Release details
- Label: Fierce Panda and Earblind Records
- Formats: Digital, Black 12” vinyl
- Producer: Graeme Young and Rick McMurray
- Recorded: Chamber Studio
Info
Formed in response to the loss of dear friend and booking agent Steve Strange in 2021, Burned As Witches is Rick McMurray’s side project, where he plays all instruments. The vinyl edition was self-released by Rick McMurray on Earblind Records and released on May 8, 2026.
Quotes
Rick McMurray speaking about the project in 2026:
“It started with me just writing some pretty dark riffs after we’d played The Roundhouse on our much postponed anniversary tour. We thought that gig would put the COVID years to bed but it turned into a wake for Strangey. By the time I started putting the music down in demo form, I realised I was writing a tribute record to him.”
“That was too much to take and the demos went on the hard drive where solo projects go to die. But it kept tugging away at me. After a few months and a few tours I had another listen, which brought an epiphany in which I heard the words, ‘It doesn’t have to be about me’. Now, I’m not saying that Strangey spoke to me from beyond the veil or anything – it was probably my subconscious – but, whatever, I realised how proud he would be to have been the inspiration for me. Steve, I miss you and love you, you mad bastard. We all do.”