Album Art, Songs and Old Magic: The Designs Explained

Every Angel Witch design in our shop starts with something from our world: an album, a song, a show or the occult imagery we have always loved. Here is what's on each one.

Which designs come from the debut album?

• Debut Album: the cover painting of Angel Witch (1980), The Fallen Angels Entering Pandemonium, in a round frame under the band name. The painting was formerly attributed to John Martin.
• Pandemonium Triangle: the same burning landscape, cut into a triangle with a yellow edge.
• Angel of Death: named for the song near the end of the debut, with a skull-faced figure under a huge wing.

Which songs and releases are on the designs?

• Loser: a tarot card with a cloaked skeleton and the word LOSER, named for the 1981 Loser EP.
• Don't Turn Your Back: a purple six-pointed star with staring eyes, a dagger and a chalice, named for the opening song of Angel of Light (2019).
• Hell's Pleasure: the name of the German metal festival Angel Witch played in July 2012, in tall blackletter over a red occult seal. This one carries no band name.

And the occult art?

• Priestess: a priestess kneeling in flames inside a seven-pointed star, with SOLVE and COAGULA on two raised hands.
• Crystal Ball: a vintage portrait of a woman holding a crystal ball, in a red Art Nouveau frame.
• Bat Wing: a pale figure with a bat wing in a teal frame, under a crescent moon and pentagram.
• Crimson Cross: a painted woman in a torn crimson robe on an ornate cross, with a huge orange moon behind her.

How do I choose?

Album lovers: go for Debut Album or Pandemonium Triangle. Song fans: Angel of Death, Loser or Don't Turn Your Back. Art lovers: Priestess, Crystal Ball or Crimson Cross.

Every design comes on tees, long sleeves, crewnecks and hoodies, plus kids' and youth sizes. See them all in the Angel Witch Merch shop.