1) Coven was an American psychedelic rock band from Chicago that was active from 1967-1975.
2) Coven was the initial name of an American thrash metal band from Seattle formed in 1984 now known as Coven 6669.
3) Coven was the initial name of an American Heavy/Doom Metal band formed in Detroit in 1985 and subsequently known as Coven 13).
4) Coven is a British folk group.
5) COVEN is a British one-man show based in London.
6) co-VEN (Company of Vicious Earth Navigators) is a rock band from the ancient city of Lahore, Pakistan.
1) Coven was an American psychedelic occult rock band, composed of vocalist Jinx Dawson, bassist Oz Osborne (not to be confused with Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath) and drummer Steve Ross. They had a top 10 hit on Warner Brothers Records with a cover of Original Caste's "One Tin Soldier", which was used as the theme song to the 1971 movie Billy Jack.
Jinx Dawson, Ross, and Osborne formed Coven in Chicago in the late 1960s. They were signed to Mercury Records, where they put out their first album, Witchcraft Destroys Minds and Reaps Souls in 1969. The music on the album was, for the most part, standard pop psychedelia; what made it distinctive was the heavy emphasis on diabolical subject matter, including songs such as "The White Witch of Rose Hall", "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge", and "Dignitaries of Hell". The album concluded with a 13 minute track of chanting and Satanic prayers called "Satanic Mass".
Unwanted publicity came to the band in the form of a sensational Esquire magazine article entitled "Evil Lurks in California," which linked counterculture interest in the occult to Charles Manson and the Tate-La Bianca murders. As a result, Mercury withdrew the album from circulation.
Coven released a self-titled album in 1972 which featured "One Tin Soldier" along with "Nightengale," penned by Jinx Dawson, which charted as a hot pic on Billboard & Cashbox. A third album, Blood on the Snow, was put out on Buddah Records in 1974.One of the 1st music videos ever made directly for an album title song was produced by Jinx and the Coven with Disney Studios. In 1990 Coven appeared in the film "Heaven Can Help" with Jinx in a starring role. She wrote all the music and along with original drummer Steve Ross, new members were added to the Coven which appeared in the film.
2) Coven is an American Heavy/Thrash Metal band from Seattle (Everett, actually), Washington, formed in 1984. They released three full-length albums, Blessed is the Black (1988), Death Walks Behind You (1989), and Boneless Christian (1993), before splitting up. They reformed in the new millennium and are active as of early 2008.
Coven's current line-up is Jay Clark - Vocals,
Paul Hash - Vocals, Guitar, Dean Babbitt - Acoustic Guitar, Bass
Jason Moody - Drums.
Past members: Gary Peebles - Bass, Neal Babbitt - Drums, Jerry Zeigler - Drums (Death Squad (US)).
Humor, Anti-Christianity, and Violence are their main lyrical themes portrayed in their music. The band also criticizes America, and describes serial killer Ted Bundy. They are now known as Coven 6669 due to a legal dispute and to avoid confusion with the Chicago Coven.
3) Coven was the initial name of an American Heavy/Doom Metal band formed in Detroit in 1985. They are separated from other bands by the unique vocals. They were once known as 1066 in 1989. In the early 1990s, they became known as Coven 13. They still go by the name Coven 13 today.
4) Coven is a British folk group comprising Belinda O'Hooley, Grace Petrie, Hannah James, Hazel Askew, Heidi Tidow, and Rowan Rheingans. They released the album "Unholy Choir" in 2017.
5) COVEN is a one-man show and is situated in London, United Kingdom, and produces Ambient / Electro / Hardcore. He is currently an unsigned artist.
6) co-VEN (Company of Vicious Earth Navigators) Formed in 1990, co-VEN are pioneering members of the Pakistani underground English language music scene based out of the ancient cultural city of Lahore. The band is widely recognized in music circles as having a unique and technically challenging style, inspiring many contemporary Pakistani Rock, Prog and Avant-garde acts since. In the early 2000s, after a brief hiatus, the band reformed to record three EPs titled Volume I which featured the widely-aired 'Sailing Fast'. Volume II was released a couple of years later, featuring the video hit 'Boundaries Broken' and Volume III, recorded in 2008/9 which features the internationally acclaimed and controversial single ‘Ready To Die'. Line-up: Hamza Jafri - Guitars & Vocals, Sameer Ahmed - Electric Bass Guitar, Sikandar Mufti - Drums who were later joined by MAUJ's Omran Shafique on the Guitar.
Black Sabbath
Coven Lyrics
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A gathering of dread, an awesome spectacle.
Each in his hand, a candle of black.
Their faces grave, a deathlike mask.
The prince assumed the person of the goat,
Reigning upon his throne distant and far remote.
The cauldrons boiled as the fires burned.
Bubbling pots of ungents and potions,
Flames revealing the obscene motions.
Old hags murmur in evil ranting!
Voices grow louder and join in the chanting.
Infants' flesh they did offer
For the prince to devour.
Covens join, all combine,
Powers strong, thoughts align.
If witchcraft all the fools condemn,
It turns around and crushes them.
When good has been twisted,
When good has been killed,
Then love is resisted and blood will be spilled.
Accursed ye'll be!
From toes to eyes!
Accursed ye'll be!
Until ye dies!
The lyrics to Coven's song Black Sabbath detail a gathering of witches on Brocken Mountain, where they engage in diverse rituals in honor of the prince who has assumed the shape of a goat. The scene painted is horrific, as old hags stir cauldrons of ungents, and flames reveal obscene movements. Interestingly, the witches offered infants' flesh to the prince, which he devoured. The witches present at this gathering believe that when good is twisted or killed, love is resisted, and blood will be spilled. The song ends with the witches cursing non-witches, warning them that they will remain cursed until death.
Line by Line Meaning
They journeyed far to Brocken Mountain pinnacle.
The group traveled a long way to reach the top of Brocken Mountain.
A gathering of dread, an awesome spectacle.
The event was both scary and amazing.
Each in his hand, a candle of black.
The participants were holding black candles.
Their faces grave, a deathlike mask.
Their faces were very serious and emotionless.
The prince assumed the person of the goat,
The leader took on the form of a goat.
Reigning upon his throne distant and far remote.
He ruled over his followers from a distant location.
The cauldrons boiled as the fires burned.
The pots were boiling and the flames were burning.
The deep'ning shadows, two figures turned.
Two people emerged from the shadows.
Bubbling pots of ungents and potions,
The pots were boiling with various oils and liquids.
Flames revealing the obscene motions.
The light from the flames showed some inappropriate actions.
Old hags murmur in evil ranting!
The older women were whispering in an evil tone.
Voices grow louder and join in the chanting.
The voices got louder and everyone started chanting together.
Infants' flesh they did offer
They sacrificed babies.
For the prince to devour.
They gave the babies to the goat leader to eat.
Covens join, all combine,
All the groups came together and joined forces.
Powers strong, thoughts align.
Their magic was powerful and their ideas were united.
If witchcraft all the fools condemn,
If people criticize witchcraft as foolishness,
It turns around and crushes them.
It will come back to hurt them.
When good has been twisted,
When good things are made evil,
When good has been killed,
When good things are destroyed,
Then love is resisted and blood will be spilled.
Love is rejected and violence will occur.
Accursed ye'll be!
You will be cursed!
From toes to eyes!
From head to toe!
Until ye dies!
Until you die!
Contributed by Hannah K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@laszloleventekis8551
They journeyed far to Brocken Mountain pinnacle
A gathering of dread, an awesome spectacle
Each in his hand, a candle of black
Their faces grave, a deathlike mask
The prince assumed the person of the goat
Reigning upon his throne distant and far remote
The cauldrons boiled as the fires burned
The deep'ning shadows, two figures turned
Bubbling pots of ungents and potions
Flames revealing the obscene motions
Old hags murmur in evil ranting!
Voices grow louder and join in the chanting
Infants' flesh they did offer
For the prince to devour
Covens join, all combine
Powers strong, thoughts align
If witchcraft all the fools condemn
It turns around and crushes them
When good has been twisted
When good has been killed
Then love is resisted and blood will be spilled
Accursed ye'll be!
From toes to eyes!
Accursed ye'll be!
Until ye dies!
@francoispalay406
Coven is definetly one of the strangest, and interesting bands of the late 60s. They were an oddity, and had interesting lyrics and music.They are not heavy metal per sey, but they influenced the look and attitude of proto metal and edgier music that was taking shape in the 70s. They blalantly worshiped Satan, and didn't care what peiple thought-which is also a punk thing.
@JTtheTalkingHead
Francois Palay I agreed with you until you said it was a punk thing. punk stands against all religion and political stands.
@MultiZaphod
Punk stands against you making declarations of what punk is and isn't.
@Jw-un8oh
@VeNeRiUs MuSa You're an idiot. Only modern Zionist propaganda Hollywood punk is all about being an edgy atheist. Old school punk was fairly conservative when it wasn't going mainstream. I used to think I was a liberal punk rocker because I listened to Bad Religion and Blink 182. That shit is gay. Real punk is about whatever is on your mind.
@rainerkornmusic
@VeNeRiUs MuSa True Satanism is Anti Religious!
@rainerkornmusic
@MultiZaphod Yep ,Right!
@hollywalker9767
Coven was the first band to use the sign of the horns, inverted crosses and they even had a song called black sabbath. Even though they weren't technically metal people should give them more credit for their influence on the genre!
@pnduarte4696
Black Sabbath was the name of a movie (1963). First to use the Sign of horns were the Beatles. They did not influence anything because they were a underground band.
@lachessys
Well, doing something before somebody else does it doesn't mean you influenced them, chances are black sabbath had no idea this band even existed, specially if you take into account that the band had nothing to do with the imagery they took, they recorded the album and left, the record company did all the art and everything else and gave them the finished product, so black sabbath had nothing to do with all the "satanic" imagery that their first álbum had.
@On_Dust
That's right. Don't listen to them damn fools. Coven is not hard enough to be called metal. Even tho their lyrics and acts are more metal than everyone before them. At least before they turned it into a hippie psychedelic rock band. You can call them the first 'black psych' band 😄. But the fact that they were and underground band and they were no metal doesn't mean that black sabbath isn't a copy of that. To me black sabbath isn't nothing but a combination of 3 bands that already existed. They have the musical style of blue cheer, the attitude of mc5 and the dark aesthetic of coven.