However, Mikael Åkerfeldt, frontman of Swedish renowned prog metallers Opeth, isn't convinced that is really the case.

The debate about who or what instigated the birth of heavy metal will almost certainly continue until we are all reduced to ...

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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 ...