The unusual isn't just for Halloween — there are a handful of rock and metal musicians who are actually associated with witchcraft, satanism and the occult Rock and metal have gotten a bad rap ...

How heavy metal sparked fears of satanic influence in the 1980s.

Back in 1985, 20/20 aired a ridiculous look into Satanic cults that was more tabloid journalism than legit reporting. It also implicated numerous metal bands and alleged backward messages.

Suspicion turns to several of his classmates, members of a heavy metal band that exploits satanic imagery. The aesthetics of “Hysteria!” — the wallpaper, the jeans, the popular music — are ...

Set in the 1980s, Hysteria! revolves around the Satanic Panic of the era as a high-school heavy metal band gets more than they bargained for. "Hysteria! is about both sides of that generational fear.