The Louvin Brothers "Satan Is Real" pop It is a snapshot taken

It is a snapshot taken along a larger journey—a moment all the more beautiful for its impermanence

An unexpected album

The vinyl is kept in a gatefold sleeve that shows off newly commissioned artwork by longtime Dio artist

and Ken Hale

and so many others

The Louvin Brothers "Satan Is Real" pop It is a snapshot takenIf there were ever a duo that embodied the entirety of the country tradition from it's folk music and gospel roots through the development of bluegrass and into honky tonk music, it was The Louvin Brothers. Satan Is Real is probably their best known album. It is an album of fierce, plain spoken sincerity in which the Louvins, who started their career singing gospel material, perform songs that deal with the high stakes of sin and redemption, in which