Death Penalty

While their NSFW album covers earned them the death penalty from the British censorship board, Witchfinder General’s debut provided an important steppingstone between Black Sabbath and the genre soon to be known as doom metal. Sabbath’s tritone-heavy heavy blues jams formed a key part of their foundation, but the infusion of classic metal/punk speed made them their own thing. The title track would’ve made Vincent Price proud.