Ex Candlemass and Avatarium member was won over by prog veterans’ Godbluff album – and it started with a photo of Mikael ...
Metal wasn’t even in its infancy, but its obsession with the occult was already in place. But were Black Sabbath really the first band to marry rock and the occult? Not according to Mikael ...
Few songs evoke fear quite like "Black Sabbath," the first track from the band's debut album released in 1970. This song – along with the album it debuted – is frequently recognized as a ...
Hooked on Tobias Forge’s satanic hymns? These anthems will keep you (and me) going until Skeletá drops next month.
His art took the form of occult rock and psych-doom, his message of the drive to enlightenment and the surrender to chaos. Super-fans of his awesome bands, we loved Selim the person too, a ...
When I think of Ghost, I usually think of, I dunno…thin tea? The band so often feel like really classic occult rock acts like Mercyful Fate or Coven but with the edges ground down. That said, the band ...