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Gilles de Rais Serial KillerThis brief true crime playlist contains 3 songs about Gilles de Rais, who fought alongside Joan of Arc + killed & sexually abused children.

“Ijust want a quick fix / Up in your mix.” That exemplifies a “Quickie”…according to Miguel that is. Anyways, this playlist keeps it things extremely short and sweet.  There are merely three songs.  To make this an even lazier offering, all three of the featured songs have appeared on previous lists. How to recycle.  What should be noted is that all three of these songs are about Gilles de Rais.  

Who was Gilles de Rais? De Rais (c. 1405 – 1440) is notable in history for fighting alongside Joan of Arc.  Unfortunately, he is also infamous because he was a convicted pedophilic serial killer. Eww! Not only did he kill innocent children, but the pervert also sodomized them. Metal bands The Black Dahlia Murder, Macabre, and Celtic Frost depict this devilish man musically.


1. The Black Dahlia Murder, “The Window”

💿 Ritual • 🏷 Metal Blade 🗓 2011

The Black Dahlia Murder, Ritual © Metal Blade“Bless all Earth’s most precious children with my blackened love insane.” Throughout the course of our true crime playlists, we’ve covered Elizabeth Báthory, one of the earliest serial killers.  Now, we take it back pre-countess with Gilles de Rais, clearly a pervert. 🎙 The Black Dahlia Murder captures his perverseness exceptionally on 🎵 “The Window.” Just read through the lyrics below, and it’s clear that de Rais was chief amongst the deviants of society.

“I sodomize the young and dying
Sick hunger is my vice— my lust
To drip my rotten seed upon their cooling flesh, so fare Of their gurgled screams, I could never hear enough
Bless their puny hearts and their sweet naiveties
Praise those little lemmings, but rats unto the piper
Bless those putrid beasts— their innocence, my blade's eager to meet
May my song of hatred lead them forever downward.”


2. Macabre, “The Black Knight”

💿 Grim Scary Tales • 🏷 Decomposed 🗓 2011

Macabre, Grim Scary Tales © Decomposed“Gilles De Rais was the man / Who cut up the French children / What Gilles De Rais would do then / Is masturbate on their organs.” Oh geez… Macabre pick up where The Black Dahlia Murder left off, depicting the perversions of De Rais on “The Dark Night.” As you read from the introductory lyrical quote, they don’t sugarcoat the sick, twisted person that he was.

“He got away with murder for eight years with his noble position
Rais dabbled in occult while he eliminated local children.”
“...Gilles De Rais killing ways finally ceased
He sold a castle and took it back with force by beating a priest
A violation against the church that stripped Rais of his position
Soon after that they solved the mystery of the missing children.”
“...They searched Rais' castle and then found fifty mutilated kids
Faced with torture and excommunication
Rais confessed to what he did
Condemned by the church for using Black Magic and the court for murder
Rais was executed where he was simultaneously hanged and burned.”

3. Celtic Frost, “Into the Crypts of Rays”

💿 Morbid Tales • 🏷 Sanctuary 🗓 1984

Celtic Frost, Morbid Tales © Noise“Gilles de Rais, the perverted son / Unholy man / Into the crypt of Rais.” Swiss heavy metal band Celtic Frost sets up the hellishness on the malicious, up-tempo “Into the Crypts of Rays.” The lyrics are self-explanatory. Ultimately, they simply confirm he was a bad, bad man.

“Years of plead behind the walls
Chambers and vaults, scenes of fright
Unspoken words in pain and dread
140 lives passed his hands
...Alluring children for his masses
Robbing and buying young souls
Sacrifice to morbid demons
Satisfy his sexual lust
...Personal guard for Jeanne D'Arc
The rising of his soul to God.”


3 Musical Selections About Gilles de Rais  🎧 [📷: Metal Blade, Decomposed, Sanctuary]


the musical hype

the musical hype (Brent Faulkner) has earned Bachelor's and Master's degrees in music (music education, music theory/composition respectively). A multi-instrumentalist, he plays piano, trombone, and organ among numerous other instruments. He's a certified music educator, composer, and freelance music blogger. Faulkner cites music and writing as two of the most important parts of his life. Notably, he's blessed with a great ear, possessing perfect pitch.

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