Despite suffering the recent loss of guitarist Greg Elk, cult-tinged doom outfit Dead Witches are pressing forward with a Feb. 10 release for their debut album, Ouija, through Heavy Psych Sounds. As of now, I haven’t seen word one way or the other about the future of the band, which features in its ranks vocalist Virginia Monti of Psychedelic Witchcraft and drummer Mark Greening, formerly of With the Dead, but it seems fair enough to get the first record out either way, even if part of the motivation for doing so has become paying homage to their fallen comrade.

Fact: I don’t think I’ve posted about this band yet that one or more comments hasn’t come in randomly talking shit. I’ll kindly ask that if you’re taken by that impulse this time around, you stow it. I’m not interested in “blah blah blah Greening, Electric Wizard, blah blah blah.” Sorry, I just don’t care. No one’s forcing you to read this or check out the Goatess Doomwych art or tracklisting for the album. If you want to fill the world with negativity, there are an infinite number of metal sites you can gunk up with it. That’s not what I’m in this for, and the only effect it has is to bum me out and create hassle on my end, so please knock it off.

With that out of the way, here’s the announcement as posted by Heavy Psych Sounds on the social medias:

HEAVY PSYCH SOUNDS Records & Booking is happy to unveil details for upcoming release:

Occult doom supergroup DEAD WITCHES just unveiled the artwork and release date for their highly anticipated debut “Ouija”, due out in the winter of 2017 on Heavy Psych Sounds.

Drummer Mark Greening (also of Ramesses and formerly With The Dead) and vocalist Virginia Monti (Psychedelic Witchcraft) joined forces to found the heaviest occult psych superbeast to see the light this year: DEAD WITCHES. Coming as a nice surprise for fans of the aforementioned bands and more generally, of crushing psychotropic doom, the formation of this supergroup led to the high anticipation of their debut album, which details were just revealed today.

“Ouija” will be issued on February 10th through Heavy Psych Sounds. The album will be available on Black vinyl, LTD Purple vinyl, CD and digital.

DEAD WITCHES – Debut album “Ouija” Out February 10th on Heavy Psych Sounds
Pre-sales start January 13th, 2017

Album Artwork by Goatess Doomwych

TRACK LISTING:
1. Intro
2. Dead
3. Drawing Down The Moon
4. Ouija
5. Mind Funeral
6. A World of Darkness

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Dead Witches, “Mind Funeral” official video