{"id":81538,"date":"2020-09-25T00:00:07","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T23:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=81538"},"modified":"2020-09-25T15:55:14","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T14:55:14","slug":"news-king-witch-release-second-studio-album-body-of-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-king-witch-release-second-studio-album-body-of-light\/","title":{"rendered":"KING WITCH Premiere \u2018Return To Dust\u2019 Music Video (September 25th, 2020) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

KING WITCH Premiere \u2018Return To Dust\u2019 Music Video<\/strong><\/span>
\nSeptember 25th, 2020<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Edinburgh, Scotland-based doom metal band King Witch have released a music video for the track \u2018Return To Dust\u2019. Created by vocalist Laura Donnelly, the clip can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Speaking about the video and song, Donnelly said: \u201cI created the video during lockdown in our local forest and at home. I hope it conveys a sense of fragility whilst engulfed in heavy riffage. I think the colour and mood suits the song very well – helping to give a supernatural vibe. My neighbours however will totally think I\u2019m a complete weirdo after hearing me almost drown in my bath several times and being caught in the woods digging a hole and burying myself.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Jamie [Gilchrist, guitar] first let me listen to the original ideas for \u2018Return To Dust\u2019 I was immediately dropped into a Clint Eastwood \/ Ennio Morricone Spaghetti Western. The song however quickly changes to become something a lot darker. I had not long read the graphic novel Preacher<\/em> and really liked the idea of mixing the supernatural with dusty desert tales.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Return To Dust\u2019 is basically about someone dying and crossing over to the other side. They are confused and frightened but the reality of the situation soon becomes clear, there is nothing to mourn. They know what they must do – return to dust.\u201d<\/p>\n

King Witch issued second full-length studio album Body Of Light<\/em> on April 24th, 2020 through Listenable Records.<\/p>\n

The band commented: \u201cMusically, inspiration came from the same directions as always – the classic doom of Trouble and Candlemass alongside the ever-present influence of [Black] Sabbath, [Deep] Purple and Rainbow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Body Of Light<\/em> was recorded during November and December 2019 at Deep Storm Productions. The outing was produced and mixed by Kevin Hare and King Witch guitarist Jamie Gilchrist. Mastering duties fell to Tom Dring at Vagrant Recordings in Southport, England.<\/p>\n

Cover artwork was once again created by King Witch vocalist Laura Donnelly. \u201cThe cover art depicts a woman floating in space with her skeleton \/ soul leaving her body,\u201d explained Donnelly. \u201cOur title track \u2018Body Of Light\u2019 is about Astral Projection and having the ability to straddle between different worlds. I felt the concept represented the album well in different ways by illustrating themes such as the occult, myth and legend, the human condition, escapism and, primarily, the question of what lies beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The track listing is as follows:<\/p>\n

01. \u2018Body Of Light\u2019
\n02. \u2018Of Rock And Stone\u2019
\n03. \u2018Call Of The Hunter\u2019
\n04. \u2018Return To Dust\u2019
\n05. \u2018Order From Chaos\u2019
\n06. \u2018Solstice I – She Burns\u2019
\n07. \u2018Witches Mark\u2019
\n08. \u2018Solstice II\u2019
\n09. \u2018Beyond The Black Gate\u2019<\/p>\n

King Witch\u2019s line-up is as follows:<\/p>\n

Laura Donnelly (vocals)
\nJamie Gilchrist (guitar)
\nRory Lee (bass)
\nLyle Brown (drums)<\/p>\n

A music video was released for the track \u2018Of Rock And Stone\u2019, which can also be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Debut studio record Under The Mountain<\/em> was released in February 2018 via Listenable Records.<\/p>\n

Promotional photograph by Alan Swan Photography.<\/em><\/p>\n