▁to ▁the ▁US ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁North ▁American ▁tour . ▁In ▁October , ▁Luc ifer ▁announced ▁that ▁May r ▁would ▁be ▁leaving ▁the ▁band ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁medical ▁issue . ▁Har ald ▁Gö th bl ad ▁joined ▁as ▁bass ist ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁December . ▁ ▁Music ▁and ▁style ▁Luc ifer ' s ▁influ ences ▁include ▁Black ▁S abb ath , ▁Deep ▁Pur ple , ▁Blue ▁Ö yst er ▁Cult , ▁Luc ifer ' s ▁Friend , ▁Ste ppen w olf , ▁ 1 9 7 0 ' s ▁Heart ▁and ▁Fle et wood ▁Mac . ▁When ▁the ▁group ▁started , ▁Jenn ings ▁would ▁write ▁guitar ▁r iffs ▁based ▁on ▁Sad on is ' ▁ideas ▁and ▁they ▁would ▁ar range ▁songs ▁together . ▁Sad on is ▁would ▁then ▁write ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁and ▁vocal ▁mel od ies . ▁She ▁often ▁uses ▁occ ult ▁imag ery ▁inter tw ined ▁with ▁personal ▁stories . ▁For ▁example , ▁with ▁the ▁song ▁" An ub is ", ▁it ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁god ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁in ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁Book ▁of ▁the ▁Dead , ▁but ▁he ▁also ▁stands ▁as ▁a ▁met ap hor ▁for ▁someone ▁she ▁knows . ▁A ▁self - ad m itted ▁spiritual ▁person , ▁Sad on is ▁explained ▁" the ▁music ▁is ▁very ▁l aden ▁with ▁spiritual ity ▁and ▁magic ▁is ▁like ▁a ▁central ▁topic ▁in ▁the ▁music , ▁whether ▁it ▁being ▁in ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁or ▁how ▁I ▁present ▁everything , ▁the ▁whole ▁visual ▁stuff ▁but ▁also ▁numbers