"If Witchers Creed wants to be my new favorite band,
they’re off to a very promising start. Their eponymous debut dishes out retro
acid doom of the highest order. "-- Doomed and Stoned
Ripple Music is thrilled to announce the signing of Swedish
Doom Metal Riffers, Witchers Creed, to their growing family of the best artists
of the heavy underground.
Witchers Creed traces its origin back to 2011, when Filip
Andersson (guitar, vocals), Emil Bjällerhag (bass, vocals) and Charlie
Rangstedt (drums) met in at school and formed a band called Illusion, inspired
by Swedish ‘70s trio November. But then in 2015, things went south and the band
was retired. For long, they talked about forming a similar band in a heavier
direction this time. They all loved Sabbath and the seventies sound, but
Andersson was more of the '80’s metal dude and Rangstedt was more of the
'60s/'70s psychedelic guy. The result, combining '70s doom, like Sabbath, with
early NWOBHM, like Judas Priest’s first albums and bands like Angel Witch and
Witchfinder General from the early '80s.
Witchers Creed continued to tinker with their sound. In
December of 2017, they recruited a friend from the Illusion days, Emil Lundin
from Nyköping, who had a bestial rocking voice. In the first week of the New
Year, Witchers Creed entered the legendary Sunlight Studio, the cradle of the
Swedish death metal sound, where great bands such as Entombed, Dismember,
Hellacopters, and Amon Amarth had recorded albums. Witchers Creed recorded
their first full-length album, signed to Ripple Music, and they’ve been rocking
the path ever since.
“They have perfected their craft with a powerful rhythm
section, notable for its thundering basslines.” wrote Paul Rote in Doomed &
Stoned. “The guitar leads are no less mind-blowing – more than just short
bursts, this soloing goes on and on, soaked with fuzz and venturing into Dave
Chandler territory.” He concluded: “Everything you could want is right here:
incredible riffs, acidic guitar leads as good as I’ve ever heard, passionate
singing, even vocal harmonies.”
The new album by Witchers Creed will be Awakened From The
Tomb, and fully mastered by Tony Reed of Mos Generator/Stone Axe fame at his
Heavy Head Studio. It will be released on Ripple Music worldwide in all
formats, including a limited multi-color version of the record on vinyl. Expect
the first single to be released this October, with album to follow soon
thereafter.
We’ll keep you posted on new developments as they arise. For
now, dig into the band and get to know their sound!
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