{"id":263,"date":"2016-06-18T00:16:05","date_gmt":"2016-06-18T00:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fiddlewitch.com\/?p=263"},"modified":"2016-07-02T20:14:58","modified_gmt":"2016-07-02T20:14:58","slug":"houston-press-a-trip-to-the-dark-side-hasnt-been-this-much-fun-since-the-empire-strikes-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fiddlewitch.com\/?p=263","title":{"rendered":"Houston Press &#8211; &#8220;A trip to the dark side hasn&#8217;t been this much fun since The Empire Strikes Back.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FIDDLE WITCH &amp; THE DEMONS OF DOOM<br \/>\nThe latest Houston act to go Hollywood (sort of) is none other than this string-metal trio with a classical twist and sinister mien. A while back the Demons joined the roster of Domo Music Group, the L.A.-based label also home to a number of Japanese artists, among them New Age flute master Kitaro, house DJ M-Swift and avant-jazz group Jabberloop. A full-length FW release is due next month, following up the self-titled 2014 LP that helped them win Best New Act at last year\u2019s HPMAs, but last week a taste of the madness to come arrived in the form of single \u201cMidnight Mayhem.\u201d Above is just a taste, because the full song (including a rare guest vocal by Jesse Madera) goes on for six and a half minutes of friction-fueled delirium. A trip to the dark side hasn&#8217;t been this much fun since The Empire Strikes Back. &#8211; CHRIS GRAY<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.houstonpress.com\/music\/friday-free-for-all-colonial-blue-major-lazer-la-dusseldorf-fiddle-witch-etc-8489918\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.houstonpress.com\/music\/friday-free-for-all-colonial-blue-major-lazer-la-dusseldorf-fiddle-witch-etc-8489918<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"_58cn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/metal?source=feed_text&amp;story_id=10154261490436100\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;*N&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:104}\"><span class=\"_58cl\">#\u200e<\/span><span class=\"_58cm\">Metal\u202c<\/span><\/a> <a class=\"_58cn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/rock?source=feed_text&amp;story_id=10154261490436100\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;*N&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:104}\"><span class=\"_58cl\">\u202a#\u200e<\/span><span class=\"_58cm\">Rock\u202c<\/span><\/a> <a class=\"_58cn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/electricviola?source=feed_text&amp;story_id=10154261490436100\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;*N&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:104}\"><span class=\"_58cl\">\u202a#\u200e<\/span><span class=\"_58cm\">ElectricViola\u202c<\/span><\/a> <a class=\"_58cn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/domorecords?source=feed_text&amp;story_id=10154261490436100\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;*N&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:104}\"><span class=\"_58cl\">\u202a#\u200e<\/span><span class=\"_58cm\">DomoRecords\u202c<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_266\" style=\"width: 658px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/fiddlewitch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/new-single-bw-promo-pic.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-266\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-266 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/fiddlewitch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/new-single-bw-promo-pic.jpg\" alt=\"Fiddle Witch and the Demons of Doom, 2016, Anthony Rathbun Photography, Jo Bird, Geoffrey Muller, Spike, Fiddle, Bass, guitar, drums, percussion\" width=\"648\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fiddlewitch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/new-single-bw-promo-pic.jpg 648w, http:\/\/fiddlewitch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/new-single-bw-promo-pic-300x223.jpg 300w, http:\/\/fiddlewitch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/new-single-bw-promo-pic-160x120.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-266\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anthony Rathbun Photography<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FIDDLE WITCH &amp; THE DEMONS OF DOOM The latest Houston act to go Hollywood (sort of) is none other than this string-metal trio with a classical twist and sinister mien. 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