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This is a list of occult rock bands. Occult rock is a proto-metal style of rock music. Occult rock is a proto-metal style of rock music. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Gorgoroth are known for their satanic-themed and anti-Christian lyrics. [2] The band's founder and guitarist Infernus is openly a theistic satanist and considers himself "Satan's minister on Earth". He formed Gorgoroth to express his Satanist beliefs. [96] [97] The band's former vocalist Gaahl is openly anti-Christian.
Occult rock (also known as doom rock [1] or witch rock) [2] is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the late 1960s to early 1970s, [3] pioneered by bands such as Coven [3] [4] and Black Widow.
"Satan Spawn, the Caco-Daemon" "Satan spawn, cacodaemon, cacodaemon, cacodaemon, satan spawn, cacodaemon, cacodaemon, cacodaemon." [15] At the beginning of the track, accompanied by bleating of sheep. Effectively the same as the chorus. Dio "Shame on the Night" "Crucify the diver" Starting at the 4:57 minute mark.
Mercyful Fate is a Danish heavy metal band from Copenhagen, formed in 1981 by vocalist King Diamond and guitarist Hank Shermann. [4] Influenced by progressive rock and hard rock, and with lyrics dealing with LaVeyan Satanism (often with ironic or sardonic use of Christian themes) and the occult, Mercyful Fate was part of the first wave of black metal in the early to mid-1980s, along with Venom ...
Like most of the songs of the band's debut album, [9] the music on "In League with Satan" is a combination of heavy metal, punk, and speed metal. It has also often been cited as the first black metal song ever released, due to its aggressive, satanic lyrics.
During the nineties the band were one of a number of bands involved in the scare created around death metal, and were featured in a news report about the issue due to the band's overtly Satanic and occult lyrics and imagery. [83] [84]
Since the beginning of their career, Venom have often used "Satanic" lyrics and imagery. However, such references were mostly for shock value. [5] [6] In late 1979, Lant introduced the band to his original song ideas as he did not want to keep playing the same cover songs, and with Dunn he began writing new songs for the band.