Bell Witch (band)

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Bell witch
Dylan Desmond (2018)
Dylan Desmond (2018)
General information
origin Seattle , United States
Genre (s) Funeral doom
founding 2010
Current occupation
Electric bass, vocals
 Dylan Desmond
Drums, vocals
 Jesse Shreibman (since 2015)
former members
Drums, vocals
 Adrian Guerra (until 2015)

Bell Witch is a funeral doom duo founded in 2010 .

history

Bassist Dylan Desmond and drummer Adrian Guerra founded Bell Witch in 2010. The following year the duo recorded a self-titled demo, which has since been released on various labels . The demo enabled Bell Witch to sign a contract with the Canadian label Profound Lore Records , where the official debut Longing was released in 2012 . The Longing , recorded with guest singer Erik Moggridge, was well received internationally. Moggridge has since participated in the recording of the band, but did not become a member of the band.

With the release of the second studio album Four Phantoms and the subsequent appearances in Europe and America, the duo gained international fame. The album, produced by Billy Anderson , was highly praised in reviews . In addition, it was included in the Funeral Doom annual top lists of the webzine Cvlt Nation. Appearances at renowned independent and doom metal events such as the Roadburn Festival supported the growing awareness of the group. After the band returned to their hometown of Seattle, Desmond urged drummer Guerra to reduce his alcohol consumption or to leave the band, as Guerra's consumption hindered further success of the group. Guerra then left the band and was replaced by Desmond's then roommate and Bell Witch's tour manager Jesse Shreibman. A year after breaking up with Bell Witch, Guerra suffered a heart attack and passed away. The album Mirror Reaper , released in 2017, was dedicated to his memory and contains some of Guerra's remaining vocal recordings. The Mirror Reaper , again produced by Anderson, was released in October 2017 and, like Four Phantoms, was highly praised by reviewers. The editors of the webzines Metal Injection and Cvlt Nation voted the album one of the best Funeral Doom albums of the year. Metal Injection awarded Mirror Reaper second and Cvlt Nation first. The Rolling Stone voted the album at number 13 of the 20 best metal albums of the year. Following the release, the duo again toured Europe and North America.

style

Bell Witch are assigned to the Funeral Doom. The duo is sometimes compared to Esoteric , Cough , Dragged into Sunlight , Ahab , Pallbearer and Loss . The atmosphere is described as gloomy, typical of the genre. The music is characterized by the repetitive structure and slow pace that are usual for Funeral Doom. The instrumentation is provided with adjectives such as tough, simple and slow.

The duo do without a guitar, instead Desmond plays a six-string electric bass. His playing is described as simple as well as effective and melodically gloomy. The vocals vary between clear vocals that are perceived as ethereal and almost fragile and guttural growling . The drumming, on the other hand, is described as dragging and at the same time powerful.

Discography

  • 2011: Bell Witch (demo, self-published)
  • 2012: Longing (Album, Profound Lore Records)
  • 2015: Four Phantoms (album, Profound Lore Records)
  • 2017: Mirror Reaper (Album, Profound Lore Records)

Web links

Individual evidence

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