Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer
Entertainment
Merlin Alderslade

"The industry told us, ‘You will have zero fans. You can't bring Satan into the gospel scene!'" How a Satanic doo-wop duo bewitched metal fans - without playing a single note of metal

Twin Temple standing solemnly; Alexandra is holding a skull.

One of rock music's most eyebrow-raising stories of the 2020s so far has been the rise of Twin Temple, the doo-wop wife-and-husband duo who have been embraced by the metal underground despite not playing a note of heavy metal themselves. Their seductive, Satanic message has struck a chord nonetheless, and in early 2021, Metal Hammer met with Alexandra and Zachary James to chat about their music, their unique journey and the challenges they've faced.

“Satan is good!”

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.