The Conjuring (song)

"The Conjuring"
Song by Megadeth
from the album Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?
ReleasedSeptember 19, 1986 (1986-09-19)
RecordedFebruary–March 1986
GenreThrash metal[1][2]
Length5:04
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Dave Mustaine
Producer(s)Dave Mustaine, Randy Burns
Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? track listing
8 tracks
  1. "Wake Up Dead"
  2. "The Conjuring"
  3. "Peace Sells"
  4. "Devils Island"
  5. "Good Mourning/Black Friday"
  6. "Bad Omen"
  7. "I Ain't Superstitious"
  8. "My Last Words"

"The Conjuring" is a song by the thrash metal band Megadeth from their 1986 album Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?.

Written by Dave Mustaine during a time when he dabbled in black magic during his teenager years, the song's lyrics have been described as referencing a Satanic ritual and, according to Mustaine, contain "instructions for hexes".[3][4]

  1. ^ "The 25 greatest thrash metal albums ever". Kerrang!. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  2. ^ "20 Essential Eighties Thrash Albums". Revolver. 2007-04-01. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  3. ^ Parker, Matthew (March 18, 2011). "Dave Mustaine: "Black magic ruined my life!"". Total Guitar. Music Radar. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  4. ^ Lewis, G. Craige (2009). The Truth Behind Hip Hop. Xulon Press. p. 67. ISBN 978-1-60791-916-2.