''Satan's Little Helpers'' is a 1994 EP by American industrial rock band The Electric Hellfire Club. This release features remixes of previously released material from their debut CD '' Burn, Baby, Burn!''; Psychedelic Sacrifice, The Electric Hellfire Acid Test, Mr. 44 twice (Sam Speaks Mix and Sean Sellers mix) and a remix of a previously unreleased track Night of the Buck Knives. In addition the release featured two new original songs, the title track and an ambient instrumental track. Satan's Little Helpers features the band's trademark theme of

Satanism Satanism is a group of ideological and philosophical beliefs based on Satan. Contemporary religious practice of Satanism began with the founding of the atheistic Church of Satan by Anton LaVey in the United States in 1966, although a few hi ...

sex Sex is the trait that determines whether a sexually reproducing animal or plant produces male or female gametes. Male plants and animals produce smaller mobile gametes (spermatozoa, sperm, pollen), while females produce larger ones (ova, oft ...

and

drugs A drug is any chemical substance that causes a change in an organism's physiology or psychology when consumed. Drugs are typically distinguished from food and substances that provide nutritional support. Consumption of drugs can be via inhalat ...

the lyrical concept also focuses on the crimes of infamous

murder Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification (jurisprudence), justification or valid excuse (legal), excuse, especially the unlawful killing of another human with malice aforethought. ("The killing of another person wit ...

ers, such as

Charles Manson Charles Milles Manson (; November 12, 1934November 19, 2017) was an American criminal and musician who led the Manson Family, a cult based in California, in the late 1960s. Some of the members committed a series of nine murders at four loca ...

, David Berkowitz, Richard Ramirez, Jack the Ripper, and

Sean Sellers Sean Richard Sellers (May 18, 1969 – February 4, 1999) was an American triple murderer, one of 22 persons in the United States since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976 to be executed for a crime committed while under the age of 18, ...

. The EP like all other EHC releases features numerous samples from films, news reports and most notably David Berkowitz and Charles Manson.

Track listing

#"Psychedelic Sacrifice (Say You Love Satan mix)" - 05:32 #"Satan's Little Helpers" - 05:38 #"Mr. 44 (Sam Speaks mix)" - 04:39 #"Baptized in Blood" - 03:03 #"Mr. 44 (Sean Seller mix)" - 03:33 #"Kali on Acid (Acid Test remix)" - 04:14 #"Night of the Buck Knives (Altamont mix)" - 08:34

Notes

The cover's artwork features depictions of serial killers, cult leaders and other infamous people; who have horns drawn on their heads, and various symbols drawn their foreheads. Some of the people on the cover include

, Richard Ramirez, and

Ricky Kasso Richard Allan "Ricky" Kasso Jr. (March 29, 1967 – July 7, 1984), also known as The Acid King, was an American killer who murdered his 17-year-old friend Gary Lauwers in Northport, New York on June 19, 1984. Two other teens, Jimmy Troiano and Al ...

. {{Authority control 1994 EPs 1994 remix albums Remix EPs The Electric Hellfire Club EPs Cleopatra Records EPs Cleopatra Records remix albums Cultural depictions of Richard Ramirez Cultural depictions of Jack the Ripper Cultural depictions of Charles Manson Cultural depictions of serial killers Cultural depictions of David Berkowitz