Bell Witch (band)

For the folklore legend, see Bell Witch.

Bell Witch is an American doom metal band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 2010.^[3]

Bell Witch
Dylan Desmond performing with Bell Witch at Roadburn Festival 2018
Background information
Origin	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Genres	Drone metal[1] doom metal funeral doom sludge metal post-metal[2]
Years active	2010–present
Labels	Profound Lore
Members	Dylan Desmond Jesse Shreibman
Past members	Adrian Guerra
Website	https://www.bellwitchdoom.net/

History

Bell Witch was formed in 2010 by Dylan Desmond and Adrian Guerra.^[2] The group has no lead guitarist.^[4] In 2011, the group created a four-track demo that was released through a number of small record labels.^[5] With the success of that release, Bell Witch went on to create their first two studio albums, Longing (2012) and Four Phantoms (2015). In 2016, drummer and co-founding member Adrian Guerra died, shortly after being replaced by Jesse Shreibman on drums.^[6]

Less than a year later, Bell Witch released their third album, Mirror Reaper (2017), to critical acclaim.^[7] The album features vocals from Guerra that had been left over from the Four Phantoms sessions^[8] and acts as a tribute to him.^[9] Notably, Mirror Reaper comprises one 84-minute song of the same name.^[10] Mirror Reaper received significant national coverage, appearing on a number of year-end lists.^{[11][12][13][14]}

After performing vocals in the second half of Mirror Reaper,^[15] Erik Moggridge of Aerial Ruin collaborated with Bell Witch on their fourth album, Stygian Bough Volume 1 (2020).^[16]

On April 18 2023, the band announced that their new album Future's Shadow Part 1: The Clandestine Gate, part of a trilogy, would be released the next Friday (April 21). On the day of release, they played the entire album at Roadburn Festival.^[17]

Members

Current members

• Dylan Desmond – vocals, bass (2010–present)
• Jesse Shreibman – drums, keyboards, vocals (2015–present)

Former members

• Adrian Guerra – drums, vocals (2010–2015; died 2016)^[18]

Discography

Studio albums

• Longing (Profound Lore Records, 2012)
• Four Phantoms (Profound Lore Records, 2015)
• Mirror Reaper (Profound Lore Records, 2017)
• Stygian Bough Volume 1 (with Aerial Ruin; Profound Lore Records, 2020)
• Future's Shadow Part 1: The Clandestine Gate (Profound Lore Records, 2023)
• Stygian Bough Volume 2 (with Aerial Ruin; Profound Lore Records, 2025)

Other releases

• Demo 2011 (various labels, 2011)
• Live at Roadburn 2015 (Roadburn Records, 2018)