There was something enchanting, maybe even witchy, about the first time I heard The Haxans. It was as though I stepped into a haunted house, but where glam met spooky, where horror met rock, and where every track felt like Halloween came early and never left.
I guess you can say it was fate. I was in my car listening to a random playlist Spotify recommended when “Dirty Magic” came on. That haunting, catchy tune stopped me in my tracks. It was love at first listen. I needed to know who this band was. And from that moment on, I was hooked.
But they’re more than just a band. They’re a mood. They're a spell cast in an autumn shadow.
Ash Costello, with her commanding presence and bold vocals, gives voice to the beautifully weird sentiments that often cross my mind. And Matt Montgomery, aka Count D., brings the mystery and musical wizardry, wrapping every song in electric darkness and heapings of pumpkin spice.
The Haxans make it fun to be different. They don’t shy away from the strange or the spooky. They celebrate it. Their music makes you want to dance in a cemetery, laugh in the dark, and wear black as a badge of honor. They welcome the misfits and Halloween-forever crowd.
Their songs are catchy spells; pop-infused, goth rock anthems that live in your bones. “Slick Black Coffin,” “Lights Out,” “Young Blood” — each track is a love letter to the night. “Fall Into You,” not just my favorite song by The Haxans, but my favorite song - period, is hauntingly romantic and addictive.
And their aesthetics? From skulls to glitter, from eerie elegance to playful fright, their style is a match for anyone who lives for October vibes year-round.
So, here’s to The Haxans: the soundtrack to my spooky soul. Thank you for being unapologetically weird, beautifully dark, and ridiculously fun. You didn’t just make music. I found a piece of myself in your world. And I’ll keep dancing in the night for however long your music is playing.
Forever Halloween,
Tara Adams 🧡🖤
