List of occult rock bands

This is a list of occult rock bands. 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. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

• Acid King ^[1]
• Antonius Rex ^[2]
• Aphrodite's Child ^[3]
• Bang ^[4]
• Black Sabbath ^{[5] [6] [7]}
• Black Widow ^[2]
• Blood Ceremony ^[2]
• Bloody Hammers ^[8]
• Blue Öyster Cult ^[9]
• Chelsea Wolfe ^[10]
• Christian Mistress ^[11]
• Coven ^[2]
• Death SS ^[3]
• The Devil's Blood ^[2]
• Earthless ^[12]
• Ghost ^[2]
• Goblin ^[5]
• Graham Bond ^[5]
• Graveyard ^[13]
• Hawkwind ^[14]
• In Solitude ^[6]
• Jacula ^[2]
• Jess and the Ancient Ones
• Jex Thoth ^[15]
• Kadavar ^{[16] [17]}
• Lucifer ^[18]
• Luciferian Light Orchestra ^[19]
• The Obsessed ^[20]
• Pagan Altar ^[3]
• Pentagram ^[3]
• Puppy ^[21]
• Purson ^[22]
• Roky Erickson and the Aliens ^[5]
• Rose Kemp ^[23]
• Royal Thunder ^[24]
• The Skull ^[25]
• Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats ^{[26] [27]}
• Warlord ^[28]
• Windhand ^[29]
• Witchcraft ^[6]
• Witchfinder General ^[30]
• Witchfynde
• Witch Mountain ^[7]
• Writing on the Wall ^[3]

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24. Kitteringham, Sarah. "Royal Thunder Crooked Doors". Exclaim! . Retrieved 17 June 2018.
25. Chantler, Chris (5 September 2018). "The Skull – The Endless Road Turns Dark album review". Metal Hammer . Retrieved 28 October 2018.
26. Brown, Gavin (9 May 2024). "ALBUM REVIEW: Nell' Ora Blu - Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats". Distorted Sound Magazine. Retrieved 29 July 2025. the band have constantly reinvented their music, taking in everything from psychedelia to garage and occult rock
27. Arnold, Neil. "UNCLE ACID AND THE DEADBEATS – Mind Control (2013)". Metal Forces Magazine. Retrieved 29 July 2025. it may be down to Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats to take over the reins, as their oozing brand of occult rock just fits the bill
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30. "Battle of the Crow" . Retrieved 17 June 2018.