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Jack White<\/a> stepped in when Charley Crockett<\/a> accidentally hired, then fired, a satanic doo-wop duo. Happens to everyone, right? <\/p>\n The outlaw country singer apparently thought the husband-and-wife duo known as Twin Temple were like Black Sabbath<\/a> when he invited them to open two shows for him this week, a July 14 date in Troutdale, Ore., and another on July 18 in Paso Robles. With songs including \u201cSatan\u2019s a Woman,\u201d \u201cLucifer, My Love,\u201d \u201cLet\u2019s Have a Satanic Orgy\u201d and \u201cBurn Your Bible,\u201d it\u2019s anyone\u2019s guess how Crockett missed the duo\u2019s shtick. <\/p>\n \u201cToday we were informed that Charley Crockett has decided to remove Twin Temple from his upcoming shows next week due to our Satanic imagery,\u201d the musicians wrote on Instagram last week. <\/p>\n \u201cUnfortunately, that means we will not be able to perform for you next week as planned. We are really disappointed as we were looking forward to getting back out and seeing you, and also what it meant as far as bringing different types of people and music lovers together. We are sorry to everyone who was planning to see us.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re grateful for your support, not only of Twin Temple, but more importantly of artistic freedom. HAIL SATAN! 93\/93\u201d<\/p>\n Crockett, who dropped his 16th studio album, \u201cAge of the Ram,\u201d in April, posted his own since-deleted message on social media, writing, \u201cHail Satan? Not me Jack.\u201d <\/p>\n Twin Temple, composed of married couple Alexandra and Zachary James, weren\u2019t out of work for long. White, the former White Stripes frontman, who happened to be kicking off a world tour in support of his new album, \u201cFrozen Charlotte,\u201d caught wind of the debacle and stepped in. <\/p>\n \u201cTwin Temple, Would you like to open my show in L.A. on September 29th at the Hollywood Palladium? Let me know,\u201d White posted on Friday, adding, \u201cGet in front of me Satan!\u201d <\/p>\n The duo was quick to accept, commenting on White\u2019s invite, \u201cUnholy hell\u2026. Sir Jack, you have no idea what this means to us. Lifelong fans- dead leaves on the dirty ground was one of the first songs I (Alex) ever learned on guitar. We were actually planning on coming to this show. It would be a most infernal pleasure to play the devils music with you.\u201d <\/p>\n On Tuesday, Twin Temple announced their third record, \u201cDoomed Lovers,\u201d produced by Shooter Jennings (who also produced Crockett\u2019s \u201cAge of the Ram\u201d and other recent albums). The album will drop Oct. 9 via their own Pentagrammaton Records. The duo told Rolling Stone<\/a> on Tuesday that they were sad about the turn of events with Crockett but confirmed that their swanky Satan-loving doo-wop isn\u2019t a sham. <\/p>\n \u201cSatan\u2019s the original outlaw, right? He\u2019s a rebel angel,\u201d Alexandra told the outlet. \u201cHe\u2019s the one who questioned authority, fought for himself, refused to bow down or conform, and was like non serviam. That was a metaphor that resonated very strongly with me.\u201d<\/p>\n She added, \u201cIt\u2019s really fun to go shopping for a human skull and a Ronettes record in the same day, and we get to do that with our band.\u201d<\/p>\n