All Them Witches- Ben McLeod (guitarist), Charles Michael Parks, Jr. (bass/vocals), Christian Powers (drums), and Allan Van Cleave (keys)- share their new song and music video for ‘The Welterweight,’ inspired by Parks’ grandfather, a boxing champion. “I wrote ‘The Welterweight’ and ‘Saturn Song’ around the same time.” Parks shared.
When I’m home, I mainly play acoustic guitar. It’s easier for songwriting but translating it to bass later is weird. You spend a lot of time getting these rhythms with finger-picking, and you end up cutting them out when you bring in other musicians. I’ve heard the word ‘Welterweight’ my whole life. My grandfather was a Welterweight boxing champion in Alabama.
This title has been ringing in my head for a long time, and it found its way to a song.” “It’s our ballad, and it’s an awesome well-written song from Parks.” McLeod adds. “Eddie was trying to get Allan to do a piano intro, but Allan was playing too well because he’s classically trained. Eddie was like, ‘No, just play’ [Laughs]!” Listen to ‘The Welterweight’ here and watch the visualiser music video here.
Today, the band also announce their ‘21 Shows In 21 Days’ October tour, where they will perform 21 shows in a row in cities including Chattanooga, Charlotte, Asbury Park, Buffalo, Minneapolis and more (full dates below). Emma Ruth Rundle (solo) will support the band on all dates. Tickets for these shows are on sale now here.
The band will release their seventh studio album, House of Mirrors via BMG on May 29th. The album, produced by Eddie Spear [Zach Bryan, Jesse Welles], showcases the band’s growth and the unbreakable bond that is central to their music. “Our sound is based on the interplay between the different instruments and members,” McLeod shares. “A lot of it has to do with our chemistry. This unique dynamic enabled us to make a genuinely well-rounded record.” “We all have open communication,” agrees Parks. “Everyone speaks his mind. We hadn’t released a new album in more than five years, so we definitely had quite a bit of experience to pull from, and we were more prepared than ever.” House of Mirrors is available to pre-order and pre-save here.
All Them Witches formed in Nashville, TN in 2012 and quickly stood out in a packed Music City crowd with a sound that was equal parts glowering, distortion-soaked rock and bone-shaking blues with touches of psychedelia. The band reached cult classic status with their releases Our Mother Electricity [2012], Lightning at the Door [2013], Dying Surfer Meets His Maker [2015], Sleeping Through the War [2017], and ATW [2018]. They reached a critical peak with Nothing as the Ideal [2020] playing Bonnaroo and touring with Mastodon, Primus, and Ghost, but it almost came to an end in 2024.
Following the departure of original drummer and co-founder Robby Staebler, Parks and McLeod wrestled with how to move forward, and if they even should. The band brought on longtime friend Christian Powers to fill in on the drum kit to play some dates they had on the books. “At the time, we weren’t planning on keeping this going,” admits McLeod. “We wanted to honor those dates that were already booked. After the second night, we felt like there was this new life in the band. We were reawakened and intrigued. There were still things that we wanted to do. We had something to prove. The album initially sprouted from the positivity of being excited about playing again.” “It turned out to be a breath of fresh air,” Parks concurs. “Through a little bit of suffering, we came out on the brighter side. It re-sparked our love for performing and writing.”
All Them Witches tracked House of Mirrors at Blackbird Studio in Nashville with producer Eddie Spear. Tapping into the natural chemistry between them, they cut this entire body of work in less than a week “We did more writing and pre-production for House of Mirrors than any other album we’ve ever done,” McLeod notes. “We loved working with Eddie when he engineered Sleeping Through The War. He reached out and wanted to do a whole record. He was heavily involved from the pre-production stage. We used some really old equipment. I wanted my guitar sound to be powerful on every song. It’s slamming the whole time.”
House of Mirrors captures a band renewed and refocused. “A lot of these songs are about leaving home, facing expectations, and carving your own way into this world as messed up and strange as it is,” Parks shares. “Your wealth of knowledge grows, and dealing with the burden of this knowledge is really intense. The album is essentially about dealing with fictious roles that are placed onto you by the world, things you’re born into that aren’t necessarily who you are as an individual, meeting and breaking expectations, and following your own moral compass.”
“Even after all of these years, this band is our creative freedom,” McLeod says. “It’s brought me more joy than you can imagine.” “I’m grateful for this every day,” concludes Parks. “Being in a band, you gain brothers for life. I can’t imagine living without these guys.”
All Them Witches- House of Mirrors Track List
- Red Rocking Chair
- Culling Line
- Aethernet
- Hold Up, Say What?
- Go-Getter
- Starting Line
- Turn On the Light
- Angel on the Wayside
- The Welterweight
- Saturn Song
All Them Witches Tour Dates
Apr 25, 2026 – Stumpfest – Portland, OR
Jun 14, 2026 – Nova Rock Festival – Nickelsdorf, Austria
Jun 17, 2026 – La Belle Angele – Edinburgh, UK
Jun 18, 2026 – The Palais – Nottingham, UK
Jun 19, 2026 – O2 Institute – Birmingham, UK
Jun 20, 2026 – O2 Academy – Bristol, UK
Jun 21, 2026 – CHALK – Brighton, UK
Jun 23, 2026 – Markthalle Hamburg – Hamburg, DE
Jun 25, 2026 – Nalen – Stockholm, Sweden
Jun 26, 2026 – Copenhell – Copenhagen, Denmark
Jun 27, 2026 – OpenAir St. Gallen – St. Gallen, CH
Jun 28, 2026 – Docks – Lausanne, CH
Jun 29, 2026 – Olympia – Paris, FR
Jun 30, 2026 – LKA Longhorn – Stuttgart, DE
Jul 2, 2026 – Rock Werchter – Werchter, Belgium
Jul 3, 2026 – Jul 5, 2026 – Down The Rabbit Hole – Beuningen, Netherlands
Jul 3, 2026 – Parkbühne – Leipzig, DE
Oct 10, 2026 – The Signal – Chattanooga, TN
Oct 11, 2026 – Ponte Vedra Concert Hall- Ponte Vedra, FL
Oct 12, 2026 – 40 Watt- Athens, GA
Oct 13, 2026 – Charleston Music Hall- Charleston, SC
Oct 14, 2026 – Neighborhood Theatre – Charlotte, NC
Oct 15, 2026 – The NorVa – Norfolk, VA
Oct 16, 2026 – XL Live – Harrisburg, PA
Oct 17, 2026 – Stone Pony – Asbury Park, NJ
Oct 18, 2026 – District Music Hall – Norwalk, CT
Oct 19, 2026 – 3S Artspace – Portsmouth, NH
Oct 20, 2026 – Higher Ground- Burlington, VT
Oct 21, 2026 – Empire Live- Albany, NY
Oct 22, 2026 – Electric City- Buffalo, NY
Oct 23, 2026 – Roxian Theatre Presented by Citizens- Pittsburgh, PA
Oct 24, 2026 – Hi-Fi Annex – Indianapolis, IN
Oct 25, 2026 – The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI
Oct 26, 2026 – Turner Hall – Milwaukee, WI
Oct 27, 2026 – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN
Oct 28, 2026 – Wooly’s – Des Moines, IA
Oct 29, 2026 – The Castle Theatre – Bloomington, IL
Oct 30, 2026 – Bogart’s – Cincinnati, OH
You’ll find All Them Witches on the outskirts. This collective of creative outliers have never followed a pre-trodden path or comfortably fit into an existing scene or style. Instead, the band reside at an elusive crossroads where clouds of slow-burning meditative distortion soak up strains of stratospheric psychedelia, out-of-body blues, and thundering no-frills hard rock.
The quartet—Charles Michael Parks, JR. [bass, vocals], Ben McLeod [guitar, vocals], Allan Van Cleave [piano, keys, violin], and Christian Powers [drums]—astrally amplify arresting melodies across an ever-evolving landscape, balancing extremes of blunt heaviness and melodic weightlessness, mythos and magic, and dark and light.
The group first materialized out of Nashville, TN during 2012. Their organic progression manifested throughout fan favorite releases, including Our Mother Electricity [2012], Lightning at the Door [2013], Dying Surfer Meets His Maker [2015], Sleeping Through the War [2017], and ATW [2018]. They reached a critical high watermark on Nothing as the Ideal [2020]. In a “9.0” review, The Line of Best Fit raved, “Nothing Is The Ideal is their greatest achievement to date.” Classic Rock hailed it as “a dark, enticing feast for the senses,“ and Paste christened it “a steady mix of gloom and acceptance.“ Beyond gracing the stages of festivals a la Bonnaroo, Pukkelpop, and more, they packed houses on headline tours and hit the road with the likes of Mastodon, Primus, and Ghost.
Firing on all cylinders with their first new music in over a half-decade, they harness the power of their unbreakable union as collaborators and friends on their seventh full-length LP and first offering for BMG, House of Mirrors.
7th STUDIO ALBUM HOUSE OF MIRRORS VIA BMG ON MAY 29th
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