Proem's "Socially Inept" is one of those albums that found me at a time in my life when it couldn't have been more apropos: new to Texas, alone, shooting a lot of pool, drinking too much. I was dubbed "the odd duck" given I frequented the same bar, but never really talked to anyone. I made friends one drink at a time as other regulars finally decided to decode me, the guy who was always there, but never talked to anyone. Somehow, I made lot of friends that way.
I've actually chatted with Proem (Richard Baily) on Twitter. The poster of the first video pinned a comment about distancing themselves from Proem once learning Proem was a "Satanist." I asked Baily about that given its initial absurdity and... well... he IS a Satanist. Not in the robe-wearing, sacrificing goats, praising the prince of darkness sort of way, but more a militant atheist. The "Satanist" term is more an ironic twist in that they are so anti-religious, that they've created a religion out of it. He even went so far as to send me links to literature. I read some of it out of curiosity, and there's nothing "evil" about it; they actively distance themselves from any form of organized religious belief; there's no "spirituality" about it. They basically live by the tenant that you should live your life and that should not interfere with the lives of others, i.e.: treat others as you would like to be treated.