Sacrifice

by Black Widow

Sacrifice cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: March 1970
  • Label: CBS
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Community rating: 3.9/5 from 6 ratings

Artists on this release: Jim Gannon, Patrick Meehan, Clive Jones, Zoot Taylor, Bob Bond, Clive Box, Kip Trevor

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Pioneering the darker, more explicitly satanic imagery of early rock music alongside contemporaries like Black Sabbath, the British sextet utilized flutes and prominent saxophones instead of heavy guitar distortion. Their highly theatrical, concept-driven debut generated immense controversy for its lyrical explorations of black magic and witchcraft, severely impacting their mainstream radio viability.

Genres

Descriptors: Occult, occult, satanism, ritualistic, progressive

Tracklist

  1. In Ancient Days
  2. Way To Power
  3. Come To The Sabbat
  4. Conjuration
  5. Seduction
  6. Attack Of The Demon
  7. Sacrifice

Credits

  • Black Widow - primary artist
  • Bob Bond - bass guitar
  • Clive Box - drums, percussion, membranophone percussion
  • Clive Jones - flute, saxophone, clarinet, written-by, clarinet flute saxophone
  • Jim Gannon - lead guitar, vibraphone [vibes], guitar [spanish], written-by, composer, classical guitar electric guitar, lyricist
  • Zoot Taylor - organ, piano, organ piano
  • Kip Trevor - vocals, lead vocals vocal

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