Shout At The Devil

i saw on an interview with nikki and i think it was tommy and hes holding up the record and hes like "SHOUT AT IT, see theres a pentagram on it up side down you think its bad? just turn the record the other way around" i dont know if that was word for word but thats what he said, that was a interview back in the 80s (i watched it on Much More Music)

Apparently at the time, he had been fucking about with black magic. He had been casting spells out of a copy of the 'Necronomicon' and he believed that he had summoned evil spirits, which were throwing haunting the apparment he shared with his girlfriend. Apparently folks used to jump of the floor, straight into the ceiling and cupboard doors opened and closed by themselves.

yeah, anyone who has read "the dirt" will know that he wrote it while he was reading the 'Necronomicon' and that it was originally called 'Shout with the devil'. The lyrics were also changed because in the original script for the song all the "He's" were "I". "I'm the wolf screaming lonely in the night, I'm the bloodstain on the stage." And yes it was changed because the manager knew it would not get marketed by Elektra if they didn't change it.

I don't think there is really a deep meaning here, it is just awesome hair metal.

actually there is a meaning, nikki sixx beleived that Ronald Reagan was the antichrist and he wanted everyone to shout at him. he beleived it because Ronald Wilson Reagan's names each have six letters in them, so its 666. it all makes perfect sense because the bible says that the antichrist's name will bear the mark of 666, he will be in a high position of power, he will try to decieve you and tell you he is a man of god, etc, etc. and reagan fell into all of those categories.

but thats what the song is about

oldskoolpunker23 i watched the same interview, and nikki also said that they arent religious whatsoever, (althought nikki read all that witchcraft stuff) but he said "this song means to shout at what's holding you back, whether it's your boss, your parents, your teacher etc." so it really means to stand up for yourself, but this could also be along the lines of the RWR comment

"What a crock of shit! There was nothing demonic about Shout at the Devil. All we were saying was that everyone should stand up and shout at those people who are holding them down, whether it's their parents, their teachers, or their bosses." Nikki Sixx source: nikkisixx.tv

There is no meaning here. its just a realy good song

The little devil on your shoulder tells you to do something bad because it will be fun but you have to shout at him no.

FYI Guitarist Mick Mars of Motley Crue described his band as "demonic, that's what we are" (Heavy Metal Times, May 1983). Nikki Sixx referring to their "Shout at the Devil" stage show commented, "We have skulls, pentagrams, and all kinds of satanic symbols on stage .... I've always flirted with the devil" (Circus, Jan. 31, 1984).