– Might 1st, 2025 –
British Metallic Band Drops New Track “Woven”, Confirms Stay Dates Supporting Michael Schenker on ‘My Years With UFO’ UK tour
“gloriously brilliant heavy metallic” – Metallic Injection
Acclaimed British onerous rock band, Wytch Hazel, will launch its new album, ‘Wytch Hazel V: Lamentations‘, on July 4 by way of Dangerous Omen Data (Pøltergeist, Devil’s Satyrs). Recorded with longtime producer Ed Turner (The Ettes, Heavy Trash, Purson), ‘Lamentations‘ delivers uplifting, highly effective onerous rock rife with a Maidenesque jubilance that builds on the momentum of the band’s lush catalog, together with the LPs ‘Prelude‘, ‘II: Sojourn‘, ‘III: Pentecost‘ and 2023′s ‘IV: Sacrament‘, a document hailed as “gloriously brilliant heavy metallic” which landed at #15 on Billboard’s Prime New Artists Albums in its first week of launch. Pre-order/pre-save ‘Wytch Hazel V: Lamentations‘ at this location.
Led by vocalist/guitarist Colin Hendra, Wytch Hazel is a singular supply of onerous rock/heavy metallic dominion. The quartet have regularly underscored and bolstered a signature sound rooted in heroic days of yore, finessed to a chic apex. The fifth Wytch Hazel album is overflowing with indelible earworms the likes of which have to be heard to be believed. And imagine, you shall.
“I imagine issues have meanings and significance,” Hendra emphasizes. “Music isn’t only a self-indulgent, leisure factor, for me it’s an enormous a part of my life, very particular, very magical and really significant. I need Wytch Hazel to be a pressure for good, a therapeutic energy.“
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The primary monitor launched from ‘Lamentations‘ is the galloping “Woven“, a shining instance of Wytch Hazel‘s avant-garde songcraft. “Woven” radiates a healthful rustic attraction tempered with pensive melancholy, its scrupulous simplicity belying its skill to proceed blossoming with each spin. Stream “Woven” now at this location.
“On “Woven”, particularly, you may hear us locking in and enjoying off one another within the room” says Hendra of this artful singalong. “I actually wished to jot down a heavy rock tune about sensitivity and gentleness which you don’t hear an excessive amount of of actually. There’s this part the place it goes quiet after the lyrics “be delicate” then a giant guitar solo is available in the place I strive my greatest to shred and let all of it unfastened“. This heavenly lead, initially improvised, then needed to be slowed down and meticulously relearnt.
‘V: Lamentations‘ monitor itemizing:
01. I Lament
02. Run the Race
03. The Citadel
04. Components
05. The Demon Inside
06. Racing Forwards
07. Elixir
08. Woven (stream visualizer)
09. Heavy Load
10. Therapeutic Energy
In celebration of the band’s new single drop, Wytch Hazel has introduced very particular stay dates in assist of iconic guitarist Michael Schenker as a part of the shredder’s “My Years with UFO” UK tour. “Michael Schenker a childhood hero,” confesses Hendra. “I’m extremely privileged and do have to carry in equal measure the fantastic journey that it’s to be on this band. There’s a lot to be glad about, too many issues to rely.” The upcoming tour dates are as follows:
MICHAEL SCHENKER + WYTCH HAZEL 2025 Tour Dates:
Might 08 – Wolverhampton, KK’s Metal Mill
Might 11 – Manchester, O2 Ritz
Might 13 – Glasgow, The Storage
Might 14 – London, indigo at The O2
Might 15 – Bristol, O2 Academy
Over time, Wytch Hazel‘s indelible sound has caught the ear of lots of as we speak’s tastemaker indie platforms, with the quartet being hailed as “probably the most badass Christian metallic outfit on the market as we speak” by Invisible Oranges, whereas the band and its music lauded as “a hard-rocking, foot-stomping good time” by MetalSucks, “highly effective and emotive” by Heavy Music HQ, “one of many hookiest bands round” by Offended Metallic Man, and “wonderful rock” by 9 Circles, whereas Metallic Injection pegged Wytch Hazel as a band to look at as a part of its “Lesser-Recognized Fashionable Heavy Metallic Bands You Want In Your Life” sizzling listing.
It’s these deeply private lyrics, coming from a spot of religion and conviction, which make Wytch Hazel stand out farther from the fashionable herd; though we’ve been bombarded with the hip diabolism of the ‘occult rock‘ revival for the previous 20 years, no different band has dared to supply the opposite aspect of the story. Lest any heathen headbanger begin to worry any form of evangelical conversion agenda, Hendra expands on his place: “Music is created for all, it’s a typical grace for everybody,” he affirms, “which is why the music that reveals the glory of God probably the most, in my view, shouldn’t be music created by Christians. It’s Black Sabbath, you realize!“
Along with vocalist/guitarist Colin Hendra, Wytch Hazel options Alex Haslam (guitar), Andy Shackleton (bass) and Aaron Hay (drums). Comply with the band on Fb and Instagram.
