KING WITCH Premiere ‘Return To Dust’ Music Video
September 25th, 2020
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Edinburgh, Scotland-based doom metal band King Witch have released a music video for the track ‘Return To Dust’. Created by vocalist Laura Donnelly, the clip can be viewed below.
Speaking about the video and song, Donnelly said: “I created the video during lockdown in our local forest and at home. I hope it conveys a sense of fragility whilst engulfed in heavy riffage. I think the colour and mood suits the song very well – helping to give a supernatural vibe. My neighbours however will totally think I’m a complete weirdo after hearing me almost drown in my bath several times and being caught in the woods digging a hole and burying myself.
“When Jamie [Gilchrist, guitar] first let me listen to the original ideas for ‘Return To Dust’ I was immediately dropped into a Clint Eastwood / Ennio Morricone Spaghetti Western. The song however quickly changes to become something a lot darker. I had not long read the graphic novel Preacher and really liked the idea of mixing the supernatural with dusty desert tales.
“‘Return To Dust’ is basically about someone dying and crossing over to the other side. They are confused and frightened but the reality of the situation soon becomes clear, there is nothing to mourn. They know what they must do – return to dust.”
King Witch issued second full-length studio album Body Of Light on April 24th, 2020 through Listenable Records.
The band commented: “Musically, inspiration came from the same directions as always – the classic doom of Trouble and Candlemass alongside the ever-present influence of [Black] Sabbath, [Deep] Purple and Rainbow.”
Body Of Light was recorded during November and December 2019 at Deep Storm Productions. The outing was produced and mixed by Kevin Hare and King Witch guitarist Jamie Gilchrist. Mastering duties fell to Tom Dring at Vagrant Recordings in Southport, England.
Cover artwork was once again created by King Witch vocalist Laura Donnelly. “The cover art depicts a woman floating in space with her skeleton / soul leaving her body,” explained Donnelly. “Our title track ‘Body Of Light’ is about Astral Projection and having the ability to straddle between different worlds. I felt the concept represented the album well in different ways by illustrating themes such as the occult, myth and legend, the human condition, escapism and, primarily, the question of what lies beyond.”
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The track listing is as follows:
01. ‘Body Of Light’
02. ‘Of Rock And Stone’
03. ‘Call Of The Hunter’
04. ‘Return To Dust’
05. ‘Order From Chaos’
06. ‘Solstice I – She Burns’
07. ‘Witches Mark’
08. ‘Solstice II’
09. ‘Beyond The Black Gate’
King Witch’s line-up is as follows:
Laura Donnelly (vocals)
Jamie Gilchrist (guitar)
Rory Lee (bass)
Lyle Brown (drums)
A music video was released for the track ‘Of Rock And Stone’, which can also be viewed below.
Debut studio record Under The Mountain was released in February 2018 via Listenable Records.
Promotional photograph by Alan Swan Photography.
