Formed Jan 2005, initially as a three piece called TAGELUS featuring Mazz (vocals), Greg (guitar) and Kev (drums). Five awesome songs were written in the first awesome jam session but only three of these remained by the time we were finally christened as BATTLEWITCH and the now infamous Two Scoops was installed as bassist. The first life changing BW live experience was in a chav filled pool room in Swansea April 2005 and the first EP “Dawn Of Ruin” was released in October of the same year. More venue shattering gigs followed supporting such luminaries as Marshall Law and Truckfighters and minds were blown – culminating in the release of the now much acclaimed “Fyredroyde” disc in May 2006 which won new allies here and overseas. Scoops was replaced at the turn of the following year by the legend “HEAVY METAL” Jim who came in initially to cover for a few months but took in such highlights as the tour of Ireland and heroic performances at Metalbrew, Riffstock and Awesomefest. In the end he stuck around until April 2008, helping to us to lay down some fresh new recordings. Bassist number three jumped into the fray a month later, the mighty mighty Simon “Thee ‘Awke” Hawke and the metal machine rolls steadily onwards crushing all in it’s sorry wake. After a bunch of false starts, big disappointments and other trifling things which drove us all insane, the long awaited debut album “Wessex Steel” was released in May 2009.
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They sound so so 1981, none more NWOBHM and Mythra and Witchfynde and Quartz and AIIZ and Witchfinder General and Aragorn! Can you hear that tolling of the bell calling you to thee last Sabbath? Im having a Bingley Hall Brain Damaging Heavy Metal Barn Dance flashback and Vardis will be on in a minute, White Spirit have just played, and yes, this is what we want metal, PROPER METAL! Battlewitch sound exactly like a band called Battlewitch should sound (and they unashamedly sing of witches born a thousand years before the dawn of time). This cd sounds like it should be a gloriously obscure seven inch on Neat Records. Proper classic real metal, real NWOBHM done authentically right. Spot on in every way. SEAN ORGAN
Hail men of Battlewitch Mountain, No new songs I'm afraid. We'll be starting the Hearse rolling again shortly though, so any gigs from Jan 2009 onwards would be good. Let's sort out a load of gigs to blow people's minds with our Rock!!
Afternoon lads, I was wondering if you knew what time your on at the flecce gig? As I have proir arrangements and might be still be able to make it, just a bit belated. Cheers.
