Uk Doom Metal band Witchsorrow have unveiled the official video for the single “Bacchus” taken from their upcoming album, “The Devil And All His Works,” set for release on July 03, 2026 vi Church Road Records.
Watch the video for “Bacchus” via the YouTube player below:
Purchase and Stream “Bacchus” here: https://bfan.link/bacchus-1
For many who hear its call, Doom Metal is an obsession. It’s a fanaticism that’s fuelled British Doom legends Witchsorrow for two decades now. Slaves to Black Sabbath, and proudly continuing the heavy work of the genre’s high priests Cathedral, Reverend Bizarre, Electric Wizard, Candlemass, and Saint Vitus, the Hampshire-based band’s fanaticism has made them one of the underground’s leading lights.
Forged in 2006 around the core duo of Necroskull (vocals/guitar) and Emily Witch (bass), across four albums their sound has retained the traditions of Doom Metal — and here metal is just as important a word as Doom — while carving a place all of their own within it. Invoking the dread and despair of Sabbath’s signature song, their music is also that of dyed-in-the-wool Metal maniacs, proud and unashamed.
It’s found its share of acolytes as well, having shared stages with heroes like Electric Wizard and Vitus, as well as performing their hymns to the void at Download, Roadburn, ArcTanGent, Desertfest and countless others.
As they enter their twentieth year, the fire has not dimmed on their fifth offering, “The Devil And All His Works.” Eight years since the true Metal attack of 2018’s highly-acclaimed “Hexenhammer,” even as the swansong for longtime drummer Wilbrahammer, it finds the band sharpening their claws and delving even deeper into the depths of doom metal than before. From the mighty, organ-infused opener “Omnia Finiuntur,” to Bacchus’ celebration of sin, the fist-raised chug of “Hades Chains” (featuring guest roars from Serena Cherry of Svalbard/Noctule) or the epic “A Quintessence Of Dust” (featuring Employed To Serve’s Sammy Urwin shredding a killer lead), fans of this stuff in its most arcane, Heavy and Occult-edged form will fall under its spell.
“I wanted everything to be as pure as possible,” asserts Necroskull. “Everything had to be total doom, to an even higher degree than before. I’m still as proud to call ourselves a doom metal band as I ever was. I don’t know anything else.”
The album’s lyrics and title — taken from an Occult book by legendary author Dennis Wheatley — come from the idea that The Devil is present in everything, and that it’s about knowing when to let him in and when to cast him out.
“I noticed when I was writing the lyrics that there was something of him there in everything I was coming up with as a metaphor for things both good and bad,” explains Necroskull. “I’ve previously written cautionary tales about people getting into Faustian pacts without realising what they’re dealing with, but here there was a different balance. Bacchus is about the joy of decadence and sin, but there’s also things that touch on impermanence and loss and feeling like there’s a dark force at the edge of reality out to hide misfortune for you to trip on.”
With new drummer Scott ‘Doom’ Taylor (Vnder A Crvmbling Moon, Garganjua) now on board, the crusade continues apace. On the anthemic headbanger “In Triumph We Rot!!!,” Witchsorrow sing of a life dedicated to Doom, both as a passion and simply an unavoidable calling. Two decades into their mission, “The Devil And All His Works” is their most captivating sermon yet.
Witchsorrow start proceedings with the lead single and video “Bacchus,” on May 06, 2026 with vinyl, CD and merch pre-orders also going live for the album.
Pre-Order “The Devil And All His Works” on Bandcamp: https://witchsorrowdoom.bandcamp.com/album/the-devil-and-all-his-works
Tracklist:
01. Omnia Finiuntur
02. Bacchus
03. Hades Chains
04. Altar
05. In Triumph We Rot!!!
06. Lamentation
07. A Quintessence Of Dust
Lineup:
Nick Ruskell / Guitar and Vocals
Emily Ruskell / Bass
Scott Taylor / Drums
David Wilbraham / Drums (on album)
Upcoming Shows:
15.05 London @ DesertFest
20.08 Bristol @ ArcTanGent Festival
26.09 Southampton @ Abyssal Festival
05.12 Wolverhampton @ Bloodstock Winter Gathering