Witchskull broke onto the burgeoning doom-metal circuit in 2015 with their album 'The Vast Electric Dark'.
For their sophomore album, the band prepared for a serious assault heading to Studio G in Brooklyn, New York with doom-uber producer Billy Anderson and Jason PC of Melbourne studio Goatsound where the Canberra three-piece laid down the tracks for 'Coven’s Will', which they released at the start of June.
The rhythm section of Tony McMahon (bass) and former Armoured Angel alumni Joel Green (drums) make a tectonic foundation for the guitar wizardry and unique vocals of Marcus De Pasquale.
While the vast majority of the doom-metal scene adopt occult references through film or sheer laziness, De Pasquale and his lyrical content display a deep-seeded Gnosticism of the occult and the black arts.
Very few people outside of the Sydney arts community know who Rosaleen Norton is, let alone pen a love song to her in reverence of her true Crowley-educated spirit.
Marcus shares his top 5 occult books ever written for the practical application of magick.
1. 'Book 4' by Aleister Crowley
The definitive book on the art. The first third gives a step-by-step process and breaks each discipline down.2. 'Self-Initiation Into The Golden Dawn Tradition' by Chic Cicero and Sandra Tabatha Cicero
Comprehensive study guiding a person through each grade of the system.3. 'The Magick Of Thelema' by Lon Milo DuQuette
A core book on the rituals and practices of Thelema.4. 'The Equinox Volumes' by Aleister Crowley
A series of volumes dedicated to the philosophical practices and study of magick.5. 'Liber Null & Psychonaut' by Peter J. Carroll
An introduction and study of Chaos Magick.'Coven's Will' is available now.
Witchskull Tour Dates
Fri 6 Jul - Transit Bar (Canberra)Sat 14 Jul - Bendigo Hotel (Melbourne)
Fri 20 Jul - The Bald Faced Stag (Sydney)
Fri 27 Jul - Crowbar (Brisbane)
