.

magic.[6]

In an interview, Mustaine said, "I used to do black magic when I was a kid, and I put a hex on a dude and his leg kind of got messed up. The other one was, I put a sex hex on this girl and the next night she was in my bed, so I think that it worked."[7][8][9]

Live performances

From 2001 to 2018, a period of 17 years, the song was not performed live by Megadeth.

Home Monitoring Aréna in Plzeň, Czech Republic.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ "The 25 greatest thrash metal albums ever". Kerrang!. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  2. ^ "20 Essential Eighties Thrash Albums". Revolver. 2007-04-01. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  3. ^
    Music Radar
    . Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  4. ISBN 978-1-60791-916-2
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  5. ^ Song Key of The Conjuring (Megadeth), retrieved 2022-09-27
  6. ^ "ShieldSquare Captcha". validate.perfdrive.com. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  7. ^ Songfacts. "The Conjuring by Megadeth - Songfacts". www.songfacts.com. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  8. ^ Childers, Chad (23 August 2022). "Dave Mustaine Tells Joe Rogan the Stories of Two Hexes He Put on People in His Youth". Loudwire. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  9. ^ Blabbermouth (2019-09-25). "MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Talks About Making Of 'The Conjuring' Song For 'Death By Design' Graphic Novel (Video)". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Goldmine Staff (13 September 2022). "5 strong (and interesting) opinions from Dave Mustaine". Goldmine Magazine: Record Collector & Music Memorabilia. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "Megadeth's Dave Mustaine Is Reconsidering His Decision To Never Play 'The Conjuring' Again". Blabbermouth.net. January 21, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  14. ^ "MEGADETH Performs 'The Conjuring' Live For First Time In 17 Years (Video)". Blabbermouth.net. June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  15. ^ Guitar World Staff (2018-06-14). "Watch Megadeth Perform "The Conjuring" For the First Time in 17 Years". guitarworld. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
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