"Recorded and released in 1983, Hellhammer's first demo, Satanic Rites, is a legendary document for anybody even remotely interested in almost any kind of extreme music: the black bible that many would follow and expand after their release. Fueled by punk, metal and hard rock luminaries such as Motorhead, Discharge, and Venom, the band (which would evolve into Celcit Frost) created a personal sound that would take the underground by storm and change things forever. Everything started here, enough said!"