Love them or hate them, there’s no denying that Ghost have brought their own vision of occult rock and metal to a whole new audience. On their early albums especially, the Swedes channeled the late ...

As a boy, Peter Bebergal became fascinated with all things strange, terrific, and ineffably other. That led to an obsession with horror magazines, monster model kits, scary movies, comic books, ...

Rock music has always gone hand in claw with The Devil, witchcraft and all manner of occult shenanigans. From Screamin’ Jay Hawkins to The Rolling Stones, many have dabbled, but some musicians choose ...

Rock 'n' roll was built on rebellion, but too often today, that's about as deep as the conversation goes — especially now that rock is so completely woven into the mainstream, it's hard to imagine a ...

For some, Halloween is the season of the witch. And that’s also the name of the classic 1966 psychedelic song by the Scottish musician Donovan. Now, it leads the title of a new book: “Season of the ...

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 cornerstone ...

Occult rock veterans Coven have threatened to take legal action against KISS’ Gene Simmons if he trademarks a rock hand gesture. Coven claim the “devil horns” hand sign is “grandfathered in” for the ...

Bebergal (Too Much to Dream: A Psychedelic American Boyhood) displays an intelligent understanding of the interaction between religion and culture when he argues that the "occult imagination is the ...

Rock 'n' roll rebellion is mainstream today, but Peter Bebergal's new book summons a more shadowed past, when artists like Black Sabbath and Led... Rock 'n' roll was built on rebellion, but too often ...