Near the end of the first decade of the millennium, a band named Salem became popular on the internet, both to be listened to and torn apart.
The Michigan three-piece were one of the most visible purveyors of witch-house, the subgenre blending horrorcore, shoegaze, chopped-and-screwed and black metal imagery.
Salem broke out with a pair of EPs, 2008's Yes I Smoke Crack and Water in 2009, and released a full-length album called King's Night in 2010; that same year, they took the stage at The FADER Fort in SXSW for a widely-despised performance.
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