Released in the UK on Friday the 13th of February, in the first year of the dawning decade, Black Sabbath’s self-titled debut (named, like the band itself, after Mario Bava’s 1963 horror film) was the distorted “shot heard ‘round the world” of occult/doom rock. Not only did these working class boys from Birmingham, England deliver a haunting, gloomy album cover …
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Music and the Occult Influence – Part1
I recently found myself attending, in the span of a week, concert performances by two classic hard rock/heavy metal bands, arguably two of the most successful and influential exemplars of the form, Black Sabbath and AC/DC. Both of these veteran groups were on what is likely the final major tour of each act’s lengthy career (the outing officially announced as …
Read More »Photographic Proof Of Stevie Nicks On AMERICAN HORROR STORY
All of you who have been living and breathing this years season of AMERICAN HORROR STORY were excited towards the end of the fall session when news broke that Stevie Nicks was going to be making a special visit to the show. Ms. Nicks music has played a really important part in the goings on this year and although her …
Read More »Promo For The Third Episode Of AMERICAN HORROR STORY: COVEN Promises More Crazy To Come
If you’ve already been watching AMERICAN HORROR STORY: COVEN then you already know what a wild ride it’s been and if the following promo is even close to true we are in for a whole hell of a lot more. Episode three is titled THE REPLACEMENTS and here’s the synopsis: Fiona (Jessica Lange) takes on an unlikely protégé. A guilt-ridden …
Read More »What Will Lie Behind The Title Sequence Of AMERICAN HORROR STORY: COVEN?
Series co-creator Ryan Murphy has a thing for title sequences and the following video explains his obsession with those opening credits that prior to AHS we all took for granted. After watching these next few minutes of footage you’ll probably pay a lot more attention to what’s going on during that creepy ass opening music. So, check out the video …
Read More »Our First Tease Of AMERICAN HORROR STORY: COVEN
As I mentioned yesterday, the flood gate of information was officially opened last night when I as I reported FX let loose with a trickle of info on the much anticipated third season. Well today we get the first official tease. They seem to be following the same PR formula as last year and why not, it rocked! So, this …
Read More »AMERICAN HORROR STORY: COVEN Stacks The Casting Deck
It is amazing how the folks casting FX Channels monster hit AMERICAN HORROR STORY have managed to find so many A list stars to act in their quirky genre experiment but they have and it just makes things all the better for us fans. Season three is gearing up and although no truly official press release has come out yet …
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