I’ve been wading plenty in the
sludge and doom metal live scene for well over two years now since serving time with the 'Dwarf, and in that time,
I’ve seen plenty of evidence to show that UK sludge/doom metal isn’t just in
rude health, but might actually be on the rise as well. One such band making a
name for themselves in this grimy, muddy scene is one we played with recently,
Iron Witch. Hailing from Liverpool, their brand of whiskey n’ booze soaked
sludge tore Wakefield a new one that night and
it’s likely most other venues in the UK haven’t been the same since.
The band consists of
vocalist Chris, guitarists Dan and Sam, bassist Rick and drummer Will. They
wear their influences proudly – Black Flag, Black Sabbath, Sleep, Eyehategod - all
names synonymous with fat, grease-laden riffs in one form or another. And
following in that great tradition, Iron Witch have been serving them up in
spades with some Northwestern bile to relish, and have been making great strides
since their 2010 demo.
They’ve just released
their debut EP, ‘Single Malt’, on Witch Hunter Records, featuring cracking
songs like ‘A .45 To Pay the Rent’ and ‘Booze Blues’. It’s available on a pay-what-you-want
basis from their official Bandcamp page, as well as on a strictly
limited-edition gatefold CD. They also recently got featured on the covermount
CD of the latest American edition of Metal Hammer with ‘A .45…’, along with
numerous other UK
sludge bands flying the flag for grim ol’ Blighty.
We’ll have a review of
‘Single Malt’ up soon enough, for now, check out 'A .45 to Pay the Rent' below. Get behind these guys (and UK sludge)
and get yourself covered in a real quagmire of quality 100-proof sludge metal.
Peter
Clegg
Iron Witch - A .45 to Pay the Rent
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