Like Thrash? Try Skeletonwitch

I recently teamed up with fellow Dayton City Paper writer Gary Spencer to do a little feature on Ohio metal band Skeletonwitch. For those that like thrash, this band is for you! Check it out below. 

Legendary Ohio metallers Skeletonwitch are about to unleash their hardcore fury on Dayton. The band will play Oddbody’s (5418 Burkhardt Road) on Nov. 15. Dayton bands Horlet and Engraved Darkness will open the show. Advance tickets are on sale now for $12. The door price is $15. This is an 18 and over show and doors open at 7 p.m.

Guitarist Scott Hedrick is excited to be back in the Dayton area doing shows. For a band originally from Athens, Ohio, Skeletonwitch has only played Dayton two times before, and those shows were a long time ago.

“The more memorable performance was a show with The Red Chord and Job for a Cowboy at a Christian venue,” Hedrick told the Dayton City Paper. “The owner actually asked us to sign papers saying that we wouldn’t fucking swear on stage. That was interesting.”

Since that “no swearing show,” Skeletonwitch has continued to crisscross the country, logging hundreds of thousands of miles and racking up fans in support of their classic style of true thrash metal.

With a decade of experience on the road and in the studio, the guys in Skeletonwitch know how to handle curve balls. A big one was thrown at the band in October when singer Chance Garnette was forced to leave the band’s current tour for personal matters. The other four members of the band had to make a decision: cancel the shows or carry on and do something nearly unheard of for a metal band – instrumental gigs. Skeletonwitch chose the latter, playing instrumental gigs for their legions of faithful metal heads.

Keep reading on the Dayton City Paper website.