HELSOTT - Will and the Witch

California’s Helsott are kicking off 2022 with their first single now available for streaming/download on all digital platforms and the title track off their forthcoming concept album, “Will and the Witch,“ mixed and mastered by J-F Dagenais (Kataklysm, Ex Deo), being released this spring through M-Theory Audio. “The album is a concept recording. It’s basically a fan-fiction story about how Billy The Kid became the fastest gunfighter in the wild west,“ explains vocalist Eric Dow. “There are southern vibes with banjo and fiddle. There are Native American vibes with hand drums and flute. There is thrash metal, power metal, death metal, and even acoustic campfire parts. We think there are enough flavors on this album to keep any listener engaged and wanting to listen over and over again. The title track explores the relationship between the two main characters on the album. Musically it’s melodic and thrashy, but also catchy and fun so I think this is a great song to introduce the listener to the full-length.“