BURNING WITCHES Release Second Studio Album ‘Hexenhammer’
November 9th, 2018
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Brugg, Switzerland-based heavy metal group Burning Witches issued second full-length studio album Hexenhammer on November 9th, 2018 through Nuclear Blast Records.
Hexenhammer was produced at Little Creek Studio in Switzerland by the same team as its predecessor, namely V.O. Pulver and Destruction frontman Marcel “Schmier” Schirmer.
Cover artwork was created by Hungarian artist Gyula.
Talking about the artwork, the band said: “We are very proud to present you with the new album cover for Hexenhammer. The topic of the record is the Malleus Maleficarum book, that legalised the extermination of the so called ‘Witches’ in medieval times. The justification of murder against the weak is still a sad topic, even now – so we wanna pay our respects and remember. Most of the lyrics deal with this dark chapter of our history. Of course we also wanted a classic and mystical metal layout that reflects our music – we think it’s a great combination! We hope the fans will enjoy it!”
Gyula added: “It is not that simple creating a metal cover artwork when the main character and focus is an attractive woman. For me, it is much easier to create gory images with monsters or devils. But I remembered that my first original cassette was the Warlock Triumph And Agony album, so I felt very motivated to incorporate both of those aspects into the art; some black magic and some beautiful ladies. I got some instructions and a sketch from the band – so I painted the witch and the altar first as a main focus and everybody loved the character and the feeling of the image. When I added the ghost images of the girls, it all aligned into a dark magic artwork.”
The track listing is as follows:
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01. ‘The Witch Circle’
02. ‘Executed’
03. ‘Lords Of War’
04. ‘Open Your Mind’
05. ‘Don’t Cry My Tears’
06. ‘Maiden Of Steel’
07. ‘Dungeon Of Infamy’
08. ‘Dead Ender’
09. ‘Hexenhammer’
10. ‘Possession’
11. ‘Maneater’
12. ‘Holy Diver’ (Dio cover)
Bonus Tracks
13. ‘Self Sacrifice’
14. ‘Don’t Cry My Tears (Acoustic Version)’
Burning Witches’ line-up was as follows:
Seraina Telli (vocals)
Romana Kalkuhl (guitar)
Sonia Nusselder (guitar)
Jeanine Grob (bass)
Lala Frischknecht (drums)
A music video was filmed for the title track. In addition, official lyric videos were created for the songs ‘Executed’ and ‘Open Your Mind’. All three clips can be viewed below.
Burning Witches’ self-titled debut studio record was released independently in May 2017.
Promotional photograph by Martin Rahn.
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