Norwegian black-metal trio Witch Club Satan have been making waves with their extreme live shows, which come complete with nudity, blood, rituals and in-your-face feminist and political statements. Today (June 23rd), Midsummer’s Eve, the band have offered up a new single and music video, “You Wildflower,” showcasing a slightly gentler, more vulnerable and less confrontational tone — but only slightly.
The nudity, blood and rituals remain, with the video evoking Ari Aster’s modern horror classic Midsommar while the song opens with an unnerving screamed-word-and-feedback intro before erupting in incendiary black-metal riffage. Watch and listen above.
“We want to show that love and care can be stronger weapons,” Witch Club Satan commented in a joint statement. “We’re exploring gentleness as a resistance movement. But it’s also about contrast — the world is scarred by war, where the violence seeps into those who care. When you care, you’re marked by the violence taking place. But through that awareness, we’re trying to show that the cycle of violence can be stopped.”
The band concluded: “In a world heavily influenced by an aggressive macho culture, belonging, empathy, and love become forces of resistance in and of themselves.”
Next up for Witch Club Satan, the group will be hitting the road starting July 4th, playing shows across Europe through the summer and fall.
Witch Club Satan 2025 tour dates:
Jul 4 – Roskilde, DK – Roskilde Handel (w/ John Cxnnor)
Jul 12 – Træna, NO – Trænafestivalen
Jul 30 – Râşnov, RO – Rockstadt Extreme Fest
Aug 1 – Sástó-kőbánya, HU – Fekete Zaj Fesztivál
Aug 29 – Malmö, SE – Malmo Massacre
Aug 30 – Birmingham, UK – XOYO Birmingham
Sep 11 – Copenhagen, DK – Lille VEGA
Sep 12 – Linköping, SE – Platens Bar
Sep 13 – Stockholm, SE – Kollektivet Livet Bar
Sep 14 – Göteborg, SE – Musikens Hus
Sep 25 – Hamburg, DE – Bahnhof Pauli
Sep 26 – Hengelo, NL – Metropool
Sep 27 – Breda, NL – Coffeyfest – Pier 15 Skatepark
Sep 28 – Frankfurt, DE – Ponyhof
Sep 29 – Munich, DE – Backstage
Sep 30 – Karlsruhe, DE – P8
Oct 1 – Basel, CH – Sudhaus Basel
Oct 2 – Lyon-Feyzin, FR – L’Epicerie Moderne
Oct 3 – Paris, FR – Petit Bain
Oct 4 – Brussels, BE – Tumult Festival – La Botanique
Oct 5 – Cologne, DE – Gebäude 9