Acid Witch is an American
heavy metal band
formed in
Detroit,
Michigan, in 2007. They released their first album, ''
Witchtanic Hellucinations'', in 2008 on Razorback Records. The band then released two EPs, ''Witch House'' in 2009 and ''Midnight Mass'' in 2010. The band released their second album, ''
Stoned'', in 2010, on Hells Headbangers. In 2012, ''
Witchtanic Hellucinations'' was re-released on Hells Headbangers.
Style and influences
The band's musical style draws from many genres of music including
death metal
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,
doom metal
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,
,
psychedelic music
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and
horror films and their soundtracks such as the music of John Carpenter's ''
Halloween
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''.
Some have also noted the influence of
NWOBHM.
Lead vocalist Slasher Dave has cited
Pagan Altar and
Witchfinder General as some of his influences.
Due to the main overtones of the music, the band has dubbed themselves "Halloween metal".
Lyrics
The band's lyrics deal with themes of
witchcraft,
Halloween
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, and
Satanism
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, and many of their songs’ lyrics are inspired by horror films and feature a significant amount of gore and references to sex and drugs.
Discography
Albums
* ''Witchtanic Hellucinations'' (2008)
* ''Stoned'' (2010)
* ''Evil Sound Screamers'' (2017)
* ''Rot Among Us'' (2022)
EPs
* ''Acid Witch''
demo, 2007
* ''Witch House'', 2009 (Doomentia Records)
* ''Midnight Mass'', 2010 (Hells Headbangers)
* ''Spooky'',
Split EP with Nunslaughter, 2014 (Hells Headbangers)
* ''Midnight Movies'', 2015 (Hells Headbangers)
*''Black Christmas Evil'', 2018
Singles
* It's Halloween Night (The Witches' Jack-O-Lantern), 2019
* Witch House, 2020
* Turntable Terror, 2020
References
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Death metal musical groups from Michigan
Heavy metal musical groups from Michigan
Musical groups established in 2007
American doom metal musical groups