Black Witchery
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| Also known as | Witchery |
| Origin | Winter Springs, Florida, United States |
| Genres | Black metal,[1] death metal,[2][3] war metal |
| Years active | 1999–present |
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Black Witchery is an American blackened death metal band from Winter Springs, Florida.[1]
The band evolved in the mid-1990s after the dissolution of the Irreverent.[2] It was originally known as Witchery, before changing the name to their current name in 1999 due to the Swedish band Witchery already using the name.[2]
History
[edit]The band issued a pair of splits and an EP before dropping their debut album, Desecration of the Holy Kingdom, in 2001 through Full Moon Productions.[2] In 2005, they signed with the French independent label Osmose Productions and released their second effort, Upheaval of Satanic Might, followed by a split album with Archgoat, entitled Desecration & Sodomy in 2008,[2] which followed with a European tour of the two bands in 2017.[4]
A live album, Live Desecration Ritual, was released in 2010.[2] Their third full-length Inferno of Sacred Destruction arrived in 2010, followed by the Nuclear War Now! Productions-issued Evil Shall Prevail in 2016, the latter of which compiled tracks from the band's early demos and split EPs, and also included previously unreleased material.[2]
On February 2, 2016, former guitarist Steve "Tregenda" Childers died as a result of a car accident at the age of 49.[5]
Members
[edit]Current members
- Impurath – lead vocals, bass (1999–present)
- V.B. – guitar (2019–present)
- Vaz – drums (1999–present)
Former members
- Tregenda – guitar (1999–2013; died 2016)
- Alal'Xhaasztur – guitar (2013–2019; died 2024)
Timeline
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Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]- Desecration of the Holy Kingdom (2001)
- Upheaval of Satanic Might (2005)
- Inferno of Sacred Destruction (2010)
Split albums
[edit]- Hellstorm of Evil Vengeance (with Conqueror) (1999)
- Desecration & Sodomy (with Archgoat) (2008)
- Holocaustic Death March to Humanity's Doom (with Revenge) (2015)
Live albums
[edit]- Live Descration Ritual (2010)
Compilation albums
[edit]- Evil Shall Prevail (2016)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Blogs". Orlando Weekly.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Black Witchery - Album Discography". AllMusic.
- ^ "BLACK WITCHERY Ink Deal With OSMOSE RECORDS". 26 July 2002.
- ^ "BLACK WITCHERY, ARCHGOAT To Team Up For 'European Desecration' Tour". Blabbermouth.net. 20 February 2007.
- ^ "Black Witchery Guitarist Steve Childers Dies at 49". Loudwire. 3 February 2016.
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