Twin Temple: Majestic Ventura Theater - Ventura, CA - 10/11/24
Satanic doo-wop band Twin Temple released their second album God is Dead in 2023. Since then, they have been actively touring in support of the album while spreading the word of Satan to the masses. The lyrics to their songs include topics of love, sex, feminism and LGBT-rights. They have played with some of the biggest bands in the world including Ghost and Danzig. This year, they are also touring supporting Rammstein frontman Till Lindemann on his solo tour. Before then, they had several headlining shows. The second to last show of their headlining tour was at the Majestic Ventura Theater in downtown Ventura, California. The venue ended up nicely packed with many of the fans dressed up for the occasion.
The lights went out and the venue cheered with excitement as the band members came out one by one. Singer Alexandra James and guitarist Zachary James are both a married couple and the driving force behind the band. The first song played was “The Devil (Didn’t Make Me Do It).” Their sound is made to mimic rock and roll from the 1950’s and 1960’s and it was beautifully done. Alexandra and Zachary wore flashy matching outfits and danced the whole night. the next two songs were “Be a Slut” and “Let’s Have a Satanic Orgy.” The audience was loving all the songs and were seen either singing along or dancing to the music. Being that they were a theatrical band, Twin Temple made use of a variety of props which included swords, a skull, holy water, and blood. Other songs on their setlist included “Lucifer, My Love,” “Doomed Lovers,” “I Am a Witch,” and “I’m Wicked.” The last song of the night seemed to be “Satan’s a Woman”. Near of the end of the song, Alexandra held up a goblet filled with blood (or something like it), drank the blood, then spit it out to the audience. The audience naturally welcomed the gesture. The song ended and Twin Temple left the stage. After a quick break, Twin Temple came back out for an encore. The final song of the night would be “God Is Dead.” When the show came to an end, Twin Temple thanked the audience for coming out, then left the stage for the final time. It was an amazing show and hopefully they come back to Ventura real soon.
