The wonderfully named Witch were a riff heavy '80s sleaze band clad in leather - albeit torn leather - who hardly released a thing and so 'Damnation' belatedly puts together their 'The Hex Is On' EP and a few other choice, rare cuts to make a 20 track compilation that's certainly worth checking out. Goodness how many similar cool bands were overlooked in the '80s whilst lesser talented and certainly more polished and lightweight 'brands' made a headway. I like the obscure nature of Witch, particularly Allen's gargoyle vocals and those fuzzy, dense riffs which give a sinister edge to the sleaze. Some cool tunes on offer from 'Cinderella (In Black Leather)', 'Wet n Wild', to 'Bewitched' and the clanking, Motorhead glam rock puke of 'Blond Alert'. Certainly the sort of band who woulda been quite happy to have smeared lipstick, powder, paint, blood, vomit and shit on the mirror for added effect. All hail the forgotten bands of sickly glam.Wednesday 28 December 2011
Witch - Damnation (2008)
The wonderfully named Witch were a riff heavy '80s sleaze band clad in leather - albeit torn leather - who hardly released a thing and so 'Damnation' belatedly puts together their 'The Hex Is On' EP and a few other choice, rare cuts to make a 20 track compilation that's certainly worth checking out. Goodness how many similar cool bands were overlooked in the '80s whilst lesser talented and certainly more polished and lightweight 'brands' made a headway. I like the obscure nature of Witch, particularly Allen's gargoyle vocals and those fuzzy, dense riffs which give a sinister edge to the sleaze. Some cool tunes on offer from 'Cinderella (In Black Leather)', 'Wet n Wild', to 'Bewitched' and the clanking, Motorhead glam rock puke of 'Blond Alert'. Certainly the sort of band who woulda been quite happy to have smeared lipstick, powder, paint, blood, vomit and shit on the mirror for added effect. All hail the forgotten bands of sickly glam.
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