Witchgrinder
Metal band from Melbourne · formed 2009
- Shows on record
- 9
- Rooms played
- 6
- Cities
- 5
- Releases
- 17
- Last show
- Sep 20, 2025Max Watt's - Melbourne
About
Witchgrinder is a band from Melbourne, formed in 2009, tagged Angry, australia, death metal by its sources. Shows on record run from 2010 to 2025, across 6 rooms in 5 cities.
- Witchgrinder formed in 2009 — MusicBrainz
- Witchgrinder has 13 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2010–2025 — MusicBrainz
- Witchgrinder has 3004 listeners on Last.fm — Witchgrinder on Last.fm
- Witchgrinder has released 6 recordings between 2013 and 2015 — Witchgrinder on Discogs
- Country (per TheAudioDB): Melbourne, Australia — Witchgrinder on TheAudioDB
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
9 on record · SongkickShows per year
- 20101 show
- 20131 show
- 20161 show
- 20182 shows
- 20231 show
- 20253 shows
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2025 | Max Watt's - Melbourne · MelbourneSupportwith Combichrist, Our Last Enemy | Support | Combichrist, Our Last Enemy |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Crowbar Sydney · LeichhardtSupportwith Combichrist, Our Last Enemy, Noveaux | Support | Combichrist, Our Last Enemy, Noveaux |
| Sep 18, 2025 | Crowbar · Fortitude ValleySupportwith Combichrist, Our Last Enemy | Support | Combichrist, Our Last Enemy |
| Jan 14, 2023 | Max Watt's - Melbourne · MelbourneSupportwith Powerman 5000, Flynn Effect | Support | Powerman 5000, Flynn Effect |
| Jul 14, 2018 | Max Watt's - Melbourne · MelbourneSupportwith Forge, Trigger, Valhalore, +1 | Support | Forge, Trigger, Valhalore, +1 |
| May 23, 2018 | Badlands Bar · PerthHeadlinerwith PAIN, Icarus Lives, ☮deadspace☮ | Headliner | PAIN, Icarus Lives, ☮deadspace☮ |
| Jul 30, 2016 | Max Watt's - Melbourne · MelbourneSupportwith Drowning Pool, MY SECRET CIRCUS | Support | Drowning Pool, MY SECRET CIRCUS |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Gershwin Room, The Esplanade Hotel (Espy) · Saint KildaHeadlinerwith Sydonia, Bronson, Cold Divide | Headliner | Sydonia, Bronson, Cold Divide |
| Oct 30, 2010 | The Esplanade Hotel - Front Bar · Saint KildaSupportwith Twelve Foot Ninja, Hatchet Dawn, Engine Three Seven, +6 | Support | Twelve Foot Ninja, Hatchet Dawn, Engine Three Seven, +6 |
Where they play
6 rooms in 5 citiesRooms played most
- Max Watt's - Melbourne · Melbourne4 shows
- Badlands Bar · Perth1 show
- Crowbar · Fortitude Valley1 show
- Crowbar Sydney · Leichhardt1 show
- Gershwin Room, The Esplanade Hotel (Espy) · Saint Kilda1 show
Cities played
- Melbourne4 shows
- Saint Kilda2 shows
- Fortitude Valley1 show
- Leichhardt1 show
- Perth1 show
Live history
9 shows on record- Shows counted
- 9
- First on record
- Oct 2010
- Latest on record
- Sep 2025
Shows per year
- 20101
- 20131
- 20161
- 20182
- 20231
- 20253
Top rooms
- Max Watt's - Melbourne, Melbourne · 4
- Crowbar Sydney, Leichhardt · 1
- Crowbar, Fortitude Valley · 1
- Badlands Bar, Perth · 1
- Gershwin Room, The Esplanade Hotel (Espy), Saint Kilda · 1
Top cities
- Melbourne · 4
- Saint Kilda · 2
- Perth, WA · 1
- Leichhardt · 1
- Fortitude Valley · 1
Often on the bill with: Combichrist, Our Last Enemy, BRONSON, Circles, Drowning Pool, Forge, Hatchet Dawn, Pain
Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.
Releases
17 releases, 2010–2025Dead By Dawn (Deadite Remix)
2025 · Single
Dead by Dawn
2024 · Single
Nothing Stays Buried
2024 · Album
Queen of Sin
2024 · Single
Through the Never
2021 · Single
Demonic Death Machine
2019 · Single
They Walk Among Us
2017 · Single
Bloodlust
2015 · Single
Haunted
2015 · Album
Body Snatchers (Rise of the Pod People)
2013 · Single
The Demon Calling
2013 · Album
Music2Face (Fist2Face's Free Music Sampler: Winter 2013 - Brutal
2013
Through the Eyes of the Dead
2010 · Ep
Trioxin 2-4-5
2010 · Single
Witchgrinder
Through The Eyes Of The Dead ...
CD Sampler #3
Lineup
- James Shelverton
Airplay
No airplay on record.
Lineup history
1 member on record- James Shelvertontenure unknown
Years come from public music databases. Where none says a member left, the end is shown as unknown; it does not mean they are still in the band.
Shares members with: Espionage (via James Shelverton), Lady Crimson (via James Shelverton)
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Witchgrinder on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Witchgrinder on Discogs | Artist facts |
| Witchgrinder on TheAudioDB | Artist facts |
| Songkick | Show history, Show posters |
| Spotify | Photos |
| TheAudioDB | Photos, Logo |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.