The female quintet Burning
Witches was formed in Switzerland in 2015, born from the intention of guitarist
Romana Kalkuhl, who wanted, above all, to build a band marked by complicity,
companionship, and of course, love for Heavy Metal. They completed the initial
training Lala (drums), Alea (guitars), Seraina (vocals) and Jeanine (bass). (versão em português)
The inspirations and influences,
of course, mainly of classic Heavy Metal, of great names, some that appeared
already in the 70's, and the sound and visual 80's, and we can mention bands
like Judas Priest, Dio, Manowar and King Diamond.
In 2016 they launched their first
work, simply called “Burning Witches”, independently, which received many
positive reviews on renowned websites and magazines in Europe. These great
reactions caught the attention of the biggest Heavy Metal label, the German
Nuclear Blast, which offered a contract.
At the end of 2017, guitarist
Alea Wyss leaves the band, and a charismatic and technical new owner of the six
strings is recruited, the Dutch Sonia “Anubis” Nusselder. In 2018 they launched
their second work, “Hexenhammer”, and they go on a tour passing through several
countries, including playing in many important European festivals, such as Bang
Your Head and Wacken.
In 2019, vocalist Seraina Telli
also leaves the band to dedicate herself to other projects, and the band
recruits yet another Dutchwoman, Laura Guldemond, a vocalist with a lot of
personality, who besides beauty and a striking stage presence, brought more
possibilities to the sound of witches.
2019 was a busy year, continuing
with many shows and the band gaining even more fans. A single and an EP were
also released, "Wings of Steel", the first official recordings with
the new singer.
And now in 2020, more precisely
on March 6, Burning Witches launches their third work, "Dance With the
Devil", which promises to take the quintet to another level, with an
increasing popularity in the Metal scene.
Produced by V.O. Pulver (The
German Panzer, producer of Rage albums, Pro-Pain, Destruction and others) and
Schmier (Destruction), the band maintained its sound, exuding classic Heavy
Metal with hints of Power Metal, but adding a little more variety and melody.
In previous albums I would say
that they pulled more towards a Judas Priest line, and now there is a greater
variety, both due to the evolution of the entire band, as well as the
contribution of Laura, who, in addition to creating varied vocal lines -
reaching even some excerpts with gutturals - puts a lot of energy in the
interpretations.
This greater variety not only
brought more melody, as there are also tracks where we have some passages,
riffs and vocals that have a foot in traditional Thrash Metal, that stuffed
with riffs on top of riffs, in that Slayer line of "Show no Mercy",
for example.
Innovation? There is no need to
invent anything new if you produce good and sincere music in the style that was
proposed, and Burning Witches gives a show in this regard, bringing very traditional
and striking riffs, strong choruses and a lot of energy.
So in a beautiful Heavy Metal
album, we have 12 tracks (counting the intro) very linear in quality, but with
some that stand out, like the frantic opening with "Lucid Dream", a
locomotive, with a lot of aggression on vocals and riffs bordering the Thrash; the
already known title track "Dance With the Devil", which brings more
melody, catchy licks and striking riffs and a sticky chorus. Total 80s!
That powerful Metal ballad could
not be missing, and "Black Magic" fulfills its role with praise, in
that traditional, melodious line and with acoustic passages and growing in the
chorus; "Sea of Lies" brings variations alternating paced and
fast tempos. Laura alternates more melodic vocals with some guttural ones,
and the guitars shine sometimes alone, sometimes in unison, with melody and
aggressiveness.
It is also worth mentioning the
already traditional cover/version, in the previous ones they paid tribute to
Judas and Dio, this time it is Manowar (in some special editions there is also
a cover of King Diamond), and they present a beautiful revisited version of
"Battle Hymn", which featured Ross "The Boss" and Mike
Lepond (Symphony X) as guests.
These girls are doing a very good job togheter, delivering a great and
exciting Heavy Metal album, with many of the traditional nuances and even
"clichés" of the style, but done in a very honest and competent way. Breaking neck It's guaranteed! And it's certain that you cannot doubt the strength of
this quintet, and that 2020 could be the year of witches!
Rate: 9/10
Rate: 9/10
Text: Carlos Garcia
Band: Burning Witches
Album: "Dance With the
Devil" 2020
Style: Heavy Metal, Power Metal
Switzerland
Label: Nuclear Blast
Line-Up
Laura Guldemond: Vocals
Romana Kalkuhl: Guitar
Sonia Anubis: Guitar
Jay Grob: Bass
Lala: Drum
Tracklist:
Laura Guldemond: Vocals
Romana Kalkuhl: Guitar
Sonia Anubis: Guitar
Jay Grob: Bass
Lala: Drum
Tracklist:
1. The Incantation
2. Lucid Nightmare
3. Dance With The Devil
4. Wings Of Steel
5. Six Feet Underground
6. Black Magic
7. Sea Of Lies
8. The Sisters Of Fate
9. Necronomicon
10. The Final Fight
11. Threefold Return
12. Battle Hymn
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