Saint Karloff & Devil’s Witches Announce Coven of the Ultra-Riff Split out Sept. 6
Preorders go live later this week for Coven of the Ultra-Riff, a new split due out Sept. 6 from Saint Karloff and Devil’s Witches that I have no doubt will live up to its name with a due sense of worship. It’s the first vinyl release from Majestic Mountain Records, and tapes will be handled by Stoner Witch Records, and with limited numbers in both formats, I’d be surprised if they weren’t gone before the release date actually arrives.
The twist here is that in addition to each band bringing an original track, they also cover each other’s work, so you get Saint Karloff playing Devil’s Witches and vice versa. Kind of a cool idea, and the bands certainly have their commonalities in terms of the titular “ultra-riff,” but there are some aesthetic differences as well and I’d be interested to hear how those come across in the covers.
Here’s the info for the vinyl and preorders when the time comes:
Saint Karloff / Devil’s Witches – Coven of the Ultra-Riff
MMR-001: TRANSPARENT GREEN/BLACK MARBLED EDITION LTD. 700 COPIES
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PRE-ORDER OPENS 19:00 CEST/6PM BST/1PM EST, JULY THE 19TH!
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OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE SEPTEMBER 6TH
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Coven of the Ultra-Riff is the epic new split from Saint Karloff and Devil’s Witches. Each band brings a brand new track and a reimagined cover song of the other’s work. The brand new songs are as heavy and riff laden as the title suggests. The cover songs have been stylistically reversed with Devil’s Witches providing an acoustic version of ‘Ghostsmoker’ and Saint Karloff electrifying the originally acoustic ‘Supervixen’. This monumental matchup of musical minds demands to be heard in superior vinyl format.
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The split comes in a transparent green/black marbled 180 grams 12″ vinyl housed in a single sleeve cover incl. double sided insert; one side for each band. Cover artwork by Brouemaster Visual Decay with design by Devil’s Witches, insert artwork and design by Devil’s Witches.
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Saint Karloff side Mastered for vinyl by Steve Kitch, Audiomaster.
Devil’s Witches side Mastered for vinyl by Joona Hassinen, Studio Underjord
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Tracklisting Saint Karloff side:
At The Mountains Of Loudness
Supervixen (Electric Return)
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Tracklisting Devil’s Witches side:
Love Is Doom, A Fistful Of Napalm
Ghostsmoker (Acoustic Return)
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The split also includes:
– Two A3 posters – One designed by Devil’s Witches and the other designed by @shanehorror
– Split and Label stickers
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NOTE This is a album mockup and the actual product might differ from the photo shown here.
Cassette release by Stoner Witch Records
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