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Skeletonwitch has been a welcome anomaly these past few years. Amidst a resurgence of thrash and 80s throwback nostalgia, the band managed to stand head and shoulders above most emerging, like-minded acts, no doubt many thanks to their inclusion of equal parts thrash, N.W.O.B.H.M. melody, black metal vocals and Nordic nods in the quintet’s riffing and tempos. Breathing the Fire, their new Prosthetic Records release, further codifies these styles and influences, and confirms The ‘Witch’s music as both original and refreshing.

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If not for Kat from Salome, Skeletonwitch vocalist Chance Garnette probably would’ve won MVP for Scion Rock Fest. Seriously, this fucker is the man.

Here’s the band’s video for “Sacrifice for the Slaughtered,” off their most recent album, Beyond the Permafrost. The band played a new song at Scion and expect to have their next release out later this year.

-AR