Space Witch are a psychedelic stoner/doom band
that draw on influences from 70's prog and psychedelia.The band formed in
Stoke-on-Trent, England, UK in 2007 and consist of Darren Lee Rowlands (Guitars
and founder member), Daniel Mansfield (drums), Peter Callaghan (Vocals and
Electronics) and Tomas Cairn (Bass). In
2008 they released their first demo, a 2 track self-titled affair and quickly
followed it up with a stream of gigs in the UK underground. The demo was
followed up in 2011 with 'Resurrection' a 7 track demo which
included 3 live recordings.
In
2013 they released their first EP 'The Alchemy Paradox'-A 3 track mini
album which was released by defunct Bristol based label Cosmic Tomb. The band followed this up with a number of
shows and festival appearances across UK and saw them embark on the 'Hang
the Witch' tour. In 2014 the band released a split with the UK Doom band Trollkraftt called 'Wytchkraft' and their self-titled
first full length (a double album) released as a joint venture with labels HeviSike Records, Fear Me Music and Orchestrated Dystopia Records. The album was critically acclaimed and was chosen as Roadburn Festival's album of the day.
To
follow the album up, the band toured the UK as well as playing Norway and
headlining a festival in Edinburgh which featured on a underground documentary
about the Edinburgh scene. Since that time Space Witch have
supported bands such as Conan and Mars Red Sky before taking time to write their 2nd full
length, 'ARCANUM' which will be released in Spring 2017 on HeviSike Records.
The Sludgelord has been fortunate to have heard “ARCANUM”
and make no mistake when we say that that
it will undoubtedly be the doom
record of 2017, with Space Witch further
developing their sound, but retaining all the elements that have made Space Witch one of the premier bands on the scene. With a release date yet to be finalised, the wait to debut new music from their monolithic face melter is over,
with one of the band’s finest and suffocating compositions to date. I give you “Hex Solaris” by Space Witch, but not as you know it captain.
