Hello
I am Sarah Schultheiss, guitarist, singer and spell writer/caster.
Welcome to my Wicced World;
Wicced Sarah delivers an unapologetic, heavy, and intensely raw musical experience. Born from an uncompromising solo force, the music rejects the polished, over-sanitized production of the modern mainstream to protect the honesty of the vibration. It is a gritty, high-friction fusion of dirty outlaw rock, deep roots-driven textures, and heavy metal intensity.
At the core of the sound is a massive, wall-of-sound presence: a single guitar biting through the mix with absolute authority, driven by the low-end grit of mandatory Drop D tuning. Layered with unfiltered vocals that carry a distinct element of strategic mystery, the music moves with calculated friction. It delivers the crushing energy of a full power trio, executed with the razor-sharp focus of an independent solo artist.
The Outlaw Rock Manifesto
By Reverend Sarah Schultheiss, AKA Wicced Sarah
I have tried to describe my music, shying away from comparisons to anyone, but the truth is plain: I am an outlaw, and I play Outlaw Rock. If you trace the lineage back to its roots, the raw DNA of this sound has been brewing for over 50 years.
The 1970s: The Outlaw Roots & The "Guitar Army"
The actual term "Outlaw" first exploded in the mid-1970s as a fierce rebellion against a slick, overproduced commercial machine.
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The Country Rebellions: In the early '70s, artists like Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson fought the Nashville record executives to win total creative freedom. They traded in their clean, rhinestone suits for leather jackets, grew their hair out, and started recording raw, stripped-down tracks with their actual touring bands instead of sanitized studio musicians.
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The Hard Rock Fusion: Right alongside them, the mid-to-late '70s saw the birth of Southern rock bands like Blackfoot, Molly Hatchet, and The Outlaws (known back then as the "Florida Guitar Army"). They took that same raw outlaw defiance, cranked it through massive wall-of-sound guitar rigs, and infused it with heavy, hard-driving blues and rock rhythms.
For decades, "Outlaw Country" and "Hard Southern Rock" lived as neighbors—sharing the same dirt, the same independent grit, and the same rejection of mainstream polish. Historically, people used "Outlaw Rock" as a loose, casual description—a vague vibe to describe a rock band that sounded a bit dangerous or a country act that played too loud.
Nobody ever laid down the actual law for it. Until now.
Codifying the Sound: The New Law
I took that generalized, loose description of Outlaw Rock and forged it into a rock-solid genre governed by unyielding elements. I stand on the shoulders of the rebels who came before me. I didn't invent the dirt—I just learned how to mine it my own way. My sound carries the DNA of the greats who refused to play by the rules, from the heavy dual-guitar armies of the '70s to the gritty storytelling of Ray Wylie Hubbard.
I am a guardian carrying that torch into a new, codified framework. I show respect for the history while firmly claiming my place at the front of the line by enforcing the strict law of the sound:
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The Blueprint: Strictly Drop D tuning, bridging the raw acoustic foundation with the biting edge of the electric guitar.
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The Attack: A distinctive hybrid picking style that commands the fretboard, making one guitar hit with the depth and force of two.
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The Delivery: Vocals that are whiskey-stained, gravelly, and well-lived-in, prioritizing honest emotional weight over formal perfection.
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The Production: One Shot Recording. No retakes. No digital fixes. What you hear is the exact, unvarnished truth of the room.
The Final Verdict
"I don't read music, and I don't care about slick studio perfection. I do things the outlaw way. I play by ear, I own the record label, and I own the results because the truth of the room matters more than studio polish. Outlaw Rock has always been an attitude, but I'm here to lay down the actual sonic framework for it. It's not about being flawless; it's about keeping the vibration honest."
My Story
Where do I begin? 54 years of writing spells, 44 years of playing guitar, roughly 54 years of singing, I was 5 when I started singing in the choir at church, I also played guitar and sang in a religious band in a Pentecostal church, I tried Christianity but it didn't work for me, witchcraft mixed other philosophies and a touch of Satanism did, the music I create is a part of the witchcraft I practice.
Now, let's talk about my guitar playing, I use a hybrid picking technique, I use a method I call scientific ear, I don't read music and it was a stumbling block than two things happened a wino and a science teacher taught me the science behind both the acoustic and electric guitar, now for my vocals, I describe them as whiskey stained and gravely, that goes from kinda country to hard rock, this helps me to create a contrasting musical style.
Further
My vocal style is grounded in the raw, unfiltered reality of classic outlaw rock. Operating strictly in a gravelly, medium-range register, I deliver lines with a whiskey-grained, lived-in tone that prioritizes honest vibration over pristine perfection. There is no studio slickness, no pitch correction, and no hiding behind heavy effects. Every track is captured using a "One Shot" recording method—one take, straight from the gut, with no fixes or alterations. What you hear is the absolute truth of the moment: the physical effort, the breath, and the natural grit of the performance.
The guitar work is the heavy, low-end anchor to that vocal grit, driven by a strict adherence to Drop D tuning. I don't read music; I play entirely by ear, intuitive and direct. The sonic foundation is built on standard time, riding the edge of breakup through an electric setup that favors raw, tactile presence over digital masking.
Because of unique physical adaptations from past hand injuries, I navigate the fretboard using three fingers and employ a distinct hybrid picking style—holding the pick firmly to drive the top strings while using my remaining fingers to strum the lower strings. This creates a highly personal, rhythmically driving attack. The guitar doesn't just accompany the voice; it mirrors the same philosophy of unfiltered resonance and mandatory honesty.
Every song is a singular transmission. Recorded in a single take without edits, the vocals and the electric guitar lock together in a heavy, grounded reality. It is a dry, commanding, and unapologetic sonic landscape designed to carry the weight of the song straight to the listener without compromise.
Peace, love, and Rock and Roll.