Burning Witches are not only the hottest export from the Alpine Republic, the five piece from Switzerland are also one of the most thrilling newcomers in old school heavy metal spanning the last few years - globally!
Their new album “Hexenhammer” will be released on November 9th, 2018, via Nuclear Blast Records.
Today, the band is proud to present the cover artwork for their upcoming release. This stunning visualisation was created by acclaimed artist Gyula from Hungary, who has also created artwork for Destruction, Annihilator, Grave Digger, Stratovarius, Tankard and many more.
The band states:
“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!”...
The artist Gyula adds:
“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 new album is now available for pre-order on a variety of different formats here.
Tracklist:
1. The Witch Circle
2. Executed
3. Lords of War
4. Open Your Mind
5. Don’t Cry My Tears
6. Maiden of Steel
7. Dungeon of Infamy
8. Dead Ender
9. Hexenhammer
10. Possession
11. Maneater
12. Holy Diver
13. Self Sacrifice [bonus track]
14. Don’t Cry My Tears (acoustic) [bonus track]
The forthcoming record was produced in the Little Creek Studios by the same team as its predecessor: V.O. Pulver (Pro-Pain, Destruction, Nervosa, Pänzer) and Destruction legend Schmier, who helped and advised as a close friend of the band. The result is a truly brilliant heavy metal album, destined to take away the breath of headbangers worldwide, and of course make the people bang their heads!
In January, Burning Witches will head out on an extensive tour throughout Europe - including a show at London's Underworld - as special guests on Grave Digger's “Tour of the Living Dead”. All dates can be found below.
European Tour Dates 2019:
11.01. DE Hanover - MusikZentrum
12.01. DE Andernach - JUZ Live Club
13.01. CH Pratteln - Z7
14.01. DE Munich - Backstage
15.01. DE Aschaffenburg - Colos-Saal
16.01. DE Saarbrücken - Garage
17.01. DE Bochum - Zeche
18.01. DE Glauchau - Alte Spinnerei
19.01. DE Neuruppin - Kulturhaus
20.01. NL Rotterdam - Baroeg
22.01. DE Hamburg - Martkhalle
23.01. DE Berlin - Lido
24.01. DE Bamberg - Live-Club
25.01. DE Regensburg-Obertraubling - Airport-Eventhall
26.01. DE Memmingen - Kaminwerk
27.01. DE Ludwigsburg - Rockfabrik
28.01. FR Paris - Petit Bain
29.01. UK London - Camden Underworld
30.01. BE Vosselaar - Biebob
31.01. FR TBA
01.02. ES Bilbao - Santana 27
02.02. ES Madrid - Sala Mon Live
03.02. ES Barcelona - Razzmatazz 2
(w/ Grave Digger)
Line-up:
Seraina - Vocals
Romana - Guitars
Sonia - Guitars
Jay - Bass
Lala - Drums
Weblinks:
www.facebook.com/burningwitches666
www.nuclearblast.de/burningwitches
Their new album “Hexenhammer” will be released on November 9th, 2018, via Nuclear Blast Records.
Today, the band is proud to present the cover artwork for their upcoming release. This stunning visualisation was created by acclaimed artist Gyula from Hungary, who has also created artwork for Destruction, Annihilator, Grave Digger, Stratovarius, Tankard and many more.
The band states:
“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!”...
The artist Gyula adds:
“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 new album is now available for pre-order on a variety of different formats here.
Tracklist:
1. The Witch Circle
2. Executed
3. Lords of War
4. Open Your Mind
5. Don’t Cry My Tears
6. Maiden of Steel
7. Dungeon of Infamy
8. Dead Ender
9. Hexenhammer
10. Possession
11. Maneater
12. Holy Diver
13. Self Sacrifice [bonus track]
14. Don’t Cry My Tears (acoustic) [bonus track]
The forthcoming record was produced in the Little Creek Studios by the same team as its predecessor: V.O. Pulver (Pro-Pain, Destruction, Nervosa, Pänzer) and Destruction legend Schmier, who helped and advised as a close friend of the band. The result is a truly brilliant heavy metal album, destined to take away the breath of headbangers worldwide, and of course make the people bang their heads!
In January, Burning Witches will head out on an extensive tour throughout Europe - including a show at London's Underworld - as special guests on Grave Digger's “Tour of the Living Dead”. All dates can be found below.
European Tour Dates 2019:
11.01. DE Hanover - MusikZentrum
12.01. DE Andernach - JUZ Live Club
13.01. CH Pratteln - Z7
14.01. DE Munich - Backstage
15.01. DE Aschaffenburg - Colos-Saal
16.01. DE Saarbrücken - Garage
17.01. DE Bochum - Zeche
18.01. DE Glauchau - Alte Spinnerei
19.01. DE Neuruppin - Kulturhaus
20.01. NL Rotterdam - Baroeg
22.01. DE Hamburg - Martkhalle
23.01. DE Berlin - Lido
24.01. DE Bamberg - Live-Club
25.01. DE Regensburg-Obertraubling - Airport-Eventhall
26.01. DE Memmingen - Kaminwerk
27.01. DE Ludwigsburg - Rockfabrik
28.01. FR Paris - Petit Bain
29.01. UK London - Camden Underworld
30.01. BE Vosselaar - Biebob
31.01. FR TBA
01.02. ES Bilbao - Santana 27
02.02. ES Madrid - Sala Mon Live
03.02. ES Barcelona - Razzmatazz 2
(w/ Grave Digger)
Line-up:
Seraina - Vocals
Romana - Guitars
Sonia - Guitars
Jay - Bass
Lala - Drums
Weblinks:
www.facebook.com/burningwitches666
www.nuclearblast.de/burningwitches