All the best tunes belong to the Devil, and Portland’s bastard sons Bewitcher have returned to take back rock n’ roll in Baphomet’s name. The speed demons’ latest offering from their upcoming full-length, ‘Spell Shock,’ raises Bewitcher’s horns and pushes their extremes straight into the fiery red.
Now the code is magenta when Bewitcher invites you to join their unholy circle for “Dystopic Demonolatry.” Watch the video, which conjures up old-school metal nostalgiaming album, “Spell Shock,” due September 27 on Century Media Records, below.
Bewitcher bassist A. Magus comments: “Any of you fuckers spent your Friday nights taping heavy metal videos to VHS off the ‘Ball or Loud?!’ Well, we sure as shit did! Join us as we dive into the late 80’s and early 90’s when metal music was relegated to late-night cable TV. Like a lost cable-access performance, ‘Dystopic Demonolatry’ is raucous, raw, and ripping from beginning to end! We hope you dig it.”
Pre-order “Spell Shock” HERE.
Bewitcher drummer A. Hunter previously commented about the record: “Our forthcoming album ‘Spell Shock’ is now available for pre-order! To celebrate after you smash the pre-order button, pour yourself a double and channel your inner desperado with the new single ‘Out Against the Law!’ One of the first songs written for ‘Spell Shock,’ ‘Out Against the Law’ went from being a twangy country riff to a full-on Black Magick Metal ripper! The music video captures us on our recent U.S./Mexico tour and highlights life on the run with Bewitcher. Crank it up and pre-order ‘Spell Shock’ now!!”
Joining Von Bewitcher, bassist A. Magus, and drummer A. Hunter in the studio this time was none other than longtime Bewitcher fan Lars Frederiksen. Most of the world knows Frederiksen as a force in his own right, playing in the likes of Bay Area punk heroes Rancid, as well as his own Old Firm Casuals. While to some, it may have been an unlikely pairing with Frederiksen taking the producer’s seat, for everyone in the studio the connection was immediate.
As Frederiksen previously commented on “Spell Shock”: “It’s the best record I’ve ever produced for one of the best bands in the world.”