For years, hidden messages have allegedly been embedded in music, cryptic musings that could only be heard by playing the vinyl backwards. Backwards masking, as this phenomenon became known, centered ...

For decades, artists of all genres have played around with reversing parts of their songs and playing them backwards. Sometimes it's a textural way of spicing up a weird song, like in The Butthole ...

Many people have associated Motörhead’s music with the devil and selling your soul. At first, it is quite a laugh because it is simply music, but when this song is played in reverse you might second ...

The psychedelic movement really did a lot for the rock scene at large. Just as the '60s were about to get underway, these were the kind of songs that could open your mind to the more free spirited ...

Conspiracy theorists often find ‘secret’ lyrics by playing records backwards. BBC Culture picks apart the myths to find the best subliminal meanings. Death metal bands don’t hold the monopoly on ...