BURNING WITCHES – Hexenhammer

Hexenhammer marks the second album from Swedish Classic Metal act Burning Witches. It is a step forward in both execution and artistic impact and the band has further refined its sound and more clearly defined the brand and their place in the Metal genre.

Fans of Ram It Down / Painkiller era Judas Priest will love the Classic Speed and Heavy Metal vibes of these songs. With fantastic cover art, a robust yet organic production, and well-honed chops, both in instrumentation and vocals, Hexenhammer will be an easy win with most standard fare metal fans. The classic, dueling lead guitar attack of Sonia Nusselder and Romana Kalkuhl fits this style like a glove and the vocal power of Seraina Telli has only increased since the band’s debut.

Although some songs don’t live up to the same standard as their peers, and there are few truly new elements introduced by this band, the overall album is one that is enjoyable and thoroughly head-bangable. There’s even a DIO cover at the end of the album to close things out with a familiar and much loved song. Their rendition of “Holy Diver” is excellent and a fitting addition to the album.

Modern metal fans may be left wanting, but Old-School metal heads will love the unapologetic promotion of tradition on Hexenhammer.

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