Finally, on September 28, Satanic Planet will perform inside the Indiana Capitol building. The band had originally sought the date of August 12, but changed their request because it took longer than anticipated to negotiate the performance reservation. In either case, Satanic Planet was preparing to file a lawsuit through a crowdfunding campaign if the request was turned down.
Indiana counsel recently approved the start of Satanic Planet's "Let Us Burn" tour by approving the date of September 28. Lucien Greaves, Satanic Planet frontman and co-founder of The Satanic Temple, had swore to perform at each and every Capitol building where Christian Nationalist musician Sean Feucht had previously performed.
"Feucht has taken to performing at state capitols to spread an explicitly theocratic message of viewpoint supremacy. We feel obligated to balance that message with one of pluralism, equality, and religious liberty. If the capitols are opened to allow for the evangelism of theocrats, they are open to the performances of Satanists as well," expressed Greaves, The Satanic Temple co-founder and spoke-person.
"We would like to also personally thank Indiana gubernatorial candidate Suzanne Crouch for making the capitol grounds available to our performance."
Satanic Planet – which includes Luke Henshaw (Planet B, Sonido de la Frontera), Justin Pearson (The Locust, Dead Cross, Swing Kids, Deaf Club) and Lucien Greaves – have been raising funds to bring their shows to Capitol stages across America.
The term "satanic panic" comes from the 1980s and 1990s, when some people thought that heavy metal music was being used by satanic organizations to indoctrinate minors. In reality, members of The Satanic Temple do not believe in God or the devil. Its principles are outlined in "the seven tenets." These principles place a strong emphasis on reason, science, and ideals like justice and compassion.
One thing is for sure, the "Let Us Burn" tour will provoke strong protests from those who consider religion a one way lane.
