Temple of the Fuzz Witch and Acid Witch: Detroit's Heavy Side

Detroit is known for many kinds of music, and two of its heavier bands show another side. Temple of the Fuzz Witch and Acid Witch both wrap doom and stoner sounds in occult and horror imagery, but they do it very differently.

Temple of the Fuzz Witch

Temple of the Fuzz Witch is a Detroit trio formed in 2017. The line-up is Noah Bruner on vocals, guitar and synth, Joe Peet on bass and Taylor Christian on drums. Their label, Ripple Music, describes the band as occult-driven and nihilistic, and says their latest album, Apotheosis, is darker, with harsh vocals and heavy riffs.

Their releases so far include a self-titled EP (2017), a self-titled album (2019), Red Tide (2020), Apotheosis (2024, on Ripple) and the Conjuring EP (2025). They were co-headliners at Grand Rapids Doomfest II on October 11, 2025, at The Pyramid Scheme, according to local coverage.

Read more on the band's Ripple Music page.

Acid Witch

Acid Witch formed in Detroit in 2007 and calls its style "Halloween metal," a nod to the Halloween-style overtones in the music. The members named on Wikipedia are Shagrat, Slasher Dave, Phil Warren and Mike Tuff. Their albums include Witchtanic Hellucinations (2008), Stoned (2010), Evil Sound Screamers (2017) and Rot Among Us (2022), and their labels have included Razorback and Hells Headbangers.

We could not find a verified official page or Bandcamp for Acid Witch, and one similarly named Bandcamp page we checked belongs to a different band, so we are not linking one. You can start at the label: Hells Headbangers.

Why pair them

Both bands use doom as a base and decorate it with dark storytelling, but one leans into fuzz and dread, the other into campy horror. If our doom history post made you curious about Michigan, these two are the easiest ways in.

Sources and credits

Temple of the Fuzz Witch details come from the band's Ripple Music page and Stanley's research files (including local coverage of Doomfest II). Acid Witch details come from the Wikipedia article on Acid Witch, read 2026-10-18. Wikipedia is a lead, not a final source. No images are used and no audio is hosted.