About Us

Born somewhere between a backwoods revival tent, a midnight séance, and the last call at a seedy dive, First Church of the Last Days is a Satanic Folk Rock project dedicated to the sacred, the profane, and the beautifully doomed.
First Church of the Last Days drags traditional country music through gothic Americana, Satanic folklore, ritual theater, esoteric philosophy, and the ghosts of old horror cinema. The project draws equally from the dust-covered honesty of classic outlaw country and the dark pageantry of occult storytelling, building songs that feel less like performances and more like transmissions from the edge of the firelight.
First Church of the Last Days is not shock for shock’s sake. It is a serious exploration of myth, will, love, freedom, and the adversarial spirit through the language of American roots music.
We are committed to building real, local community that extends beyond performance and into daily life. The Church exists to strengthen the ties between people who are often overlooked, displaced, or pushed to the margins by the systems around them.
Our work is grounded in action, not abstraction. That means showing up for local artists, mutual aid efforts, grassroots organizers, and the individuals who carry more weight than they should have to. We prioritize presence over posture and accountability over aesthetics.
We do not separate art from responsibility. The same energy that fuels our music is the energy we direct toward supporting the oppressed and materially improving the spaces we move through. Community is not a slogan for us. It is a practice, and it is ongoing.
Welcome to the congregation.
What We Believe

We believe in self-creation over obedience.

We reject the idea that human beings are born broken, fallen, or inherently unworthy. We view life as an act of continual becoming, a process of shaping the self through experience, knowledge, desire, discipline, suffering, and will.

We believe freedom without compassion becomes cruelty, and compassion without freedom becomes control. The outsider, the strange, the cast out, and the damned deserve dignity, autonomy, and a place at the table.

We believe mythology matters, even when it is not literal. Satan, Set, Lucifer, the trickster, the rebel angel, and the wandering outlaw are powerful archetypes through which humanity has explored liberation, knowledge, alienation, and transformation for centuries.

We believe the sacred can be found in the dive bar, the desert highway, the horror film, the late-night confession, the broken heart, the ritual circle, the funeral procession, and the last cigarette burning beneath a neon sign.

We believe no institution, government, church, corporation, or ideology should stand above the sovereignty of the individual spirit.

Above all else, we believe in becoming exactly who you are, without apology and without permission.
Is This A Real Church?

First Church of the Last Days is an artistic and philosophical framework: part band, part mythos, part cultural commentary. The language of churches, revivals, ritual, and scripture is used symbolically and theatrically to explore themes of rebellion, self-creation, spirituality, outsider identity, freedom, mortality, and transformation through music and performance.

That said, the ideas behind The Church are real.

The project treats art, storytelling, ritual, and live performance as meaningful experiences capable of creating connection, catharsis, reflection, and personal change. Many of the symbols and philosophies referenced throughout the project come from real historical, esoteric, philosophical, and religious traditions, but The Church does not ask anyone to convert, worship, or submit themselves to doctrine.

Everyone is welcome. Blind obedience is not.
How Do I Join?

There is no formal membership process, initiation rite, loyalty oath, or requirement to believe any specific doctrine in order to be part of The Church.

If the music, the ideas, the imagery, or the spirit of the project resonates with you, you are already welcome here.

You do not need permission to participate.

Some people engage with The Church as fans of old timey music and horror aesthetics. Others connect with its philosophical themes of self-creation, rebellion, outsider identity, personal freedom, or artistic expression. Some simply show up for the music, the atmosphere, and the community surrounding it.

All are valid.

The closest thing The Church has to “joining” is participation:

  • Come to a show
  • Sing along
  • Support local art
  • Question inherited authority
  • Create yourself deliberately
  • Stand beside outsiders instead of against them

We are not interested in controlling people, recruiting followers, or replacing one rigid belief system with another.

The Church is less about belonging to an institution and more about recognizing a shared spirit among people who have always existed at the edge of the firelight: the strange, the searching, the defiant, the heartbroken, the curious, the damned, and the free.

Welcome to the Congregation