Witch (band)





































Witch
Origin
Vermont, Los Angeles, and Massachusetts, United States
Genres
Stoner metal, doom metal
Years active 2005–present
Labels Tee Pee Records
Associated acts
Dinosaur Jr
King Tuff
Feathers
Happy Birthday
Annihilation Time
Members
J Mascis
Kyle Thomas
Dave Sweetapple
Graham Clise
Past members Asa Irons
Kurt Weisman
Antoine Guerlain

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




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Style


  • 3 Band members


  • 4 Discography


    • 4.1 Albums


    • 4.2 Singles


    • 4.3 DVD




  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





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



Discography



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)


References





External links



  • Witch at Tee Pee Records


  • Witch at MySpace












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