Witch (American band)

For the Zambian band, see Witch (Zamrock band).

Witch
Origin	Vermont, Los Angeles, and Massachusetts, United States
Genres	Stoner metal, doom metal
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Tee Pee Records
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.

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)

External links

• Witch at Tee Pee Records
• Witch at MySpace