{"id":94178,"date":"2022-07-05T14:30:48","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T19:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/?p=94178"},"modified":"2022-07-05T14:31:22","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T19:31:22","slug":"witchery-debut-witching-hour-music-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/?p=94178","title":{"rendered":"WITCHERY – Debut “Witching Hour” Music Video"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

 Masters of infernal metal since their inception 25 years ago, Swedish blackened thrash metal pioneers WITCHERY<\/strong> release their new single and video for the album\u2019s fierce opening track \u201cWitching Hour<\/strong>\u201d. Watch the video, which was directed by Martin Hultgren \/ Gryt Film AB, with post-production handled by Eduardo Hidalgo \/ E2h Design Studio & Maciej Pieloch \/ MPieloch.com, HERE<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WITCHERY mastermind and guitarist Jensen<\/strong> states about \u201cWitching Hour\u201d, \u201cAnd so, the \u2018Witching Hour\u2019 has finally arrived\u2026This, the opening track of the new concept album “Nightside”, kicks off a story of unreal nightmares, demonic possession, inquisitional witches’ trials and then dives into the really dark stuff, haha. First try for us to create a concept album and we are very happy with how it turned out. We worked hard at creating songs that followed the dramaturgy of the story (which was more work than we ever realized, but a challenged we accepted and overcame!). We’re pretty sure that \u2018Popecrusher\u2019, and now \u2018Witching Hour\u2019, will pique your interest in hearing the full story of “Nightside”!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWitching Hour\u201d follows WITCHERY\u2019s first single for the razor-sharp track \u201cPopecrusher<\/a>\u201d, which was previously released in an animated video clip created by Eduardo Hidalgo & Maciej Pieloch \/ MPieloch.com & E2H Design Studio. Both tracks are off of the band\u2019s forthcoming 8th<\/sup> studio album Nightside<\/em><\/strong>, which is set for release on July 22<\/strong>nd<\/sup>worldwide via Century Media Records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following 2017\u2019s much acclaimed I Am Legion<\/em><\/strong> album, Nightside<\/em> was recorded with the WITCHERY line-up consisting of Jensen (Guit., The Haunted \/ ex Seance), Rickard Rimf\u00e4lt (Guit., Seance), Angus Norder (Vox, Nekrokraft), Victor Brandt (Bass, Dimmu Borgir \/ ex Entombed A.D.) \u2013 who now officially replaces longtime bassist Sharlee D\u2019Angelo \u2013 and Chris Barkensj\u00f6 (Drums, LIK \/ ex Kaamos). The album was once again mixed and produced by Daniel Bergstrand (Behemoth, In Flames, etc.) and includes artwork by Andreas \u201cDiaz\u201d Pettersson, which can be seen above. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nightside<\/em><\/strong> tracklisting: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Witching Hour<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Don\u2019t Burn the Witch<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Storm of the Unborn<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Er steht in Flammen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Popecrusher<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Left Hand March<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Under the Altar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Churchburner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Crucifix and Candle<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. A Forest of Burning Coffins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. Nightside<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jensen adds, \u201cI started to write this album without any general direction of idea in mind, but somewhere in the middle of the writing process I remembered that I’ve always wanted to do a concept album, so I decided to give it a shot. Little did I know that writing a concept album puts a lot more pressure on each and every song turning out great. This might seem a norm (and I guess it is in some way) but usually you write 12-14 songs and choose the songs that turned out the best after they’ve been mixed and mastered. Sometimes even what you thought was going to be the first song on the album gets pushed to somewhere else because another track turned out sounding more like an opening track. Also, out of those 12-14 songs you can choose to keep a few a bonus tracks. With a theme album, songs can\u2019t swap places. The story needs to work (no one wants to do a new \u201cThe Elder\u201d!), so the opening track really needs to hold up as an opening track etc., thus the extra pressure of “no surprises” after its all recorded. The album tells a story of demonic nightmares, unexplainable pregnancy, witch trails and an escape from the Old Country to the colonies in the west and what happens once the child is born. Guests on this album is, for starters, our permanent guest of honor Hank Shermann, but also guest solos by Maciek Ofstad of Kvelertak and Simon Johansson of Wolf (also the studio owner of SolnaStudio where we recorded the album. We also had the honor of having Jeff Walker of Carcass do guest vocals on the song “A Forest of Burning Coffins”. All in all, we are very happy with how the album turned out and with again thrilled over Daniel Bergstrand’s killer production\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nightside<\/em> features brief guest appearances on vocals by Jeff Walker (Carcass, on \u201cA Forest of Burning Coffins\u201d, as well as guest guitar leads by Hank Shermann (Mercyful Fate, on \u201cLeft Hand March\u201d), Simon Johansson (Wolf, on \u201cCrucifix and Candle\u201d) and Maciek Ofstad (Kvelertak, on \u201cDon\u2019t Burn the Witch\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nightside<\/em> will be released in the following formats: jewelcase CD, 180g. vinyl LP (either as black vinyl or as limited transparent red vinyl of 500x copies via CM Distro\/Mailorder) and as digital album. Pre-orders for Nightside<\/em> are available, HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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