This is very much no-nonsense death/black metal: no blastbeats, keyboards, chicks or fairies. The riff is undisputed king here, and the bass groove keeps things rolling along in the catchy yet sinister fashion of Slayer's _Hell Awaits_, sadly one of the few times the latter saw fit to make the instrument audible. Vocals come in two styles: a snarling, higher pitched lead and a gruffer, deeper backing voice. Funnily enough, I was listening to Cypress Hill just before Sathanas and couldn't help notice the similarity; both appear to have a little, loquacious chap providing the content and a larger, thicker goon emphasising the key points in less eloquent fashion. Subsitute "hail Satan!" for "yeah, homie!" and you're more or less there.

There's not a hell of a lot to talk about here, as _Flesh for the Devil_ is not in the slightest bit original. But it makes good listening, which surely is the main purpose of music.