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Asteroid Witch / Greenseeker - Asteroid Witch / Greenseeker (Electric Valley Records, 2023)

#AlbumReview: #AsteroidWitch / @greenseekerpdx - Asteroid Witch/Greenseeker @electric_valley Records releases a #splitalbum of #doommetal, #psychedelic music from preeminent Portland rockers #newmusic #review #metal #greenseeker #rock #heavymetal

In the world of heavy, DIY music, few things are more exciting than a split album. It’s an opportunity for two bands to showcase their distinct styles and bring their unique energy to the table. The latest split album from Electric Valley Records featuring Asteroid Witch and Greenseeker offers a collision of metal worlds that leaves an indelible mark on the listener. The split album is entitled…

~Doomed & Stoned Debuts~

By Billy Goate

Buzzing signals from the electric guitar tease my temples for the opening moments of "Time Crystal/Mind Prism" by Portland's ASTEROID WITCH. I feel the groove taking control as riffs encircle me. Guitarist and vocalist Dave is joined by spacey chirps and trails from Sophia's synthesizer. The rhythm team of Trevor (bass) and Eric (drums) is undeniable -- I was headbanging to it straight through.

It's a bold, adventurous, and mysterious cosmic jam with real weight to it, thanks to amply downtuned instruments which can really grind when they need to. Meanwhile, vocals echo into the star-dotted blackness like some jerky cosmonaut. There is no panic as he soars into nothingness; only calm acceptance of the journey ahead.

Today, Doomed & Stoned hosts the world premiere of the first track ever from the aptly named Asteroid Witch. It'll be one of four songs the psychedelic doomers contributes to an upcoming split with fellow Oregonians, Greenseeker. Look for the release via Electric Valley Records on November 3rd, which by now have become one of the most dependable labels for latest/greatest stoner-doom. Pre-orders go live on September 21st right here.

Give ear...

SOME BUZZ

Electric Valley Records presents a fuzzy split album between Asteroid Witch and Greenseeker, two rising acts from the ever-prolific Portland heavy music underground. Scheduled for 03 November, the split will be available on three variants of vinyl as well as on digital/streaming media.

The Asteroid Witch side of the split is a collection of psychic auditory transmissions that have been fixtures of the band's live set since their inception. These compositions range on various topics such as alien abduction, ufo encounters, communication with extraterrestrials and extra-dimensionals, high strangeness, astral projection, space travel, time travel, mind travel, trans-dimensional travel, hidden doorways to the celestial temple, prophets from the sky, portals both seen and unseen, orbs both material and non-material, the Lower realm, the Higher realm, the Middle realm(s), and much more.

On their side of this split, Greenseeker explores the blend of groovy throwback riffs, extended meandering jams, and heavy fuzz. In these two long-form tracks, fantasy meets reality with themes of envy, lust, greed, and pride as two rival bards engage in a magical tiff fueled by the thirst for fame, shrouding the world in a black fog. At their rock bottom, the protagonist makes a deal with the devil to gain a fortune but ends up getting more than they bargained for.

Forged in the nucleus of a distant black hole and teleported to Portland, Oregon in 2021 AD, Asteroid Witch is a conduit for the psychic communication of celestial Demi-Gods from deep space. Their sound takes the stoner-rock/heavy psych riffing of bands like Fuzz, Nebula, Red Fang, and Sleep, and blends it with the space-age synths and high-energy freakouts of bands like Hawkwind and Acid Mothers Temple. Since making contact, they have been transmitting cosmic doom metal from the stars to enchanted live audiences throughout the Pacific Northwest.

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