Portland, Oregon-based Witch Vomit’s two previous albums, “Abhorrent Rapture” and “Buried Deep in a Bottomless Grave”, solidified and elevated their position as one of current US death metal’s most potent and direct sources of expertly crafted cacophonous carnage. With a methodically relentless fervor and merciless aggression, Witch Vomit has carved out a formidable reputation for barbarism with hooks so catchy they rend flesh from bone.
On their third studio album, “Funeral Sanctum”, Witch Vomit expands the dark melodicism buried within the butchery of past releases, now sharpened into black obsidian, and caustically fused with the band’s hallmark brutality. The DNA within tracks such as “Blood of Abomination” and “Dominion of a Darkened Realm” invoke not the upbeat harmonies one hears in typical melodic death metal, but something more akin to the demonic evil might of early Dissection, gleaming in frozen darkness. The gore soaked USDM ferocity remains the rotted core of the band’s foundation, the band also sharing members with labelmates Torture Rack, among others.
Witch Vomit’s dominant stretch of dynamic evolution within the scope of their concentrated stylistic framework has reached a new pinnacle with “Funeral Sanctum”. The album’s intense focus and ceaseless riff storm unleashes a wave of blood-freezing gratification carved with permanence into the blackest depths. A must-hear album for all who consume the sounds of Dissection, Eucharist, Demigod, Crucifier, Gorement, Autopsy, and Morbid Angel.
“Funeral Sanctum” was recorded and mixed in November 2023 by Evan Mersky at Red Lantern Studios (Nightfell, Mournful Congregation, Triumvir Foul), mastered by Dan Lowndes at Resonance Sound Studio (Leviathan, Gehenna, Cerebral Rot), and is completed with cover art by Matt Stikker (Power Trip, Outer Heaven, Exhumed), additional art by Lucas Forte, photography by Kendra Farber, and layout by Dan Fried.
Listen to Witch Vomit’s lead “Funeral Sanctum” single “Blood of Abomination” below.
20 Buck Spin will release “Funeral Sanctum” on LP, CD, MC, and digital platforms on April 5th, 2024. Pre-orders for the album and merch can now be placed at the label webshop here and Bandcamp.
Additional previews of the record will be leaked over the weeks ahead.
Tracklist:
1. Dying Embers (Intro)
2. Endless Fall
3. Blood of Abomination
4. Serpentine Shadows
5. Decaying Angelic Flesh
6. Black Wings of Desolation
7. Dominion of a Darkened Realm
8. Endarkened Spirits
9. Abject Silence (Interlude)
10. Funeral Sanctum
The release of “Funeral Sanctum” will be immediately followed by the Funeral Sanctum Tour 2024 across the Western US. Witch Vomit will join up with Phobophilic on April 19th and the two bands will tour through Olympia, Boise, Salt Lake City, Denver, Tulsa, Dallas, and Houston on their way to perform at the inaugural Austin Death Fest on April 27th and 28th where they’ll join Tomb Mold, Mortiferum, Outer Heaven, Sentenced 2 Die, Lunar Chamber, Maul, Civerous, Torture Rack, and more. From there, Witch Vomit will play Santa Fe with Mortuous May 1st before hooking up with Mortal Wound to play Phoenix, Los Angeles, Oakland, and Portland May 1st through 3rd, the tour ending with Witch Vomit playing a hometown show May 4th. Watch for additional Witch Vomit tour dates to post throughout the year.
US Tour Dates 2024:
4/19/2024 Cryptatropa – Olympia, WA*
4/20/2024 The Shredder – Boise, ID*
4/21/2024 Aces High Saloon – Salt Lake City, UT*
4/22/2024 The Crypt – Denver, CO*
4/24/2024 The Whittier Bar – Tulsa, OK*
4/25/2024 Cheapsteaks – Dallas, TX*
4/26/2024 Black Magic – Houston, TX*
4/27-28/2024 Austin Death Fest @ Mohawk – Austin, TX#
4/30/2024 Launchpad – Albuquerque NM***
5/01/2024 Nile Underground – Phoenix, AZ**
5/02/2024 Resident – Los Angeles, CA**
5/03/2024 Eli’s Mile High Club – Oakland, CA**
5/04/2024 High Water Mark – Portland, OR
* (w/ Phobophilic)
** (w/ Mortal Wound)
# (w/ Tomb Mold, Mortiferum, Phobophilic, more)
*** (w/ Mortuous)
Line-up:
Tempter – Lead guitar, vocals
Filth – Drums
JG – Bass
CL – Rhythm guitar
