Late 1960's occult-obsessed psychedelic rockers Coven come to Berkeley to play a rare Bay Area show at the Cornerstone in Berkeley Saturday, sharing the stage with German metal act Lucifer and LA ...

Nicknamed "The Godfather of Shock Rock," Alice Cooper has been entertaining fans since the 1960s. Between his solo career and work with his band, Cooper has participated in 30 studio albums ...

Below is a gallery of 15 prominent artists in the rock and metal world who have been associated with witchcraft, satanism and the occult in one form or another. Some may seem obvious, and others ...

Ghost’s music, songs and imagery attracted Eddie Munson-type metal-fans and even members of classic bands. Iron Maiden, Metallica and Guns N’ Roses each took Ghost out on tours.

Something about rock music lends itself perfectly to the concept of masks. The theatricality, the connection to the occult, the rejection of societal norms. Who knows for sure, but what we do know ...

The band’s debut album, the vividly titled Witchcraft Destroys Minds & Reaps Souls, was a slab of psychedelia-influenced 60s ...

Electric Wizard’s 2014 album Time To Die was a masterclass in apocalyptic doom necromancy ...

Notably, woman-fronted occult rock bands such as The Devil's Blood, Jex Thoth, Sabbath Assembly and Blood Ceremony share the some of Dawson's powerful energy and dark sensuality, and are in turn ...

Now, [occult rock] is all about the girls. Back then, they didn’t think it was right for a little wholesome blonde-headed girl to be doing that stuff. I really, honestly think that was a part of it.

They were also one of few bands that stuck to the creepy, occult-leaning imagery of 80s rock, rather than move on to the doom and gloom of 90s grunge attire. Their music was great for an ...

Occult-inspired rock collective The Melting Minds talk gothic fantasies of debut album - Sat, July 2, 2022 - The Jakarta Post. The Wonosari-based septet's debut album Alternate Universe builds a ...

Heavy metal star Ronnie James Dio, who died last year of cancer, most often gets credit for making the hand sign synonymous with rock music. When Ozzy Osbourne left (or was kicked out) of Black ...