# Pagan Rites | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/pagan-rites
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/pagan-rites/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 08:35 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/pagan-rites
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/pagan-rites/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/pagan-rites/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Pagan Rites
- Visible lyric pages: 14

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `pagan-rites`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 08:35 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-06c2940d9f212839
- Visible lyric pages: 14
- Pages with stored lyric text: 14
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 7145
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 28
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: 7th Soul of Hell, Blood Of My Enemies (manowar Cover), Blood on My Hand, Bloodlust and Devastation, Crucified in Flames, Desecration, Die Priest Die, and Inferno
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Pagan Rites formed in Sweden around 2000, coming out of that country's black metal scene. Their first album, 'Into the Woods of Evil,' arrived in 2003, followed by 'Rites of the Black Moon' in 2005. The band's name points toward their interest in paganism and occult themes, which carried through their lyrics. In 2007, they released '7th Soul of Hell,' a song that drew criticism for its graphic depictions of...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. 7th Soul of Hell — https://lyroverse.com/pagan-rites/7th-soul-of-hell
2. Blood Of My Enemies (manowar Cover) — https://lyroverse.com/pagan-rites/blood-of-my-enemies-manowar-cover
3. Blood on My Hand — https://lyroverse.com/pagan-rites/blood-on-my-hand
4. Bloodlust and Devastation — https://lyroverse.com/pagan-rites/bloodlust-and-devastation
5. Crucified in Flames — https://lyroverse.com/pagan-rites/crucified-in-flames
6. Desecration — https://lyroverse.com/pagan-rites/desecration
7. Die Priest Die — https://lyroverse.com/pagan-rites/die-priest-die
8. Inferno — https://lyroverse.com/pagan-rites/inferno
9. Live Like a Devil, Die Like a Devil — https://lyroverse.com/pagan-rites/live-like-a-devil-die-like-a-devil
10. Lord of Fire — https://lyroverse.com/pagan-rites/lord-of-fire
11. Moonfog — https://lyroverse.com/pagan-rites/moonfog
12. Return to the Lake of Fire — https://lyroverse.com/pagan-rites/return-to-the-lake-of-fire
13. When Everything Is Gone — https://lyroverse.com/pagan-rites/when-everything-is-gone
14. Pagan Rites — https://lyroverse.com/pagan-rites/pagan-rites