Black_Witchery

Black Witchery

Black Witchery

American death/black metal band

Black Witchery is an American blackened death metal band from Winter Springs, Florida.[1]

Quick Facts Also known as, Origin ...

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

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

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

Discography

Studio albums

  • Desecration of the Holy Kingdom (2001)
  • Upheaval of Satanic Might (2005)
  • Inferno of Sacred Destruction (2010)

Split albums

Live albums

  • Live Descration Ritual (2010)

Compilation albums

  • Evil Shall Prevail (2016)

References

  1. [1]
    "Blogs". Orlando Weekly.
  2. [2]
    "Black Witchery - Album Discography". AllMusic.
  3. [3]
    "BLACK WITCHERY Ink Deal With OSMOSE RECORDS". 26 July 2002.
  4. [4]
    "BLACK WITCHERY, ARCHGOAT To Team Up For 'European Desecration' Tour". Blabbermouth.net. 20 February 2007.
  5. [5]
    "Black Witchery Guitarist Steve Childers Dies at 49". Loudwire. 3 February 2016.


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