08/11/2017 23:04

Bell Witch

Bell Witch to release 3rd album 'Mirror Reaper' in October

Seattle-based sludgy funeral doom metallers Bell Witch are pleased to announce that their third full length album 'Mirror Reaper' will be released on October 20th through Profound Lore Records.

Pre-order CD and 12" vinyl here: geni.us/BWMirrorReaperPRE

The album was produced and mixed by Billy Anderson (Swans, Sleep, Neurosis) and contains a continuous 83-minute piece unfolding as a single track. This is the first recorded album with Jesse Shreibman (drums, organ), and again features honorary band member Erik Moggridge (Aerial Ruin). The artwork for "Mirror Reaper" was painted by Mariusz Lewandowski.

The band comented: "The title 'Mirror Reaper' is indicative of the Hermetic axiom ‘As Above, So Below,’ written with two sides to form one whole. The song is both its own and its reflection, as an opposite is whole only with its contrary. Our focus as a band has always been the perception of ghosts and the implied archetype of the dichotomy of life/death therein. 'Mirror Reaper' is a continuation of that concept.

"During the writing process we were devastated by the loss of our dear friend and former drummer, Adrain Guerra. In love and respect to his memory, we reserved an important yet brief section in the song for him that features unused vocal tracks from our last album. This specific movement serves as a conceptual turn in the piece, or point of reflection. We believe he would be proud of it as well.

"'Mirror Reaper' was the first collaborative writing project with the new lineup, and Adrian's death during it brought extra emotional weight. We sought to match the complexity and weight of these events within the composition of the piece."

(source: Bell Witch)