WITCH RIPPER release next single ‘Icarus Equation’

WITCH RIPPER
release next single
‘Icarus Equation’
taken from forthcoming new album
“The Flight after the Fall”

WITCH RIPPER logo
WITCH RIPPER have unveiled their next single, the slick mid-tempo crusher ‘Icarus Equation’, which is taken from the forthcoming album “The Flight after the Fall”. The sophomore full-length of the American melodic sludge metal outfit is scheduled for release on March 3, 2022. Please find all album details below.

WITCH RIPPER have announced the first US shows in support of the new album. A European tour is in the making. Please see below for all currently confirmed live dates.

The title of the track ‘Icarus Equation’ hints at the ancient Greek mythological character Ikaros, who flew too close to the sun on wings held together by wax during a daring attempted escape.  The wings melted and Ikaros fell to his death, and the story is generally used as a metaphorical warning against having unrealistically high ambitions.

‘Icarus Equation’ is now available for immediate publication via this linkhttps://youtu.be/WLI_PJaIhTc

radio single has also been cleared for broadcasting and can be downloaded in MP3 and WAV format at this link(click here for Dropbbox)

pre-sale link

http://lnk.spkr.media/witch-ripper-the-flight

WITCH RIPPER ‘Icarus Equation’
taken from the album “The Flight after the Fall”
https://youtu.be/WLI_PJaIhTc
WITCH RIPPER comment: “The new single, ‘Icarus Equation’ was the first song written for the new album”, guitarist and vocalist Curtis Parker writes on behalf off the band. “I think that we rewrote the final part six times before we landed on what’s on the record. We’re incredibly happy with how that ending turned out. ‘Icarus Equation’ represents perfectly how our two vocalists can not only juxtapose against each other but come together in unison – like we do on the bridge.  In the story of the album, this song represents loss. A loss of life and a loss of wanting to carry on. Our protagonist is at his lowest during this song. That being said, we wanted to show that there is a light at the end of the tunnel by ending on a giant major key ballad-style moment.”
WITCH RIPPER album cover "The Flight after the Fall"
Tracklist
1. Enter the Loop
2. Madness and Ritual Solitude
3. The Obsidian Forge
4. Icarus Equation
5 .Everlasting in Retrograde Pt. I & II
WITCH RIPPER have created a loving pastiche of the legendary pulp science fiction stories of old. The story told on their sophomore full-length “The Flight after the Fall” has all those tasty ingredients: a mad professor, his dying wife, cryogenic chambers, a black hole as well as themes of love, failure, loss, and acceptance.

Musically, WITCH RIPPER have packed “The Flight After the Fall” with as much aggression and barely tamed electricity as anybody knowing them would expect, but there are also fleetly intricate guitar interplay touches of subtle synth, and cosmic atmospherics as well as unshakably catchy clean vocal hooks. In short, WITCH RIPPER maintain their brutal roots while embracing the arena rock bombast of QUEEN and DAVID BOWIE, the exuberant modern prog of COHEED AND CAMBRIA, and MUSE.

Born and raised in the city of grey skies and loud music, Seattle in 2012, Washington’s WITCH RIPPER have seamlessly welded together the contemporary heaviness of such hard-hitting acts as MASTODON, GOJIRA, and BARONESS with the anthemic quality of classic rock artists.

With a self-titled EP “Witch Ripper” (2012) and the debut full-length “Homestead” (2018), WITCH RIPPER garnered both critical acclaim and a strong buzz in the underground metal scene. WITCH RIPPER have performed alongside heavy rock outfits such as MONOLORD, CONAN, and RUBY THE HATCHET as well as modern metal acts including SLIPKNOT, GOJIRA, and KHEMMIS among many others.

WITCH RIPPER approach their music in true American fashion: big riffs, bigger hooks, and damn, that drummer! With “The Flight After the Fall”, this heavy Seattle outfit re-emerge boldly into the guitar-driven US metal scene.

Release date: March 3, 2023

Style: Sludge metal

Line-up
Chad Fox – guitar, vocals
Brian Kim – bass, vocals
Curtis Parker – guitar, vocals
Joe Eck – drums

Engineered by Derek Moree
Drums Aux at The Unknown, Anacortes, WA, USA
Guitar, bassVocal recording at The Boiler Room, Seattle, WA, USA
Mixed at Diamond Drives Studio, Black Diamond, WA, USA

Artwork and Layout by Chris Panatier

Shop
http://lnk.spkr.media/witch-ripper-the-flight

Available formats
“The Flight after the Fall” is available on translucent sea blue vinyl and as Digisleeve CD.

Links
www.facebook.com/witchripper
www.instagram.com/witch_ripper

Live

18 MAR 2023 Seattle, WA (US) Substation
29 MAR 2023 Portland, OR (US) High Water Mark
30 MAR 2023 Eugene, OR (US) Old Nick’s
31 MAR 2023 San Francisco, CA (US) Kilowatt Bar +Brume +Nite
01 APR 2023 San Jose, CA (US) The Caravan Lounge
02 APR 2023 Los Angeles, CA (US) Redwood Bar
04 APR 2023 Tempe, AZ (US) Yucca Tap Room
05 APR 2023 Albuquerque, NM (US) Moonlight Lounge
07 APR 2023 Denver, CO (US) Skylark Lounge
08 APR 2023 Salt Lake City, UT (US) Aces High Saloon
09 APR 2023 Boise, ID (US) The Shredder
WITCH RIPPER banner "The Flight after the Fall"
About Magnetic Eye Records
Magnetic Eye Records is a boutique label presenting beautifully-designed and curated records from artists across the spectrum of heavy music. Dedicated to presenting new talent and established names in doom, psychedelia, classic and stoner rock, we take pride in contributing to the legacy of the almighty riff. Reflecting this, our “Redux” series honors landmark albums from artists as diverse as Jimi Hendrix, Helmet and Pink Floyd, re-imagined for MER by the likes of Matt Pike, Mark Lanegan, Pallbearer, The Melvins and Zakk Wylde, and is as critical to our identity as our roster of ambitious up-and-coming acts like Heavy Temple, Caustic Casanova and Altareth. Magnetic Eye Records is part of the independent media group SPKR.