Witch Fever – ‘Reincarnate’

It feels only right that Witch Fever’s grand entrance into the heavy music zeitgeist would take place in the runup to Halloween. Rife with horror-centric iconography, look no further for the perfect seasonal soundtrack; ‘Reincarnate’ is a captivating introduction to a band that are simply too exciting to ignore. Opening with its titular track, ‘Reincarnate’s’ tone is established from the very beginning. The chugging riff erupting from Alisha Yarwood’s guitar is joined after a few bars by Annabelle Joyce on drums and then by Alex Thompson on bass just a few bars after that. The pace is set, pulses are raised and heads are suitably nodding along. Witch Fever’s sound is completed by lead vocalist Amy Walpole who jolts between singing, shouting and wailing, often without a moment’s notic...