Bewitched

Bewitched’s first steps can be traced back to the Swedish town of Umeå. That is where Reaper, Blackheim and Vargher (the only one who remains in the band to this day) had the idea for a project that wouldn’t be an extreme in the completely modern black metal version, but rather in the totally old school one. Thrash, performative black metal and lots of classical heavy metal in order to achieve the proper levels of pathos. Less than a year after releasing their first demo in 1995 and sweeping Wrathyr up to play bass, the band started recording their debut album “Diabolical Desecration”. Springing up at just the right moment and strangely old school for the time, this scrap of black/thrash was received enthusiastically. Soon after came the EP “Encyclopedia of Evil” and the second LP, “Pentagram Prayer” – also well received, although after the premiere Blackheim left the band for good. The Swedes continued to vehemently record and concert up till 2002 and the album “Rise of the Antichrist”, and Bewitched was working at full capacity. This changed in the middle of the 2000s. In 2006 the group released they latest LP – “Spiritual Warfare”. Since then, they have remained quite inactive, which is why catching them live is truly a rare opportunity.