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Self-Titled Summer | Margarita Witch Cult (2023, UK)

Our next spotlight on a Fedi-recommended self-titled album is on number 800 on The List, submitted by raisedfist. Hailing from the birthplace of metal, Birmingham, England, Margarita Witch Cult are three disciples of the riff: Scott Abbott aka Screamin’ Scott Vincent (vocals/guitars), Jim Thing (bass/vocals), and George Casual (drums/vocals). This debut studio album showcases their excellent sludge-y doom/stoner metal/rock sound, and got enough attention to get them featured during the Back to the Beginning farewell concert for Black Sabbath and Ozzy. And that attention is rather well deserved, as they really crank it up a notch in their second album (Strung Out In Hell) just released earlier this month. These are ones to watch, metalheads!

Want to read more? See the full spotlight on the Fediverse at @1001otheralbums.com or on the blog: https://1001otheralbums.com/2025/08/27/self-titled-summer-margarita-witch-cult-2023-uk/

Want to skip straight to the music? Here's the Bandcamp: https://margaritawitchcult.bandcamp.com/album/margarita-witch-cult

Happy listening! 🤘

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Self-Titled Summer | Margarita Witch Cult (2023, UK)

As part of the Self-Titled Summer series, a spotlight on the debut album from Birmingham UK doom/stoner band Margarita Witch Cult.

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Self-Titled Summer | Margarita Witch Cult (2023, UK)

Since there’s no way we can cover the rest of The List‘s s/t albums before the end of September, we’re going to jump around a bit for the last month of our Self-Titled Summer series. And so, our next spotlight is on number 800 on The List, submitted by @raisedfist. Here’s a quick rundown:

Point of origin(s): Hailing from the birthplace of metal, Birmingham, England, Margarita Witch Cult are three disciples of the riff: Scott Abbott aka Screamin’ Scott Vincent (vocals/guitars), Jim Thing (bass/vocals), and George Casual (drums/vocals). The name comes from their love of, well, margaritas (apparently during the pandemic lockdowns, they would Zoom call each other while sipping margaritas…) and, you guessed it, all things occult. Following their fantastic 2-song demo cassette Witchfinder put out in 2022, this s/t is their debut studio album.
Tasting notes: Sludge-y doom/stoner metal/rock, most excellent riffage
Standout tracks?: Yes. It’s also fun to compare the lo-fi versions of “The Witchfinder Comes” and “Arcadia” on the demo with the polished versions here.
Where are they now?: For those who were lucky to catch the Back to the Beginning benefit concert and farewell event for Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath (held just prior to Ozzy leaving us), you may have briefly seen this group in one of the between-set, prerecorded features on local Birmingham bands. So, technically, they were part of the last-ever Sabbath/Ozzy shows! (If I were Tom Morello I would’ve had Margarita Witch Cult or at least one of the local bands actually play live, even if just in one of those weird-ass Frankenstein’ed supergroups, seeing as it was all about being in Birmingham and the impact Black Sabbath had there…but I digress…actually, that gives me an idea…see the footnote.[1]) The band just put out their second full-length, Strung Out In Hell, earlier this month, and it cranks it up to 11. Make sure you check it out too if you like this s/t!
Websites: Bandcamp, Encyclopaedia Metallum

Happy listening!

We’re going to make up a Fediverse fantasy music festival in honour of Black Sabbath, complete with our dream lineup and setlist, because why the hell not! If you want in and are a Fedizen, pick up to 3 bands/artists (any genre, any language, alive or dead) you would’ve loved to see play at the last farewell concert for Black Sabbath and Ozzy, PLUS what Sabbath or Ozzy song you would’ve wanted them to cover and send to @1001OtherAlbums (or email to johnmastodon@1001otheralbums.com with your Fediverse handle). Submissions open until September 10 (with covers from Black Sabbath’s Paranoid album particularly encouraged), blog post with our fake festival setlist/schedule to go up September 18. At the time of writing, we have over 50 artists/covers worked out (including Margarita Witch Cult, obvs), it’s a good bit of fun. ↩︎

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