The Gospel According to Gore

 

The Gospel According to Gore: A Rock ’n’ Roll Halloween Mass

They say the gates of Heaven are guarded by angels with harps.

But on Halloween night, when the amps roar to life and thunder rolls across the graveyard, it’s the fallen rockers who keep watch — tuning up their instruments for one last encore.

This isn’t your average Sunday service. This is The Rock Resurrection Mass — the night when saints, sinners, and sound engineers of the underworld come together for the loudest liturgy in eternity.

Because rock, my friends, was never truly evil. It was always resurrection in disguise.

The Resurrection Gig

The fog rolls thick over the stage — an altar built from shattered drum kits and cracked vinyl. Out of the mist steps Keith Moon, smashing cymbals just to announce his arrival.

Bonham follows, hammering the thunder that shakes open the crypt.

Then the lights flicker red, and Alice Cooper emerges, top hat tilted, cradling a live snake like a rosary.

From the shadows, Lemmy grins. “Let’s make this loud enough to wake the living,” he growls.

It’s the Resurrection Gig — the unholy jam of the afterlife.

The crowd? A mix of spirits, devils, and die-hard fans who never stopped headbanging.

🎵 Soundtrack B-side:

Alice Cooper – “I Love the Dead (Live B-side)”

Marilyn Manson – “Coma White (Acoustic)”

Enter the Choir of the Damned

From the heavens — or somewhere close to it — a choir begins to hum.

At first, it sounds like a hymn. But listen closer and you’ll hear the distortion.

The “Choir of the Damned” has swapped church robes for leather jackets, and the hymn has mutated into a doom-laden riff.

The lyrics? Fragments of salvation whispered through feedback:

“He who believes in rock shall never truly die…”

And somehow, beneath the menace and melody, there’s faith.

Because if Sabbath taught us anything, it’s that you can find God in a power chord.

🎵 Soundtrack B-side:

Black Sabbath – “After Forever”

Ghost – “Year Zero (B-side edit)”

Confessions from the Crypt

Midway through the set, the music drops.

A spotlight hits the stage — and the ghosts of rock step forward one by one.

Cobain admits he mistook pain for art.

Morrison confesses he was searching for poetry in chaos.

Hendrix, eyes blazing, whispers, “I didn’t burn my guitar. I set my soul free.”

Each confession bleeds into a riff, each regret wrapped in distortion.

And for the first time, you see it — rock was never about rebellion. It was confession by amplifier.

🎵 Soundtrack B-side:

Ozzy Osbourne – “Revelation (Mother Earth)”

Nine Inch Nails – “Heresy (Alt Mix)”

Communion of the Fallen

A chalice is passed — whiskey, not wine.

A tray follows — guitar picks, not wafers.

The ritual begins.

The faithful kneel (some can’t help but air-guitar), and the amps swell into a holy roar.

Above them, neon crosses flicker, glowing with the logos of long-lost bands.

Every headbang becomes a prayer. Every scream, an act of redemption.

Because even the fallen can find grace when the music’s this loud.

🎵 Soundtrack B-side:

Motörhead – “Dead Men Tell No Tales”

Type O Negative – “Bloody Kisses (A Death in the Family)”

The Final Benediction

As the first light of dawn creeps across the cemetery, the distortion fades.

One by one, the legends disappear back into their graves — guitars half-buried like relics, drums echoing into silence.

Only Lemmy lingers a moment longer.

He flicks the last cigarette butt into the dust, grins, and mutters,

“See you next year. Same time, same hell.”

The amps power down.

The fog lifts.

And somewhere, on a quiet suburban street, a kid puts a record on — and feels the first spark of something eternal.

Because rock isn’t dead. It’s just resting between gigs.

🎵 Closing B-side:

The Rolling Stones – “Saint of Me (Live B-side)”

The Takeaway:

Halloween may be the night of the dead — but in the Church of Rock, every B-side is a resurrection.

So crank it up, light a candle (or a lighter), and remember:

The only thing rising from the grave this Halloween…

is the volume. 

Playlist: “Rock Resurrection — The Blood & the Glory”

(Available on YouTube — B-Side Man’s Halloween Mix)