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 ...

These three artists have been accused of practicing the occult. Whether or not those claims are valid, the rumors are ...

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 ...

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 ...

The album — released, perhaps, ahead of its time — fused occult themes with rock music. Often described as a cult record, its influence has... This essay is one in a series celebrating deserving ...

Tobias Forge, a.k.a. Papa Emeritus IV, center, leads the Swedish heavy metal band Ghost. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) Onstage at Anaheim's Honda Center arena, Tobias Forge is not himself.

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The Summer of Love went up in smoke with Altamont, but where did peace and love go in the aftermath? As the 1960s faded into a new decade, the world began to come down from years of war and social ...