Lucid Dementia release video for ‘Witches Hat’ from ‘Hexery’
Lucid Dementia released the occult-themed video for “Witches Hat” on June 5, 2026 — the first video from the Austin industrial band’s fifth album “Hexery.”
Industrial band Lucid Dementia released the video for “Witches Hat” on June 5, 2026. The clip is the first video from the Austin, Texas group’s fifth full-length album, “Hexery,” which the band released on March 20, 2026. The band issued the video through its own channels and streams the song on Bandcamp and Spotify.
‘Witches Hat’ video
The band stated that “Witches Hat” “presents a dark spell of inspiration put together on a low budget in an experiment to see what would happen if the band filmed an occult crime and called it a music video.” Lucid Dementia described the song’s subject as a statement that “one should not touch a woman without her consent.”
The band outlined the video as a tale in three parts: a hand reaches out, grabs a flower and squeezes it until it bleeds before retreating; a witch then casts a spell by manipulating objects on a table; and a person is trapped in a room with the band, lit only by a camera with a small pinhole light. Lucid Dementia performs the song in darkness while the trapped figure watches, and the band indicated that further context sits within the other songs on “Hexery.”
‘Hexery’ album
“Hexery” is the fifth full-length Lucid Dementia album. The band released it on March 20, 2026, and describes it as a witch-themed record. The album was mastered on October 31, 2025 after a delayed recording process, with “Witches Hat” arriving as its first single video on June 5, 2026.
About Lucid Dementia
Lucid Dementia is an avant-garde industrial band from Austin, Texas, described by the project as “gothic industrial experimental surrealist neurodivergent pop” and “a horror based hybrid mix of metal, electronic and industrial music fronted by a female/male vocals combo.” The live act is led by a six-foot puppet character nicknamed “Luci.” Sheldon Reynolds conceived the project in 1996, citing My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, Skinny Puppy and Marilyn Manson as influences, and released the first album, “Twisted,” in 1997. The label COP International placed the “Twisted” title track on an industrial compilation, and two Lucid Dementia songs, “Twisted” and “Cannibal,” were later used on the CBS television series “NCIS.”
The current lineup is Sheldon (puppet master, programmer, vocals), Holly (femme vocals), AzilX (beats), Steven Canham (guitar) and Tim Duvall (bass). The band’s 2013 album “When the World Leaves You Behind” included the song “It Came from the Dead,” whose video features Michael Baldwin of the film “Phantasm.” Lucid Dementia has had music placed in the horror films “Sweatshop” and the indie comedy “Kopy Kings,” won the Best Gothic/Industrial Band category in the SXSW Austin Chronicle Music Poll, and opened for acts including Combichrist, Clan of Xymox, Razed in Black and The Crüxshadows. “Witches Hat,” released June 5, 2026, is the first video drawn from the band’s fifth album, “Hexery.”
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