{"id":4730,"date":"2023-08-29T12:53:34","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T17:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=4730"},"modified":"2023-08-29T12:53:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T17:53:35","slug":"out-today-icarus-witch-single-and-video-for-rise-of-the-witches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=4730","title":{"rendered":"OUT TODAY! Icarus Witch Single and Video for &#8220;Rise Of The Witches&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"946\" height=\"946\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Icarus-Witch-\u2013-Rise-Of-The-Witches-art-for-single-only.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Icarus-Witch-\u2013-Rise-Of-The-Witches-art-for-single-only.jpg 946w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Icarus-Witch-\u2013-Rise-Of-The-Witches-art-for-single-only-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Icarus-Witch-\u2013-Rise-Of-The-Witches-art-for-single-only-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Icarus-Witch-\u2013-Rise-Of-The-Witches-art-for-single-only-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 946px) 100vw, 946px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Cleopatra Records proudly announces an October 27 street date for the first-ever concept album by Pittsburgh pagan trad metal icons, Icarus Witch. To celebrate, the band just released an occult-inspired lyric video for their anthemic new single.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Los Angeles, California, August 29, 2023<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 When a band\u2019s been featured on outlets like&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/ec2-100-20-220-134.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com\/x\/d?c=34717259&amp;l=8fb8bdfd-aa6d-4980-8cfc-36c832f193a8&amp;r=b221bbc6-d68f-49e9-b165-fad139402114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Occult Unveiled<\/a>&nbsp;podcast and Witches &amp; Pagans Magazine in addition to the world\u2019s biggest hard rock magazines, you can bet a new single called \u201cRise Of The Witches\u201d isn\u2019t going to follow the cliche Hollywood trope of Witches as evil monsters. Icarus Witch founder Jason Myers, a craft practitioner of nearly four decades and a priest in the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/ec2-100-20-220-134.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com\/x\/d?c=34717259&amp;l=41d0bbdb-e376-46c6-9a71-0f08a3e37ea6&amp;r=b221bbc6-d68f-49e9-b165-fad139402114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cabot Tradition of Witchcraft<\/a>, explains why you\u2019d win that bet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMany of the Witches in my circle are gifted artists, teachers, healers, herbalists, environmentalists, and compassionate activists \u2013 a far cry from the stereotypical villains the media often portrays us as. Yet despite enjoying more legal protection now than previous generations did, today\u2019s pagans are still misunderstood and often suffer from dangerous systematic discrimination.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a genre, underground metal has long been about empowering marginalized people to stand together against hypocrites and bullies. \u2018Rise of the Witches\u2019 is a metallic battle cry for modern occultists that emphatically declares to close-minded zealots \u2013 You\u2019re done here,\u00a0<em>never again<\/em>.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"Icarus Witch \u2013 &quot;Rise Of The Witches&quot;\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BL8caPwAI0g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>FUN FACT:<\/strong>&nbsp;To infuse additional power into this sonic spell, twenty-one actual Witches were summoned to lend their voices to the backing vocals on the chorus. When you hear this mystical congregation chanting<em>&nbsp;\u201cWe are witches we shall rise, united far and wide\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;that is the sound of wise folks who are not afraid to fight for freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the lyrics came together through inspired automatic writing and make up one chapter of a 9-song concept album, it was the music for \u201cRise of the Witches\u201d that came first. Guitarist and co-writer Quinn Lukas, a renowned music instructor and producer himself, explains how those catchy melodic hooks materialized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe riffs for \u2018Rise of the Witches\u201d came effortlessly. The main chorus riff was simply inspired by late-night jamming through a new amp that I was testing out for the first time. I just slid my hand down the neck and that was the first thing I played. From there it takes on a few twists and turns. I\u2019ve always liked the way that big colorful chords sound when ringing out against interesting rhythmic patterns. I think I get a lot of that from players like Jake E. Lee, Michael Wilton, and Chris DeGarmo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The song \u201cRise of the Witches\u201d is available on&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/ec2-100-20-220-134.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com\/x\/d?c=34717259&amp;l=7ff6dd83-7586-4528-ae51-539dea9d5ee3&amp;r=b221bbc6-d68f-49e9-b165-fad139402114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">all major streaming services<\/a>&nbsp;today including Spotify, Apple Music, Bandcamp, Amazon, and more.&nbsp;<strong>The video can be seen and embedded on the band\u2019s YouTube channel at<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/ec2-100-20-220-134.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com\/x\/d?c=34717259&amp;l=a6bdcd55-d395-4c0c-92b6-60f98eec7f2b&amp;r=b221bbc6-d68f-49e9-b165-fad139402114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>THIS LINK<\/strong><\/a><strong>.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Catch Icarus Witch debuting the new song live this week for their first hometown show of the year at Helltown Taproom in Mt. Pleasant PA. They also have upcoming shows at Storm Crusher Festival in P\u00fcchersreuth, Germany on September 7 and Metalfest at Musigburg in Aarburg, Switzerland, on September 9.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About The Album<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Icarus Witch\u2019s seventh release for Cleopatra Records is an occult sci-fi concept album entitled&nbsp;<em>No Devil Lived On<\/em>. The story is a futuristic reimagining of the Aradia mythos that begins as Earth is nearing ecological and societal collapse. An unlikely alliance of Witches, Wizards, Shamans, and other dimensional beings unite to create a strategy to rid the planet of its greedy mortal overlords. In the process, the old gods take on a new futuristic form in order to communicate with the witches of tomorrow who seek to restore nature\u2019s balance and reset Project Gaia before it\u2019s too late. In other words \u2013&nbsp;<em>Space Witches<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>No Devil Lived On<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;will be released globally on October 27, 2023, just in time for Samhain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Physical vinyl and CD pre-orders are available at <a href=\"http:\/\/ec2-100-20-220-134.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com\/x\/d?c=34717259&amp;l=3c731ed3-1ba6-44e3-8459-bc9c88e0729a&amp;r=b221bbc6-d68f-49e9-b165-fad139402114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this link<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Digital Pre-Saves for the album are available at <a href=\"http:\/\/ec2-100-20-220-134.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com\/x\/d?c=34717259&amp;l=f0c4279f-20a0-4a8c-ac24-4083aa2b156f&amp;r=b221bbc6-d68f-49e9-b165-fad139402114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this link<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cleopatra Records proudly announces an October 27 street date for the first-ever concept album by Pittsburgh pagan trad metal icons, Icarus Witch. To celebrate, the band just released an occult-inspired lyric video for their anthemic new single. Los Angeles, California, August 29, 2023&nbsp;\u2013 When a band\u2019s been featured on outlets like&nbsp;The Occult Unveiled&nbsp;podcast and Witches&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=4730\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">OUT TODAY! Icarus Witch Single and Video for &#8220;Rise Of The Witches&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4732,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4730"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4730\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4734,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4730\/revisions\/4734"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}