WITCH HAMMER Breathe New Life into a Ten-Year-Old Ballad

Jablunkov-based WITCH HAMMER headed into the studio to re-record their own ballad Cejchy, bringing a decade of musical experience and their new members into the song.

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"We originally recorded the song 'Cejchy' in 2015 as the first taste of what was then our current three-piece lineup. We didn't even have an official music video for it, just a few shots from the studio, and that was it," explains bassist Petr Caputa, recalling how the original track came about. The song is somewhat atypical for WITCH HAMMER, so over time it also disappeared from their live setlist, making room for newer material.

However, fans have surprisingly kept asking for the song: "So we decided to bring 'Cejchy' back to life, and to do it in full glory, just as the song deserves, giving it literally a second chance. We slightly rearranged the track, re-recorded it and had it mixed by Dan Friml at THE BARN studios. Naturally, there's also an elaborate music video and new merchandise featuring the single's artwork," Petr concludes.

You will be able to hear the song live at the band's next – and also last concert of this year, on 7 November – on their home turf in Jablunkov, where they will share the stage with the international line-up of ROCKTIME and JANESESSION.