Portland’s Bewitcher have joined forces with Deathchant for a co-headline U.S. tour, running from March 14 in San Francisco, CA, until the final stop back in Portland on April 5. Persekutor provide support on most of the dates. Bewitcher will also appear at Hell’s Heroes Festival on March 30. The live shows come in support of their latest album, Spell Shock, out now on Century Media Records. Keep reading below for more information.
Get tickets here: https://www.bandsintown.com/a/6001415-bewitcher
Buy/stream Spell Shock here: https://bewitcher.lnk.to/SpellShock
Bassist A. Magus comments, “Few bands are as aligned with us in their love of all things Motörhead and Sabbath than Deathchant. When the opportunity came to join forces for a spring run to Hells Heroes and back, we couldn’t say no. To make this tour even more killer, Romania’s snow obsessed riff-lords Persekutor will be tagging along. Expect nothing short of ice-cold beer soaked heavy tunes and hellish good times. Party On!”
Joining Von Bewitcher, bassist A. Magus, and drummer A. Hunter in the studio this time was none other longtime Bewitcher fan Lars Frederiksen. Most of the world knows Frederiksen as a force in his own right, playing in the likes of Bay Area punk heroes Rancid, as well as his own Old Firm Casuals. While to some, it may have been an unlikely pairing with Frederiksen taking the producer’s seat, for everyone in the studio the connection was immediate. As Frederiksen previously commented on Spell Shock: “It’s the best record I’ve ever produced for one of the best bands in the world.”
Magus explains about their experience with Frederiksen: “[Lars’] knowledge of heavy metal, black metal and thrash – as well as punk, is vast and extreme. It was definitely a match made in hell.”
Bewitcher U.S. tour dates (w/ Persekutor + Deathchant):
03/14: San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
03/15: Sacramento, CA @ Cafe Colonial
03/16: San Diego, CA @ Brick by Brick
03/17: Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room
03/18: Phoenix, AZ @ Nile Underground
03/20: Houston, TX @ Hell’s Heroes^*
03/21: Dallas, TX @ TX Tea Room
03/22: Austin, TX @ The Ballroom
03/23: Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th Street
03/25: Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar
03/26: Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s
03/27: Milwaukee, WI @ X-Ray Arcade
03/28: St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
03/29: Fargo, ND @ Aquarium
03/31: Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive
03/02: Richland, WA @ Ray’s Golden Lion*
03/03: Seattle, WA @ El Corazon*
03/05: Portland, OR @ Twilight Cafe & Bar*
05/17: Vancouver, BC @ Modified Ghost Fest^*
^ No Deathchant
* No Persekutor
EU + UK dates:
05/24: London (UK) @ Black Heart
05/25: Birmingham (UK) @ The Flapper
05/26: Newcastle (UK) @ The Cluny
05/27: Nottingham (UK) @ Billy Bootleggers
05/28: Glasgow (UK) @ Slay Studio
05/29: Manchester (UK) @ Star & Garter
05/30: Bournemouth (UK) @ Bear Cave
06/04: Gdańsk (PL) @ Mystic Festival
06/06: Mühlteich (DE) @ Chronical Moshers Open Air 2025
06/13: Schönenberg-kübelberg (DE) @ Iron Fest Open Air 2025
06:15: Leeuwarden (NL) @ Into the Grave
Spell Shock tracklisting:
01 Starfire Maelstrom [WATCH]
02 Lavish Desecration
03 Spell Shock [WATCH]
04 Out Against The Law [WATCH]
05 Dystopic Demonolatry [WATCH]
06 Seasons Of Foul Harvest
07 We Die In Dust
08 The Harem Conspiracy
09 Pagan Shadows
10 Ride Of The Iron Fox
Formats:
Gatefold black LP
Ltd. Gatefold lilac LP (300x) available through cmdistro.de and various other retailers
Ltd. Gatefold translucent orange crush LP (US version, 300x) available only from BEWITCHER
Standard Jewelcase CD
Digital Album
Since their formation in 2013, Bewitcher has seen their signature “Black Magick Metal” sound go from humble beginnings to new heights of creativity and wild anthemic fervor. A small collection of long out-of-print demo tapes kicked off what has proven to be an enduring line of ripping studio albums, singles and EPs. They have earned a reputation as one of the hardest working touring acts around, bringing their volcanic, high energy live shows to every corner of North America and parts abroad.
From its eye-grabbing-and-gouging artwork by Italian horror maestro Solo Macello, to songs like the haunting “We Die in Dust,” to the epic closing track “Ride of the Iron Fox” (“That’s Bewitcher’s Dokken song!” laughs A. Hunter.) Spell Shock is Bewitcher at their most evolved and most devastatingly primal. “We wanted it to be an album experience,” says drummer A. Hunter. “Imagine King Diamond’s Abigail in terms of atmosphere merged with the energy of AC/DC’s High Voltage.”
Line-Up:
Mateo von Bewitcher – Vox + guitars
A Hunter – Drums + percussion
A Magus – Bass guitar + backing vox
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