Satanic Rites is the third and final demo tape by Swiss extreme metal band Hellhammer, recorded and distributed during December 1983.

Martin Eric Ain was fifteen at the time of recording Satanic Rites.

[3] The line-up of Hellhammer was constantly changing around this time.

[3] In the book Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal, the demo was described as "improved but still primitive".

[4] Three members of Norwegian black metal band Mayhem took their names from song titles from this release: founder and guitarist Euronymous, and the first two vocalists Messiah and Maniac.