A history of Sorcery . . . . . .
Häxor came into being in the autumn of 2017, when drummer John Phillips (Greyhound Tragedy, Fat Dave Crime Wave) invited guitarist Sean Tracy (Grimmstone, Double Wide) out to jam and see what stuck to the wall. John's son Liam Phillips was recruited to nail down the lower register.
The chemistry was productive from the get-go, and informal jams quickly morphed into writing a full set. Häxor commenced recording sessions on a full length release in July 2018 at Sound Extractor Studios in Edmonton. The summer was filled with live performances around Alberta, and the album was completed and released via digital download in November 2018. hxor.bandcamp.com/album/h-xor
The resulting songs are un-apologetically products of the influence of Häxor's favourite heavy rock and proto-metal artists. It's not hard to identify the strains and veins of Black Sabbath, Burton era Metallica, Crowbar, Clutch, Trouble and Priest that run through the Häxor sound. But while the influences are apparent, there is a fresh and original quality to the material that comes from an honest group expression, uninterested in the limitations of genres or styles.
The name HÄXOR is a play on words. Derived from both the term "h4x0r", referring to a gaming cheat or a computer hacker, and the Swedish word "häxor" meaning "witches".
This is heavy music, but a heavy sound that maintains musicality and lyricism even when hammering out the monster sized riffs. Big amplifiers, big drums, Old-school tone. Fucking Häxor.
UPDATE, JULY 2020
Finally! The HäXoR Coven is proud to announce the July 16, 2020 dropping of our slamming new album, The Ritual. It is available for Name Your Price on the Bandcamp platform: FREE DOWNLOAD HERE . The other popular streaming platforms will be on offer within the week following initial release.
The Ritual is the second full album release from HÄXOR, Edmonton Canada’s genre-defying Stoner Metal trio. After the successful launch of 2018’s self-titled debut, the band is back with a more aggressive and metallic sound, while still offering up the same uniquely HÄXOR blend of old-school Doom, NWOBHM, Thrash, and Fuzz Rock hooks that defined their earlier release.The opening track, Queen of the Sky, is a thundering piece of Stoner Metal, perhaps suggestive of influences like Dio, Trouble, and Clutch.On the title track, The Ritual, as well as the pirate inspiredBlack Sails, Häxor infuses elements of first wave Thrash Metal and Slayer-esque downturns into the mix.
Murder Tree is a 7 minute opus that mates a murder ballad in the lyrical style of Johnny Cash or Nick Cave with a Sabbath inspired doom hook that is all tied together with a blistering psychedelic Blues Metal jam that draws the curtains closed.
Chugging, monster riffs lead off both Groove Hammer, and Nine Skulls of Suffering, and along with the rocker Sasquatch Bloody Sasquatch, deliver typical examples of Häxor’s driving, grooving, and head-banging variety of Stoner Metal.
The chemistry was productive from the get-go, and informal jams quickly morphed into writing a full set. Häxor commenced recording sessions on a full length release in July 2018 at Sound Extractor Studios in Edmonton. The summer was filled with live performances around Alberta, and the album was completed and released via digital download in November 2018. hxor.bandcamp.com/album/h-xor
The resulting songs are un-apologetically products of the influence of Häxor's favourite heavy rock and proto-metal artists. It's not hard to identify the strains and veins of Black Sabbath, Burton era Metallica, Crowbar, Clutch, Trouble and Priest that run through the Häxor sound. But while the influences are apparent, there is a fresh and original quality to the material that comes from an honest group expression, uninterested in the limitations of genres or styles.
The name HÄXOR is a play on words. Derived from both the term "h4x0r", referring to a gaming cheat or a computer hacker, and the Swedish word "häxor" meaning "witches".
This is heavy music, but a heavy sound that maintains musicality and lyricism even when hammering out the monster sized riffs. Big amplifiers, big drums, Old-school tone. Fucking Häxor.
UPDATE, JULY 2020
Finally! The HäXoR Coven is proud to announce the July 16, 2020 dropping of our slamming new album, The Ritual. It is available for Name Your Price on the Bandcamp platform: FREE DOWNLOAD HERE . The other popular streaming platforms will be on offer within the week following initial release.
The Ritual is the second full album release from HÄXOR, Edmonton Canada’s genre-defying Stoner Metal trio. After the successful launch of 2018’s self-titled debut, the band is back with a more aggressive and metallic sound, while still offering up the same uniquely HÄXOR blend of old-school Doom, NWOBHM, Thrash, and Fuzz Rock hooks that defined their earlier release.The opening track, Queen of the Sky, is a thundering piece of Stoner Metal, perhaps suggestive of influences like Dio, Trouble, and Clutch.On the title track, The Ritual, as well as the pirate inspiredBlack Sails, Häxor infuses elements of first wave Thrash Metal and Slayer-esque downturns into the mix.
Murder Tree is a 7 minute opus that mates a murder ballad in the lyrical style of Johnny Cash or Nick Cave with a Sabbath inspired doom hook that is all tied together with a blistering psychedelic Blues Metal jam that draws the curtains closed.
Chugging, monster riffs lead off both Groove Hammer, and Nine Skulls of Suffering, and along with the rocker Sasquatch Bloody Sasquatch, deliver typical examples of Häxor’s driving, grooving, and head-banging variety of Stoner Metal.
Here's a little tidbit from the Truckfighters show hype from Aug 2019 in the Edmonton Journal. We are willing to take up the mantel of being the best band in the world. Or at least southside YEG.