Witchcraft to Release New Album and EP on Heavy Psych Sounds
New Witchcraft music coming next week, apparently. As announcements go, that’s a fun one, and word that the Swedish vintage-style heavy rock innovators will release a new album and a new EP through Heavy Psych Sounds comes with further announcements of two catalog reissues for the band’s two most recent full-lengths, 2020’s Black Metal (review here) and 2016’s Nucleus (review here), both of which were issued via Nuclear Blast. Fair enough.
It was 2012’s Legend (review here) that began the band’s Nuclear Blast era, now apparently over, and saw them take the forward steps to modernize their production style after the pioneering analog worship of their first two, sorta-three records. They’ve done more out of that style than in it at this point, but “Witchcraft take one…” still looms. I have no clue what new Witchcraft music will sound like, and I haven’t heard any of it to give you a hint. I guess we’ll find out next week.
It’s a good get for Heavy Psych Sounds though, and Witchcraft join the likes of Conan, Dead Meadow, Nebula and of course scores of others on the roster, so everybody wins. Witchcraft are slated to appear at this year’s Maryland Deathfest, which would be their first US appearance since I don’t know when. They were supposed to play Psycho Las Vegas in 2018; I don’t recall if they actually made the trip.
Anyway, placeholder announcement came from the PR wire. More next week:
Heavy Psych Sounds Records to announce the signing of the doom metal legends WITCHCRAFT !!!
We’re really stoked to announce that the doom metal legends WITCHCRAFT are now part of the HEAV PSYCH SOUNDS Family !!!
The band has signed a deal for a brand new album, a new EP and the repress of the releases Nucleus and Black Metal.
NEW ALBUM PRESALE + FIRST SINGLE PREMIERE – FEBRUARY 18th
SAYS MAGNUS PELANDER
“This new album will reap souls and destroy wicked minds. And perhaps mend a couple of broken ones.”
www.witchraftswe.com
www.facebook.com/witchcraft
https://www.instagram.com/witchcraft.band/
This pleases me.
If you’re happy, I’m happy.
Witchcraft, Orange Goblin, Obituary…looks like a great line up!
Colour me curious. As you say, living in the shadow of “Witchcraft take one” hasn’t stopped them from reinventing themselves before.
This could be potential for a Witchcraft redemption arc or just going in a worse direction. No real in-between.
As for Witchcraft at Psycho? They canceled due to VISA issies with Andrew Dice Clay as a last-minute surprise replacement. Knew some friends who went mainly for Witchcraft. They were pissed.
No way. Boy, I would have been angry. Dice Clay replaces Witchcraft…the jokes write themselves!
Had the same problem with Colour Haze at Psycho ’16 with. Though at least they were replaced with Boris. Still stings a bit though.