Manchester, UK – Genre-defying four-piece Witch Fever signals a ferocious return with the announcement of their second full-length album, ‘FEVEREATEN,’ set for release on October 31, 2025, via Music For Nations / Sony. This highly anticipated follow-up promises a deeper, darker, and stranger evolution of their acclaimed sound.
Accompanying the album news, the band has unleashed the lead single and video, “THE GARDEN.” This brooding, cinematic track masterfully twists religious symbolism into a defiant anthem of liberation. It opens with a distorted alt-rock riff that ebbs and crashes like a tidal wave, with vocalist Amy Walpole subverting the Garden of Eden myth into a powerful rallying cry against patriarchal control. “THE GARDEN” follows their recent single, “DEAD TO ME!,” which hinted at their expanded, more experimental sound.
Since their formation in 2017, Witch Fever—comprising Amy Walpole (vocals/lyrics), Alex Thompson (bass), Alisha Yarwood (guitar), and Annabelle Joyce (drums)—has rapidly ascended within the UK alternative scene. Their 2022 debut, Congregation, garnered critical acclaim for its cathartic power and blistering intensity, fusing punk ferocity with gothic unease and raw vulnerability.
For ‘FEVEREATEN,’ the band collaborated with producer Chris W. Ryan (NewDad, Just Mustard). The result is a deliberate and expansive creative process, pushing their sound into uncharted territory. The record draws from metal, ambient, hardcore, and slowcore, layering cello, noise textures, and haunting melodies atop their signature pummeling foundation, capturing a band that has grown, sharpened its edges, and is poised for an impactful next chapter.
Of the album, and the single, the band state,
FEVEREATEN is raw, vulnerable, haunting and furious. Where our debut album Congregation dealt with my experience growing up in a Charismatic Christian church head on, FEVEREATEN takes a step back, finding horror in the subtleties of dealing with religious trauma, as well as mental health struggles, relationships and nearing 30 in a world that’s eating itself alive. Whilst the album is dark and unforgiving in places it is also heartfelt and joyful in others. It doesn’t take itself too seriously and asks you to find excitement and life in difficult times.
It was an absolute delight to write and record together. In the studio we bounced off our producer Chris’ excitement and ended up with a piece of work that we’re so proud of and excited to share. Chris is so talented and their enthusiasm for music and production is infectious. We hope it haunts you as it has haunted us, in a good way of course.
