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Heavy metal band from Pori, Finland formed in 2018. Witch Hunt forges traditional heavy metal from the western Finnish coast with an occult edge and powerful riffing.
Out of Warwick, Rhode Island, Witch King appeared in 2023 fusing black and death metal into a compact and malevolent package. Their sound leans into the collision between blasted extremity and riff-driven death metal brutality — a short but vicious run so far. New England's tight-knit extreme metal underground has clearly left its mark on their early output.
Portland, Oregon's Witch Mountain are one of the most respected names in American traditional doom, having rebuilt themselves around 2011 with an emphasis on powerful, blues-rooted riffing and commanding vocal performances. They occupy a space where classic doom meets Southern rock swagger, slow and hypnotic without sacrificing genuine emotional weight. Over more than a decade they have proven themselves one of the Pacific Northwest's essential heavy acts.
Belgian black metal and thrash hybrid from Ghent active since 2015, blending noise rock textures, post-punk atmospherics, and black metal aggression across three albums including Nithera, Thole, and The Sun Has Left the Hill. Reviewers have noted their jagged, melodic sound draws comparisons to noise rock acts like Jesus Lizard alongside their extreme metal foundation.
Heavy and stoner metal band from Nottingham, England active since 2012. Witch Tripper blends the power of classic heavy metal with stoner rock's psychedelic grooves from the East Midlands.
A very recent arrival from Santa Cruz, California, Witch Whores of Satan formed in 2024 and lean into the fuzz-soaked stoner doom aesthetic with a name that signals absolutely no interest in subtlety. Santa Cruz's countercultural coastal identity feeds naturally into their hazy, riff-forward approach. Still in their earliest days, they are already carving out space in the California underground with pure heaviness.
Witch's Abortion are a Córdoba, Argentina doom/stoner metal duo consisting of Alpha (guitar, bass, lead vocals) and Omega (drums, bass, backing vocals, and samples). They released their debut EP "Initiation" on April 2, 2024 through De La Muerte Records, a three-track record featuring songs including "Water Prefers Low Places" and "Saturn's Void," which the duo recorded and mixed themselves in March 2024.
Stoner/doom metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden formed in 2022. Witch-Killer channels heavy stoner doom from Sweden's west coast music hub.
Black metal band from Thessaloniki, Greece active since 2010. Witchammer delivers raw, occult-themed black metal from Greece's second city with over a decade of underground devotion.
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