From the truly creepy to the positively absurd, the hidden messages rumored to be inside these songs have led to a lot of fan theories.
Some musicians like to conceal messages or images in their others prefer to leave cryptic messages behind in their album‘s liner notes (as once did). Some, however, may have taken a more subtle approach: Through a recording technique known as some of the most iconic bands in music history are rumored to have left secret messages inside certain songs.
With backmasking, you usually can‘t hear the hidden message unless you play the track in reverse (it works best if you use a turntable). While you might pick up on plenty of Easter eggs, sometimes it’s like an audio Rorschach test too, in that you could be hearing things that aren’t actually there.
From urban legends to accusations of and beyond, the backmasked songs featured below have given rise to all kinds of fun (and occasionally ominous) theories.