Smoldering away in the dark corners of metal since BLACK SABBATH birthed it with that immortal tritone, doom has lurked in the shadows for decades, waiting for the earth's lost souls to find their solace in it. Following in the footsteps of SABBATH, SAINT VITUS, CANDLEMASS, TROUBLE, CATHEDRAL, REVERED BIZZARE, and countless other greats who have carried the torch for this genre are Hampshire doom disciples WITCHSORROW – a triumvirate for whom this music is a calling, an obsession.
Formed by singer/guitarist Necroskull and bassist Emily Witch to embody their love for the form, from their first embers in 2006, WITCHSORROW's puritanical devotion to doom has become their life's work. Armed with riffs forged in the same Iommian fires as their doom metal forebears, they have fanatically explored the genre for new sparks to stoke the fire – all the time biting their thumb at the world they hate. And with the riffs, misanthropy and pure doom worship of 2010's self-titled debut, 2012's Armageddon-invoking "God Curse Us," and the heavy metal thunder of 2015's "No Light, Only Fire," WITCHSORROW have earned a reputation as one of the UK's finest underground doom outfits. They recently released their latest offering "Hexenhammer," and Metal Temple's own editor Chris Hawkins recently had the chance to speak with Necroskull.
