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Witchcraft

For retro music at its finest look no further than Soundlab this week. The club is welcoming Swedish doom metal band Witchcraft to its lair on Wednesday (Nov. 28) at 9pm. Formed by Magnus Pelander (formerly of Norrsken) at the turn of the millenium, Witchcraft was created as a tribute to the American group Pentagram, a prolific and driving force behind the underground rock movement of the 1970s whose lead singer, Bobby Liebling, has become something of a doom icon. Heavily influenced by Sabbath (as well as Pentagram, Cathedral and Saint Vitus), Witchcraft has mastered the look, vibe and sound of vintage classic rock, blending thick and muscled riffs with bluesy grooves and reverb. Their last two releases are both from 2007—The Alchemist (Rise Above) and a split 12” with the Sword, just out on Kemado Records. Witchcraft comes through town with twangy Iowa power trio Radio Moscow and support comes from Buffalo’s own answer to doom, Chylde.