275 days till W:O:A 2023.
#womenofmetal!
I already noticed that W:O:A 2023 will host a number of all-female metal bands and I am excited to introduce the Burning Witches today. I've had a lot of fun listening to them so far.
Burning Witches are a Swiss metal band founded in 2016 by guitarist Romana Kalkuhl. Kalkuhl, also guitarist with ATLAS & AXIS, wanted to form an all-female metal band for some time and in 2016 she had found a matching cast. Burning Witches play oldschool heavy metal, heavily influenced by heavy metal veterans like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest or Dio. Each of their four albums features one cover version of a dear metal classic:
- 2017 - Burning Witches - Jawbreaker / Judas Priest cover
- 2018 - Hexenhammer - Holy Diver / Dio cover
- 2020 - Dance with the Devil - Battle Hymn / Manowar cover featuring Ross The Boss
- 2021 - The Witch of the North - Hall of the Mountain King / Savatage cover featuring Chris Caffery
Burning Witches' fourth studio album The Witch of the North was released in May 2021 and produced by Marcel Schirmer alias Schmier from Destruction (as were the albums before). Very reminiscent of Judas Priest is for me The Circle Of Five. It is hard not to think of Rob Halford when listening to this song. And when looking at the accompanying video, the outfits certainly scream Halford as well!
The Witch of the North is a straightforward heavy metal album with heavy riffs, fantastic twin guitars, energetic drums and powerful vocals. The songs have an epic feeling and deal with Norse mythology. It is fun to listen to. Favourite songs on the album: The Witch of the North, We Stand As One, Thrall.
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