{"id":71540,"date":"2018-11-09T00:00:57","date_gmt":"2018-11-09T00:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=71540"},"modified":"2019-06-15T15:01:33","modified_gmt":"2019-06-15T15:01:33","slug":"news-burning-witches-release-second-studio-album-hexenhammer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-burning-witches-release-second-studio-album-hexenhammer\/","title":{"rendered":"BURNING WITCHES Release Second Studio Album \u2018Hexenhammer\u2019 (November 9th, 2018) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

BURNING WITCHES Release Second Studio Album \u2018Hexenhammer\u2019<\/strong><\/span>
\nNovember 9th, 2018<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Brugg, Switzerland-based heavy metal group Burning Witches issued second full-length studio album Hexenhammer<\/em> on November 9th, 2018 through Nuclear Blast Records.<\/p>\n

Hexenhammer<\/em> was produced at Little Creek Studio in Switzerland by the same team as its predecessor, namely V.O. Pulver and Destruction frontman Marcel \u201cSchmier\u201d Schirmer.<\/p>\n

Cover artwork was created by Hungarian artist Gyula.<\/p>\n

Talking about the artwork, the band said: \u201cWe are very proud to present you with the new album cover for Hexenhammer<\/em>. The topic of the record is the Malleus Maleficarum book, that legalised the extermination of the so called \u2018Witches\u2019 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\u2019s a great combination! We hope the fans will enjoy it!\u201d<\/p>\n

Gyula added: \u201cIt 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<\/em> 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

The track listing is as follows:<\/p>\n

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01. \u2018The Witch Circle\u2019
\n02. \u2018Executed\u2019
\n03. \u2018Lords Of War\u2019
\n04. \u2018Open Your Mind\u2019
\n05. \u2018Don\u2019t Cry My Tears\u2019
\n06. \u2018Maiden Of Steel\u2019
\n07. \u2018Dungeon Of Infamy\u2019
\n08. \u2018Dead Ender\u2019
\n09. \u2018Hexenhammer\u2019
\n10. \u2018Possession\u2019
\n11. \u2018Maneater\u2019
\n12. \u2018Holy Diver\u2019 (Dio cover)<\/p>\n

Bonus Tracks<\/strong><\/p>\n

13. \u2018Self Sacrifice\u2019
\n14. \u2018Don\u2019t Cry My Tears (Acoustic Version)\u2019<\/p>\n

Burning Witches\u2019 line-up was as follows:<\/p>\n

Seraina Telli (vocals)
\nRomana Kalkuhl (guitar)
\nSonia Nusselder (guitar)
\nJeanine Grob (bass)
\nLala Frischknecht (drums)<\/p>\n

A music video was filmed for the title track. In addition, official lyric videos were created for the songs \u2018Executed\u2019 and \u2018Open Your Mind\u2019. All three clips can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Burning Witches\u2019 self-titled debut studio record was released<\/a> independently in May 2017.<\/p>\n

Promotional photograph by Martin Rahn.<\/em><\/p>\n