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    Posted: January 07 2009 at 13:45
I'm a bit UNSURE what forum I should start this debate/ask this question in, but I think I've chosen the right one.

Anyways..

I was surfing around the prog archives and searching for almost every prog rock or prog related band I know.
I searched for Witchcraft, but it seemed like they were not to find in the archive.

That's odd I thought to myself, if Black Sabbath is in here they should be too.

I would add them myself, if I knew how to do it. But I don't know...

So would anyone please tell me how? or add them for me?.

To those of you who doesn't know who Witchcraft are:
Witchraft is a Swedish Hard Rock/Stoner Metal band formed in Örebro in the year 2000.
Who by now has released a several albums...

And if you don't think they sound very prog related, then listen to this and think again:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0XHvzLTSDw

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 07 2009 at 15:01
Suggestions for addition go in Suggest New Bands and Artists Wink
 
No progressiveness that I could hear. Pretty good Stoner Rock (not Metal) - I'll ask the Heavy Prog team to give them a listen.
 
 
Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witchcraft_(band)
AllMusic: http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:8zrv286y05na
 
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 07 2009 at 15:18
I'm not requesting info about them, I've been a fan for a while. I just wondered why they were not on the website.
If you ask me I'd call Withcraft more prog related than Iron Maiden as an example.
With regard to genre I still see them as stoner metal because of the doom metal refferences in their music.

But I didn't say they were a prog band, but related. As far as I know prog rock is about mixng genres and instruments, not just changing rhythm and tempo?.
Besides I can clearly hear the inspiration from bands like Jethro Tull, Black Sabbath, Black Widow, Comus etc in Witchcrafts music... but it might just be me, who's foolish

And oh, I didn't realise that forum, I must have skipped it when I looked. Sorry my bad.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 07 2009 at 15:30
^ The info wasn't for you, but for those who would be evaluating them for addition. Wink
 
We have an additions procedure that means all bands will be evaluated by a team of collaborators for specific subgenres.
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 07 2009 at 15:43
Okay then, I must be tired today :P.
But then I could as well add this link http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=18938


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 07 2009 at 15:46
I definitely noticed the influences (JT, BS, etc. and Coven... and can be Spinal Tappish) and it sounds related to me.  That youtube track has a psych and folk-rock element that is proggish to my ears.

Boy is it retro, but darned enjoyable retro.  I can't help but feel that the band would have a better case if it was from the 70s. ;)

The official site: witchcrafthome.com (under construction and useless for now, but...)
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I like this one too:






Lots of others at youtube.com.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 07 2009 at 16:01
I think that the time is perfect for them now. Because if they keep playing I can go see them when I'm old as well. I saw them doing warm up for Motörhead and it was very very good.  But I see what you mean, they're awesome real 70´s!. They claim to be heavily inspired by the early doom metal band "Pentagram". I guess they are and of Black Sabbath as well and Tull...

Logan you might as well check out some of their newer stuff:


I haven't heard that version before now, on the ablums they just use an acoustic guitar for the verses. But here they play it on piano. There's a very notable flute on the album as I well I can't remember if they use it in that vid...


Listen to thay wonderful sax solo!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 07 2009 at 16:14
Those are really good; thanks Yde! 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 07 2009 at 16:16
I say we should add them. I've known about them for awhile, and enjoy what I have heard.
 
PR seems fitting, but will they accept the band?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 07 2009 at 16:25
Any PR suggestion has to be evaluated by the Admin Team. As to the HP team, we will be very glad to evaluate them.. However, on a personal level, I'd be very glad if suggestions didn't come accompanied by the caption, "they're more prog (or prog-related) than (insert band already in the database)".

No offense meant to the thread starter, but after three and a half years on this site I've become a bit tired of seeing the same thing over and over again. If Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden are here, there are rather serious, valid reasons - no one woke up one morning and decided to add them on a whim.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 07 2009 at 17:28
Reminds me more of Uriah Heap without the hammond
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 08 2009 at 11:27
Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

Those are really good; thanks Yde! 


You should try listening to "The Alchemist" the title track of their newest album. A 15 minute long epic rock song!

And for those who don't think they sound a bit like Black Sabbath:



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