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WYTCH HAZEL Releases 70's Inspired New Single, Video For "Elements" By Larry Petro, News Monkey Wednesday, June 11, 2025 @ 12:30 AM
In advance of the LP's release, WYTCH HAZEL drops a video for its new song, "Elements", captured by Wild Stag Studio. With concentrated shades of BLUE OYSTER CULT circa Fire Of Unknown Origin, "Elements" has a bright, buoyant bounce and effervescent surge to warm the coldest heart, its sweet solo blending hummable melodic ingenuity with spontaneous flair. Watch the video for "Elements" on KNAC.COM HERE.
""Elements" is a nod to both 70's FM radio rock and bands who experimented with interesting and progressive ideas such as BOC and KANSAS," offers vocalist/guitarist Colin Hendra. "Lyrically, I really enjoyed playing around with the concept of weather and how powerful and beyond the control of man it is. It felt like a challenge at the time, and a little out of my comfort zone, but I'm extremely happy with the song as a whole. It feels cohesive now the time has been spent on it."
"I believe things have meanings and significance," Hendra emphasizes. "Music isn't just a self-indulgent, entertainment thing, for me it's a huge part of my life, very special, very magical and very meaningful. I want WYTCH HAZEL to be a force for good, a healing power."
The first track released from Lamentations is the galloping "Woven", a shining example of WYTCH HAZEL's avant-garde songcraft. "Woven" radiates a wholesome rustic charm tempered with pensive melancholy, its scrupulous simplicity belying its ability to continue blossoming with every spin.
"On "Woven", in particular, you can hear us locking in and playing off each other in the room" says Hendra of this crafty singalong. "I really wanted to write a heavy rock song about sensitivity and gentleness which you don't hear too much of really. There's this section where it goes quiet after the lyrics "be sensitive" then a big guitar solo comes in where I try my best to shred and let it all loose". This heavenly lead, initially improvised, then had to be slowed down and meticulously relearnt.
Lamentations track listing:
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Led by Hendra, WYTCH HAZEL is a singular source of hard rock/heavy metal dominion. The quartet have continually underscored and bolstered a signature sound rooted in heroic days of yore, finessed to an elegant apex. The fifth WYTCH HAZEL album is overflowing with indelible earworms the likes of which must be heard to be believed. And believe, you shall.