Hellwitch Quotes

Yes, definitely, I felt that after their debuts, many of my favorite bands (Death, Sacrifice, Atheist) lost their spark. To me, Scream Bloody Gore was god, Leprosy was downhill and bit and the rest were fair. Sacrifice's Torment in Fire was GOD, Forward to Termination was not as good, the rest of their releases were disappointing, etc. As I said, I always felt that my favorite bands almost immediately started to lose their brutal edge a bit after their debuts. I was determined not to follow this path. HELLWITCH always becomes more intense, not more melodic or any shit like that.
Pat Ranieri

I think our originality and lack of accessibility has held us back. Too many tech parts that didn't flow well together is what I hear now on a lot of the “S.M.” songs. That's not what the average metal listener is really into. Our newest demo flows better than anything we've ever written. Repeating chorus, catchy riffs, not too many parts per song. The '05 demo should bring us to the forefront of the scene I think. The new demo will be sold on our tour. We're not sure how else it will be distributed at this point.
Pat Ranieri