Sitting on a bench at Rough Trade East, I smoke a cigarette and listen to two goths behind me argue over the best way to scratch a scratch card. The weather hangs calm, teasing rain that never falls and only the occasional pinch of wind. On the table in front of me are two empty pint glasses, some cans of rum and coke and a napkin with blood on it. To my right are a line of posters advertising Arctic Monkeys new album, to my left are Witch Fever having a cigarette and mentally preparing for their set.
Only a couple of hours earlier I sat on the same bench with Alex and Alisha, the bassist and guitarist from the band, doing a quick interview for a separate piece. They spoke highly of Rough Trade East and were excited for the gig later, having only the night before done something similar but in a record shop with no stage, where Amy, the singer, was forced to climb racks of LPs in order to get a good look over the crowd.
The two both seemed very chilled out when we spoke despite the fact that weekend marked a monumental occasion for the band. On 19th October Witch Fever’s killer debut album Congregation was released and has received nothing but positive press since. The band are exceptional when it comes to controlling chaos, with heavy music and expressive vocals constantly combining to deliver noise that metal fans everywhere have been folding themselves into since.
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