Witch Ripper announce "Through the Hourglass" US Tour 2026

WITCH RIPPER announce the first North American headlining tour for 2026. The US metal band will kick off the "Through the Hourglass" Tour 2026 with a warm-up show in Seattle, WA on April 3 about a month ahead of the release of their eponymous new album.

WITCH RIPPER comment: "How to sum up Witch Ripper on tour?", frontman Curtis Parker asks rhetorically. "Big energy, big riffs, and four guys who could not be happier playing music. We can hardly wait to hit the road this spring! Nothing feels better than a long string of shows while the band is firing on all cylinders. Come hang out and see this traveling nerd circus in all its glory. We promise all the cosmic time traveling songs you can handle! Hugs free of charge!"

Witch Ripper - The Clock Queen [Official Single]

The latest advance single, 'The Clock Queen', is a groovy, heavy, and proggy track taken from their forthcoming third album "Through the Hourglass", which is scheduled for release on April 10, 2026, via Magnetic Eye Records. Pre-orders are available here: https://spkr.store/collections/witch-ripper

WITCH RIPPER commented: "'The Clock Queen' is the best representation of Witch Ripper in its purest form: Heavy. Melodic. Progressive", Curtis Parker wrote. "In our story, it represents the big reveal of who our antagonist meets in this world they've found themselves in. Throughout the album, we peppered in what we call "the clock queen's theme,” a melody that sneaks its way into almost every song at some point. This song is the culmination of that tension and it's when we finally meet the driving force of the album: The Clock Queen herself."

On their third full-length, "Through the Hourglass", WITCH RIPPER unleash the full potential of their stunning ability to deliver captivating melodies, catchy riffs, and merciless hooks in sheer droves.

The US metal band perfectly combines melodic heaviness with pinches of progressive, sludge, and other styles with seeming ease. WITCH RIPPER can be generally located within the wider sonic realm that is inhabited by MASTODON, BARONESS, and HIGH ON FIRE, yet they also continue to channel the rock bombast of QUEEN and DAVID BOWIE as well as the modern prog of COHEED AND CAMBRIA and MUSE.

While WITCH RIPPER's songwriting has climbed to a new peak, they continue with their loving pastiche of the legendary pulp science fiction stories of old. "Through the Hourglass" extends the story that began on their sophomore full-length, "The Flight after the Fall" (2023), in which the central character's search for peace in death by flying into a black hole proved futile. As "Through the Hourglass" begins, he awakens to a world without time and a familiar dark presence from his past...

Conceived in 2012 in the city of grey skies, lush vegetation and loud rock, Seattle, Washington's WITCH RIPPER garnered critical acclaim and a strong buzz in the underground scene with their sludgy self-titled EP (2012) and debut full-length "Homestead" (2018). The second album, "The Flight after the Fall", made the band's name on a global scale, as the band dramatically expanded the range of their sound in ways both catchy and progressive.

On stage, WITCH RIPPER have performed alongside heavy rock outfits such as MONOLORD, CONAN, and CASTLE RAT as well as modern metal acts including SLIPKNOT, GOJIRA, and KHEMMIS among many others.

WITCH RIPPER are already at work planning for tour across the United States once more and hope for a first voyage to Europe in support of releasing "Through the Hourglass". Metal is anything but dead, and this album is living proof of its vibrant present.