UK Progressive Rock multi-instrumentalist Peter Lawson (Venus Loon) released first single “Third Eye Blind” taken from his upsoming new album “The Witchfinder” due out on October 31, 2024 via OOB Records. Purchase and Stream the track on Bandcamp:
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About this album…
The album “The Witchfinder” is based on the true story of Matthew Hopkins, the self-proclaimed “Witch Finder,” who terrorised parts of England during the time of the English Civil War in the Seventeenth Century. Hopkins and his cohort, John Stearne, toured East Anglia and beyond, identifying supposed witches and presenting them to the local magistrates for trial, citing the “Witchcraft Act” of 1542, hence the title of the second track on the album. Many innocent women were ultimately sent to the gallows by Hopkins and Stearne and Hopkins often received a substantial amount of money for his foul work. The album, although almost exclusively instrumental, aims to reflect the time of Hopkins and his horrible deeds; Peter uses a Bodhran, Mandolin and various other instruments in order to create atmospheric musical pieces which evoke the music of the era, whilst at the same time using modern instrumentation to create an unusual, multi-layered and thought-provoking Progressive Rock album with traditional 17th Century music interspersed throughout.
About the artist:
Peter Lawson – has been in many bands over the years as the vocalist and/or guitarist/keyboard player. He started playing guitar in the 1970’s at school and his playing history has included Punk, Heavy Rock, Alt-Rock, Folk and Blues bands. He started playing and recording more Prog Rock orientated music in 2020 during the Covid-19 lock down period and has released several albums under his own name and under the name “Venus Loon” within which he has collaborated with Wolfgang Ostermann, a drummer based in Germany. As well as recording, Peter currently is also playing and gigging with a three piece acoustic band called Married in Vegas.
Pre-Order the album on Bandcamp: https://peterlawson.bandcamp.com/album/the-witchfinder
Tracklist:
01. Saint Vitus Dance
02. 1542
03. Third Eye Blind
04. The Witchfinder
05. Accursed
06. The Witch’s Pyre
07. The Setting Sun
Lineup:
Peter Lawson (Venus Loon) / Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Mandolin, Мocals, Composition, Lyrics, Recording/Mixing/Art design
