WITCH FEVER - Fevereaten - CD [NOV 14]

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Witch Fever return with a vengeance. The genre-defying Manchester four-piece have announced their second full-length album, FEVEREATEN, due for release on 31 October 2025 via Music For Nations / Sony Music.

Since forming in 2017, Witch Fever – Amy Walpole (vocals/lyrics), Alex Thompson (bass), Alisha Yarwood (guitar), and Annabelle Joyce (drums) –  have leaped to the forefront of a flourishing UK alternative scene without really fitting into any of its pockets. Fusing punk ferocity with gothic unease, doom-laden atmospherics, and raw vulnerability, the band’s 2022 debut Congregation drew critical acclaim for its cathartic power and blistering intensity. Now, with FEVEREATEN, they push their sound further into uncharted territory.

Produced by Chris W. Ryan (NewDad, Just Mustard, Enola Gay), FEVEREATEN is the result of a deliberate and expansive creative process. Heavier, darker, and stranger than its predecessor, the record draws from metal, ambient, hardcore, and slowcore, layering cello, noise textures, and haunting melodies atop their ever-pummelling foundation. “We wanted to sound bigger,” says Thompson. “To push our sound in ways we couldn’t in a room together.”

Lyrically, FEVEREATEN continues to draw from Walpole’s past in the Charismatic Church, but now from a perspective of clarity and reclamation. The album’s title speaks to the gothic intensity and emotional extremes at its core – the feeling of being consumed by trauma, history, or identity. “It’s about being on the edge but never quite falling off,” says Walpole, who was diagnosed with autism during the writing process – a moment that reframed much of her life and creative output.

“titanic riffs of classic rock and the gob of punk” - The Guardian

“This is something that could scorch lawns and burn down buildings, this is Witch Fever” - Steve Lamacq, BBC Radio 6 Music

“These Mancunion doom-grungers summon a savage fury against patriarchy on their gloriously loud sound.” - The Observer

“vital and inclusive doom-punk for a world in chaos” - NME: 4*

“it’s clear that Witch Fever’s journey is just beginning, and this is the platform from which they can blaze a blinding trail, smash that stubbornly patriarchal system, and keep living deliciously” - Kerrang!: 5/5 

“a winning combination of shadow and fire” – Clash

Tracklist: 

1. DEAD TO ME!
2. FINAL GIRL
3. THE GARDEN
4. NORTHSTAR
5. DRANK THE SAP
6. SAFE
7. FEVEREATEN
8. BURN TO HIT
9. SEE YA NEXT TUESDAY
10. REPRISE
11. AMBER
12. I SEE IT