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Temple Witch is emerging as one of the most compelling voices in the growing Northeast Ohio doom metal movement — a scene shaped as much by bleak industrial landscapes and punishing winters as by the music itself. In an era where metal continues to splinter and evolve into increasingly diverse forms, the band embraces the heavier, fuzz-drenched edges of the genre, crafting songs that feel both colossal and deeply human.




Blending the raw urgency of 1980s and 1990s underground punk with the crushing weight of modern stoner rock and doom metal, Temple Witch has carved out a sound that feels distinct within their regional scene. Their music balances towering riffs with emotional honesty, creating immersive songs that unfold like journeys through isolation, struggle, and catharsis.

That emotional depth is front and center in the band’s recent video releases, “Wraith” and “Earthen Jug,” both of which have generated growing attention around the group. “Wraith,” a hybrid of animation and live action, explores themes of loneliness through haunting imagery and atmosphere. “Earthen Jug,” meanwhile, confronts mental illness with stark realism, continuing the band’s commitment to unfiltered expression and vulnerable storytelling.

 






Momentum around Temple Witch continues to build heading into 2026. The coming months will see the band taking part in multiple festivals, out-of-state runs, interviews, and radio appearances, all while preparing a wave of new material.

Among the most anticipated developments is the band’s forthcoming full-length album. In October 2025, Temple Witch traveled to Pittsburgh to record at The Vault with Grammy Award-winning producer Dave Hillis. Known for his work with legendary acts including Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam, and Temple of the Dog, Hillis helped the band capture the record in an intense three-day session. Anticipation surrounding the release continues to grow as fans await what may be the band’s defining statement to date.

At its core, Temple Witch remains driven by a simple philosophy: to express honestly what they feel and observe through music. While their influences stretch across decades of heavy music, the band sees emotional experience — not genre conventions — as the true force shaping their sound. Through that authenticity, Temple Witch hopes to create genuine human connection and contribute something real to the ever-expanding world of heavy music.

For Temple Witch, this is more than a moment. It is the beginning of something larger, and they are inviting listeners to be part of it.







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Stream Temple Witch:
Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/artist/0X4B2ZTACi9bBq303f0H5h
Apple Music – https://music.apple.com/us/artist/temple-witch/1571273824
Deezer – https://www.deezer.com/us/artist/135509352
Bandcamp – https://templewitch.bandcamp.com/

London four-piece Alphabet have announced an expansive new single titled “Sense”. The track, which was co-produced by the

British prog metal group Haken have confirmed the release of the In A Fever Dream EP, arriving digitally on the 17th of July, and physically as CD and vinyl on the 18th of September via their label Inside Out Music. Having previously released the songs “In A Fever Dream” and “Bleeding Sky”, today you can hear the single “Delirium” below.
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Happy Canada Day! Every year on July 1, Canada celebrates the anniversary of the Canadian Confederation, which brought together the provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick into a single unified country. One person celebrating is Bryan Adams, the veteran rock singer-songwriter and proud Canuck.

The post Bryan Adams Shares Trump Protest Song “51st State” For Canada Day appeared first on Stereogum.

Human decency: nice idea, shame about the species.

Florida sludge miscreants Crud have never sounded especially optimistic, but on “Demiurge Blues,” the first single from their forthcoming sophomore album Human Decency, the band returns sounding less like they crawled out of the swamp than like they were dragged back into it with a grudge. The track marks Crud’s first new music since 2019, and while six years of jobs, marriages, kids, distance, and the usual indignities of continued existence might soften a lesser band, Crud appear to have used the time away to make their sludge uglier, stranger, and more purposeful.

Born in Miami in 2015 as a stripped-down two-piece featuring Julie Mejia on bass and Mariel Zayas-Bazan on drums, Crud gradually mutated into their current form with guitarist Kris Garcia and vocalist Andy S. Their early material leaned primitive and confrontational, but Human Decency finds the band working with a broader sense of movement: still low, still mean, still very much allergic to polish, but more dynamic in the way it shifts between crawl, rupture and collapse.

“Demiurge Blues” is a fitting reintroduction. It doesn’t simply lumber; it lurches, convulses, and changes shape, dragging old-school sludge weight through something more frantic and ’90s-scarred. Thematically, the song takes aim at creation, power, and divinity itself, which is about as cheerful as you’d hope from a band returning after half a decade to remind everyone that the world did not, in fact, get better while they were gone.

“Our older material lumbers, but this track is more dynamic, playing with tempo and styles in a way that reads more like a narrative of influences,” says drummer Mariel Zayas-Bazan. “It’s like a eulogy of sludge poured over something raw and urgent from the ’90s. The unexpected arc is what makes it exciting, while still feeling like us.”

Human Decency arrives this September via Totem Cat Records. The album was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Jonathan Nuñez of Torche/Shitstorm at Sound Artillery Studio, with the band emphasizing immediacy over polish and tracking the core of the record in two days. Crud will also join Dopethrone and Fister for a short Southeast run in September, where audiences can experience these new songs at an appropriately unsafe volume.

Listen to “Demiurge Blues” below.

The post Track Premiere: Crud – “Demiurge Blues” appeared first on Decibel Magazine.

Emerging artist, producer, and songwriter THUNDER BAE has released her debut album, A WOMAN, available now through Cleopatra Records. Entirely written and

Cult New York hard rock legends Warrior Soul have announced their 2026 UK Tour, celebrating the 35th Anniversary of their landmark album Drugs, God and […]

The post WARRIOR SOUL ANNOUNCE 35th ANNIVERSARY DRUGS, GOD AND THE NEW REPUBLIC UK TOUR WITH VERY SPECIAL GUESTS GYPSY PISTOLEROS appeared first on Metal-Rules.com.

This Week Marks The 54th Roskilde Festival by Alex Maiolo It actually started 55 years ago, but perhaps you remember when the world shut down, recently? Even the world’s most consistently operating music festivals were impacted. Well, especially them. Roskilde Festival at 54 : a celebration Build It And They Will Come In 1971 a […]

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Available now, “The Table” is the new single from Grandmas House, a long-time live favourite finally released in studio form.

Over the years, releasing a live album has been a bit of a double-edged sword. Back in the day it gave bands who excelled in front of an audience a chance to show that off. Unfortunately, the sound quality coming off the sound boards back then was suspect, and sometimes just plain bad. Technology has […]