Today, All Them Witches – Ben McLeod (guitarist), Charles Michael Parks, Jr. (bass/vocals), Christian Powers (drums), and Allan Van Cleave (keys) – announce the release of their seventh studio album, “House of Mirrors”, via BMG on May 29th, 2026.
The album, produced by Eddie Spear [Zach Bryan, Jesse Welles], showcases the band’s growth and the unbreakable bond that is central to their music. “Our sound is based on the interplay between the different instruments and members”, McLeod shares. “A lot of it has to do with our chemistry. This unique dynamic enabled us to make a genuinely well-rounded record”. “We all have open communication”, agrees Parks. “Everyone speaks his mind. We hadn’t released a new album in more than five years, so we definitely had quite a bit of experience to pull from, and we were more prepared than ever” .
The band also share their new song and visualizer for “Starting Line” today. “It turned out great, thanks to Eddie Spear”, McLeod shares. “We crushed the recording, but it was totally different before Eddie came into the process. Parks and I had tracked the first and third verse alone—just us. We were both aiming into the same microphone. Parks is singing into the same mic, and it’s also picking up our acoustic guitars”.
All Them Witches formed in Nashville, TN in 2012 and quickly stood out in a packed Music City crowd with a sound that was equal parts glowering, distortion-soaked rock and bone-shaking blues with touches of psychedelia. The band reached cult classic status with their releases “Our Mother Electricity” [2012], “Lightning at the Door” [2013], “Dying Surfer Meets His Maker” [2015], “Sleeping Through the War” [2017], and “ATW” [2018]. They reached a critical peak with “Nothing as the Ideal” [2020] playing Bonnaroo and touring with Mastodon, Primus, and Ghost, but it almost came to an end in 2024.
Following the departure of original drummer and co-founder Robby Staebler, Parks and McLeod wrestled with how to move forward, and if they even should. The band brought on longtime friend Christian Powers to fill in on the drum kit to play some dates they had on the books. “At the time, we weren’t planning on keeping this going”, admits McLeod. “We wanted to honor those dates that were already booked. After the second night, we felt like there was this new life in the band. We were reawakened and intrigued. There were still things that we wanted to do. We had something to prove. The album initially sprouted from the positivity of being excited about playing again.” “It turned out to be a breath of fresh air”, Parks concurs. “Through a little bit of suffering, we came out on the brighter side. It re-sparked our love for performing and writing”.
All Them Witches tracked “House of Mirrors” at Blackbird Studio in Nashville with producer Eddie Spear. Tapping into the natural chemistry between them, they cut this entire body of work in less than a week “We did more writing and pre-production for ‘House of Mirrors’ than any other album we’ve ever done”. McLeod notes: “We loved working with Eddie when he engineered ‘Sleeping Through the War’. He reached out and wanted to do a whole record. He was heavily involved from the pre-production stage. We used some really old equipment. I wanted my guitar sound to be powerful on every song. It’s slamming the whole time”.
“House of Mirrors” captures a band renewed and refocused. “A lot of these songs are about leaving home, facing expectations, and carving your own way into this world as messed up and strange as it is”, Parks shares. “Your wealth of knowledge grows, and dealing with the burden of this knowledge is really intense. The album is essentially about dealing with fictious roles that are placed onto you by the world, things you’re born into that aren’t necessarily who you are as an individual, meeting and breaking expectations, and following your own moral compass”.
“Even after all of these years, this band is our creative freedom”, McLeod says. “It’s brought me more joy than you can imagine”. “I’m grateful for this every day”, concludes Parks. “Being in a band, you gain brothers for life. I can’t imagine living without these guys”.
Pre-order & pre-save “House of Mirrors” here.
Tracklist:
1. Red Rocking Chair
2. Culling Line
3. Aethernet
4. Hold Up, Say What?
5. Go-Getter
6. Starting Line
7. Turn on the Light
8. Angel on the Wayside
9. The Welterweight
10. Saturn Song
European & UK Tour Dates 2026:
Jun 14 @ Nova Rock Festival (Nickelsdorf, AT)
Jun 17 @ La Belle Angele (Edinburgh, UK)
Jun 18 @ The Palais (Nottingham, UK)
Jun 19 @ O2 Institute (Birmingham, UK)
Jun 20 @ O2 Academy (Bristol, UK)
Jun 21 @ CHALK (Brighton, UK)
Jun 23 @ Markthalle Hamburg (Hamburg, DE)
Jun 25 @ Nalen (Stockholm, SE)
Jun 26 @ Copenhell (Copenhagen, DK)
Jun 27 @ OpenAir St. Gallen (St. Gallen, CH)
Jun 28 @ Docks (Lausanne, CH)
Jun 29 @ Olympia (Paris, FR)
Jun 30 @ LKA Longhorn (Stuttgart, DE)
Jul 2 @ Rock Werchter (Werchter, BE)
Jul 3 @ Parkbühne (Leipzig, DE)
Jul 4 @ Down The Rabbit Hole (Beuningen, NL)
You’ll find All Them Witches on the outskirts. This collective of creative outliers have never followed a pre-trodden path or comfortably fit into an existing scene or style. Instead, the band reside at an elusive crossroads where clouds of slow-burning meditative distortion soak up strains of stratospheric psychedelia, out-of-body blues, and thundering no-frills hard rock. The quartet — Charles Michael Parks, JR. [bass, vocals], Ben McLeod [guitar, vocals], Allan Van Cleave [piano, keys, violin], and Christian Powers [drums] — astrally amplify arresting melodies across an ever-evolving landscape, balancing extremes of blunt heaviness and melodic weightlessness, mythos and magic, and dark and light. The group first materialized out of Nashville, TN during 2012.
Their organic progression manifested throughout fan favorite releases, including “Our Mother Electricity” [2012], “Lightning at the Door” [2013], “Dying Surfer Meets His Maker” [2015], “Sleeping Through the War” [2017], and “ATW” [2018]. They reached a critical high watermark on “Nothing as the Ideal” [2020]. In a “9.0” review, The Line of Best Fit raved, “‘Nothing is the Ideal’ is their greatest achievement to date”. Classic Rock hailed it as “a dark, enticing feast for the senses”, and Paste christened it “a steady mix of gloom and acceptance”. Beyond gracing the stages of festivals a la Bonnaroo, Pukkelpop, and more, they packed houses on headline tours and hit the road with the likes of Mastodon, Primus, and Ghost. Firing on all cylinders with their first new music in over a half-decade, they harness the power of their unbreakable union as collaborators and friends on their seventh full-length LP and first offering for BMG, “House of Mirrors”.
Weblinks:
www.allthemwitches.org
www.facebook.com/allthemwitches
