Song: Wicked Woman
Album: Witchcraft Destroys the Soul and Reaps Minds
Year: 1969
Label: Mercury
It's hard to imagine that an album like Witchcraft would be released on a mainstream record label, but it did! In 1969, Coven sent shockwaves with their controversial album about heresy, the occult and namely, witchcraft. The female fronted Coven played psychedelic rock that was in line with most of psych rock bands in the 1970s. With a powerful voice akin to Janis Joplin, frontwoman Jinx Dawson bewitches us with some serious rock and roll. This was one of the first albums to explore the 'dark-side' of mankind, and it was released right at the summer of 'peace and love'. Even in 2010, it's hard to swallow an album that contains an incantation of "you'll go to hell" shouted at the listeners. Needless to say, this legendary album's release in 1969 cements one of the first proto heavy metal albums ever.
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