Attention all writers, 'zines & rocking press types. Dave and Liz from Earsplit PR will be handling both the tour press for Icarus Witch while we are on the road with Paul DiAnno and our album publicity for the February 9th release of Draw Down The Moon through Cleopatra Records. Any interview, promo, photo, bio or press pass requests can be fielded through their New York office using the information below.

Thanks & see you on the road...
The Witch
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Then purchase "Black Candles" through iTunes or Amazon & get ready for the Witch's full-length master work to hit stores one month from tomorrow on February 9th - right as the boys are in the thick of their North American Beasts 'N' Witches tour supporting original Iron Maiden front man, Paul DiAnno. 2010: The year of the Witch!

[1/8/2010]

The 3rd full length CD, [4th overall] from traditional metal stalwarts Icarus Witch mysteriously entitled, Draw Down The Moon, will be released February 9th, 2010 through Cleopatra Records / Koch Distribution. The band was recently described as having a "Heavy influence of Iron Maiden combined with good old fashioned hard/rock metal production and great musicianship" by Don Jamieson, host of VH1 Classic's That Metal Show. Perhaps this assessment helped land the boys the opening slot on original Maiden crooner, Paul DiAnno's first American tour in over 15 years, commencing this January 27 in NYC.

Britain's prestigious Metal Hammer magazine recently drafted Icarus Witch for both their cover mount compilation CD as well as an interview on their feature about the explosive rise of traditional metal with the younger generation of bands, referring to the Witch as "One of the best new bands to take up the NWOTM (New Wave of Traditional Metal) standard and carry it triumphantly into the future." With such accolades, the pressure is mounting for the group to top their previous efforts, a feat which has been handily accomplished by the creation of this new album, their first since 2007's critically acclaimed, Songs For The Lost.

With a few years of regional headline touring under their belt as well as supporting everyone from Heaven & Hell and Coheed & Cambria to 3 Inches Of Blood and Trouble on the road, the boys honed their live chops and discovered the formula for what translates to a frenzied crowd and what passages are better left for the headphones. The end result is a nine song battle cry called Draw Down The Moon which sees the band in a more mature, yet increasingly aggressive song writing mode, stripped of the extraneous bells and whistles of synths & samples. This is a back-to-basics, classic metal album with a raw, in-your-face production (once again with Eric Klinger at the controls) that owes as much to '70s Marshall overdrive and gothic tales of yore, as it does the 80s flash and modern metal trappings that have become de rigueur in this burgeoning scene Icarus Witch is alleged to have helped establish. Apparently the time machine has been set to reverse, and once you dig your teeth into the muscular framework of this future occult rock classic, you will forget about eras, genre tags and hype, and realize what truly matters most...this band knows how to fucking ROCK!

Enjoy this little sample platter of sights and sounds from the forthcoming disc, produced in conjunction with JFrog Media.

ICARUS WITCH - DRAW DOWN THE MOON

Before the "Play my city" messages start, know that the routing is being handled by the Artists Worldwide booking agency in Los Angeles, CA and the best way to get a a date for this tour is to hound your local metal-friendly concert venue that books similar tours to demand that the DiAnno/Icarus Witch package come through your town. The dates for this trek are being confirmed as we write, and will be posted on our sites (as well as pollstar.com) as they are revealed. See you on the road!
[11/25/2009]

We would like to thank everyone who tried out for the spot and came from as far away as Florida to give it a shot. Also, many thanks go out to Tristan Triggs and Keith Hurka for filling in on the throne until we were able to secure our full-time, time keeper.

A veteran of the Cleveland metal underground, Steve comes from a traditional heavy metal / hard rock drumming background, something that we felt was essential for a long term fit. Also, he is a heavy hitter, a showman, owns couple cargo trailers, and he brings Yuengling to the sessions. What more can you ask for?

Cheers!

[11/19/2009]

Visit our Video section here to see the newest live clip of "The Sky Is Falling" produced by Digitallive Productions and shot at Club DV8 in Pittsburgh on September 17 when the Witch played with Cauldron, Enforcer & Mantic Ritual.

Or for full page view, simply go to www.youtube.com/watch

We just wanted to thank all who made last nights show with Heaven & Hell and Coheed & Cambria such a great experience. Starting with H&H's gracious tour management & crew and both of the bands who shared their stage with us. The staff at Nautica Pavilion was fantastic and our techs Pat & Bones went above & beyond. The busloads of devoted Witch heads who made the trek out to Cleveland to cheer us on for this memorable performance...you made us feel right at home. Thanks to the radio folks who pumped up the concert and our involvement (Especially, Abby fom The X, Chris from The Classic Metal Show, Stickman & Bill Peters) And thanks to all of the enthusiastic people we met afterward who were hearing the Witch for the first time, welcome.

Most of all, we'd like to thank the lady who made it all possible, Diana DeVille from Niji Management & Golden Tower Entertainment. You truly are thee Rock Goddess!

More big news coming very soon. Stay tuned...
[8/23/2009]

Icarus Witch is honored to announce that we've been chosen to open for Heaven & Hell in Cleveland, Ohio on Saturday, August 22 at the Nautica Pavilion! The official invitation came just yesterday from Niji Management who represents Heaven & Hell vocalist, Ronnie James Dio, and of course we gladly accepted. This concert has an extra level of meaning for us, as the first song Icarus Witch ever recorded was Black Sabbath's "Falling Off The Edge Of The World" for Evil Lives: A True Metal Tribute To Black Sabbath back in 2004. So in many ways, our young career began in the reflection of Dio, Iommi, Butler & Appice. We've had the fortune to meet & talk with the band members a few times over the past couple years and now, to warm up their crowd in the hometown of the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame is a dream come true.

We'll post more details as we get them, but as of now, we know that we'll be going onstage around 7PM and playing just prior to Coheed And Cambria. We look forward to seeing all of our Midwest metal head friends out for this amazing show.
[8/8/2009]