Seven Questions With Witch Fever

Culminated through mutual friends and a shared adoration for punk music, Witch Fever have made waves in the UK hardcore scene, and are currently gearing up for the release of their sophomore album.

Amy Walpole, lead vocalist, discusses upcoming tour plans, the surreal, career-altering experience of supporting My Chemical Romance and reveals her top three ‘desert island’ albums as part of the Seven Questions with Music Is To Blame Series. 

Introduce yourself and where you’re from.

Hi! I’m Amy, the lead vocalist of Witch Fever. I am originally from near Bradford, but I’ve lived in Manchester for about 10 years now. 

What do our readers need to know about you?

Readers should know that our music is very angry, and kind of intense but we’re all very nice and quite wholesome, and just trying to have a good time. My favourite animals are snails!

What have you got coming up that you’re most excited for? 

We’ve got a tour at the end of the year with a band called Volbeat and a band called Bush, kind of a crazy line-up. Those guys are very metal and have been going for a very long time, but they’ve very kindly invited us on their tour and it’s two months of arenas. We’ve not done that before, we’ve done a stadium but never a tour of arenas which is amazing, so many bands dream to play venues like that so we feel super grateful that we can be doing that. 

What’s the best run-in you’ve had with a fan? 

Loads of them are so sweet! There is a couple of friends who’ve been to a few of our gigs and the first time we met them they were at the merch stand. I asked them how they know each other and they mentioned that they were at the same school, turns out they hadn’t been in school for about 10 years but they still talk about each other as if they’re still in school. I just thought that was so cute! I also had a girl give me a framed moth, which was so adorable and personal. 

What’s been your biggest ‘I’ve made it’ moment so far? 

It will probably be this tour at the end of the year, but we supported My Chemical Romance for one of their shows. I just couldn’t believe it. That was years ago now and so much has happened since then but that was a really pivotal moment, to be invited to play this massive stage with the most influential emo band. They gave us a shoutout on stage and I nearly died!

What are your three “desert island” albums?  

‘The Lack Long After’ - Pianos Become The Teeth

‘I Got Heaven’ - Mannequin Pussy 

‘Rage Against The Machine’ - Rage Against The Machine 

Sum up your sound in three words.

Angry. Vulnerable. Cathartic.

Amy Porter

@amy.louiseporter

Image: Frank Fieber

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