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Coven posing for a photograph in the late 1960s
US occult rock pioneers Coven were praising Satan on record a year before Black Sabbath

By Chris Chantler Published

US occultists Coven were praising Satan on record a year before Black Sabbath

Bands & Artists
Opeth’s Mikael Akerfeldt posing for a photograph in 2014
The mysterious late 60s album that Opeth’s Mikael Akerfeldt says invented Satanic rock

By Metal Hammer Published

Six months before Black Sabbath released their landmark debut album, another band were praising Satan

Interviews
Various metal albums
10 metal bands with obscenely long gaps between albums

By Chris Chantler Published

Guns N' Roses and Tool can take a back seat: here are some metal bands who took literal generations to produce follow-ups to their early albums

Albums
Jin Dawson, Jimi Hendrix, Robert Plant and The Beatles
10 great heavy metal songs that came before Black Sabbath

By Joe Daly Published

Black Sabbath may have been the official ground zero for metal, but these heavy-as-lead bangers all predate that classic first album

Tracks & Singles
Obscure ROCK
10 obscure but brilliant hard rock bands you need in your life

By Jonathan Selzer Last updated

Lucifer's Johanna Sadonis and Nicke Andersson pull out the brightest gems from the hard rock bargain bins

Bands & Artists
Ghost promo pic, Halloween frame
10 songs for Samhain to bring Satan to the celebration

By Rosie Solomon, Jonathan Selzer Last updated

Our 10 favourite, uplifting anthems to add some devilry to your bacchanalian revelry

Bands & Artists
Green Lung
Green Lung’s Top 10 Occult Rock Albums

By Elizabeth Scarlett Published

From Coven's Satanic rites to the drug-fugged doom of Electric Wizard, here are Green Lung’s top ten favourite occult rock albums

Albums
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Coven, blood oaths and the real story of how heavy metal was born

By Dom Lawson Published

Devil horns, hailing Satan, a song called Black Sabbath. No, it’s not a metal highlight reel: they were all found on Coven's unsung classic from 1969

Interviews
Art for Coven and Galley Beggar live at The Dome, London
Coven and Galley Beggar at The Dome, London - live review

By Alastair Riddell Published

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Chicago’s occult siren makes her UK debut

Concerts & Shows
Coven, Jinx Dawson promo picture
Occult rock pioneers Coven return: "We thought people were going to kill us!"

By Jonathan Selzer Published

The original wicked woman, Jinx Dawson, discusses the long road to Coven's first UK appearance in September

Concerts & Shows
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