Witch (band)

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Years active 2005–present Record label Tee Pee Records Members J Mascis		Labels Tee Pee Records Albums Paralyzed, Witch Genres Stoner rock, Doom metal

Associated acts Dinosaur JrKing TuffFeathersHappy BirthdayAnnihilation Time Past members Asa IronsKurt WeismanAntoine Guerlain Origin Vermont, United States (2005) Similar Earthless, King Tuff, Deep Wound, J Mascis + The Fog, Dinosaur Jr Profiles Myspace

Witch is an American stoner metal band whose members are from Vermont and Massachusetts.

History

Witch was formed in 2005 by Dinosaur Jr.guitarist J Mascis and long time friend Dave Sweetapple. However, Mascis does not play guitar for the band; he plays his first instrument, the drums. To complete the band's line-up, Mascis and Sweetapple recruited the guitarist and vocalist, Kyle Thomas, from King Tuff and avant-folk group Feathers. Their eponymous debut album was released on March 7, 2006. They also contributed an alternate version of the song "Rip Van Winkle" to the Invaders compilation, which was released by Kemado Records later that year. Their latest album Paralyzed was released on March 18, 2008.

Style

Witch's trademark sound (particularly in their early work) shows obvious Black Sabbath influence. Black Flag influence was also noted for their sophomore effort, Paralyzed.

Band members

Kyle Thomas - vocals, guitar

Graham Clise - guitar

Dave Sweetapple - bass

J Mascis - drums

Antoine, Kyle's friend toured with them in Europe

Albums

2006 - Witch - Tee Pee Records

2008 - Paralyzed - Tee Pee Records

Singles

2006 - "Soul of Fire"/"Rip Van Winkle (Demo)" 7" - Tee Pee Records

2008 - Witch/Earthless split 7" - Volcom Entertainment Vinyl Club

DVD

2007 - Local Band Nitemare - Blueberry Honey/Tee Pee Records (reissue)

Songs

SeerWitch · 2006
Black SaintWitch · 2006
Soul of FireWitch · 2006

References

Witch (band) Wikipedia

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