Wykked Wytch is an American

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band signed to Perish Music Group from

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, United States.

Biography

The band released its first album, ''Something Wykked This Way Comes'', in 1996 on its own label, Cauldron Records.

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, a UK-based metal label, re-issued the album with two additional tracks for European distribution. Work began on a second album in 1999. ''Angelic Vengeance'' was recorded at Damage Studios in

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and released in 2001. They recorded demos for a third album, ''Nefret'', in 2002 at Audiohammer Studios in

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with engineer

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and session drummer

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. The album was recorded in 2003 at Studio 13 in

and released in 2004 by Demolition/Dreamcatcher Records with cover art by Chad Michael Ward, who had designed the cover for ''Angelic Vengeance''. They toured with

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and the No Mercy festivals in 2005, then returned home and began work on a fourth album, recording three demos before leaving on tour with

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in October. They signed with UK label SixSixSix Records in 2006 but soon left. Their self-financed fourth album, ''Memories of a Dying Whore'', was recorded at Redroom Recorders in

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and released in 2007 by Perish Music. Before the completion of the album, Wykked Wytch would join Hanzel and Gretyl and Bella Morte for a short US tour "Oktotenfest" in the Fall of 2006. In 2008, the band released two

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s and videos; the songs were " Sweet Dreams" from

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" from

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. In 2012, they released their album ''The Ultimate Deception'', and toured the United States as an opening act for Soulfly. In the middle of that year, the band went on indefinite hiatus, on which they remain.

Members

Current line-up *Ipek Warnock - Vocals *Nate Poulson - Guitar, bass, programming *Salvatore LoPresti - Keyboards Former members *Mark Warlokk - Guitar *Gio Geraca - Guitar *Sean Young - Guitar *Kenny B - Bass *Jeremy Deacon - Bass *Sean Tibbetts - Bass *David - Bass, guitar *Barry Meyers - Bass *Pat Aylward - Bass *Ben Kuzay - Bass *Tomb Radley - Bass *Steve Brubaker - Drums *Harry Ketterer - Drums *Cj Tollis - Drums *John Rae - Drums *Koos - Drums *Chris Morini - Drums *

- Drums *Lenny Warmbrandt - Bass

Discography

Demos * ''Nefret'' (2002) * ''Awakened'' (2006) Albums * ''Something Wykked This Way Comes'' (1996) (Re-release in (2000) with extra two tracks) * ''Angelic Vengeance'' (2001) * ''Nefret'' (2004) * ''Memories of a Dying Whore'' (2008) * ''The Ultimate Deception'' (2012) Videos * "The Soul Awaits" (2004) * "Sweet Dreams" (2008) (

Cover) * "Awakened" (2008) * "Bring Me to Life" (2008) (

Cover) Promo Videos * 2008: Making the Video Sweet Dreams * 2008: Promo Trailer Sweet Dreams

References

External links

All Music Guide profile

Official website

Official MySpace
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