Witchkrieg - Música

Witchery Is A Swedish Thrash Metal Band Formed By Former Members Of Satanic Slaughter In 1997. The Current Lineup Consists Of Vocalist Legion Ex-Marduk Ex-Devian Guitarists Patrik Jensen And Rickard "Richard Corpse" Rimfält Bassist Sharlee D'Angelo And Drummer Martin Axenrot. To Date The Band Has Released Four Full-Length Studio Albums And An EP With A Fifth Album Called "Witchkrieg" Announced For July 2010. History It All Began In 1997 When Swedish Cult Band Satanic Slaughter Split Up In A Way That Basically Only Left Their Singer Ztephan Dark In The Band. Thus The Proto-Version Of Witchery Started Out With Satanic Slaughter Members Patrik Jensen Orchriste The Haunted Rickard "Rille" Rimfält Aka Richard Corpse Vocalist Toxine Seance Total Death Drummer Mique Seance And Bassist Sharlee D'Angelo Arch Enemy Mercyful Fate On Board. In 1998 They Recorded And Released Their Debut Restless And Dead Through Necropolis Records The Name Of The Album Being A Pun On Restless And Wild An Album By German Heavy Metal Icons Accept. Witchery Quickly Gathered A Cult Following With Their Combination Of Serious Technical Thrash Metal And All Topics "dead". Their Strictly Tongue-In-Cheek Humour Often Involving Executions Murder Necrophilia Resurrections And Other Morbid Topics Can Be Spotted In Song Titles And Album Names As Well As In Their Very Own Mascot - An Animated Skeleton Called "Ben Wrangle" The Name Being A Pun On The Swedish Word "benrangel" Which Best Translates Into "skellington". Witchery Also Have Their Own Heavy Metal Salute A Derivation From The Original Sign Of The Horns "Evil Eye" Ward Popularized By Ronnie James Dio Called "The W". For Properly "doing The W" Only The Ring Finger And Thumb Of The Performing Hand Touch. Rumour Has It That The Salute Came Into Being As Somebody In The Band Tried To Do The Metal Salute With A Cigarette Between His Fingers. This "W" Is Not To Be Confused With The Shocker. Later That Year Witchery Released The Witchburner Minialbum. The EP Featured Three Originals And Four Cover Songs Bearing Witness To The Individual Musicians’ Influences Among Them Accept W.A.S.P And Judas Priest. The Track "Witchburner" Being The First Ever Recording Of The Band And Like The Other Two Original Tracks "The Executioner" And "The Howling" Only Available On This EP So Far. In 1999 Witchery Embarked On A U.S. Tour With Emperor And Borknagar. Their Second Full-Length Album Dead Hot And Ready Was Unleashed Soon Thereafter A Six-Week European Tour Following In 2000. Symphony For The Devil The Band’s 2001 Release Was Recorded At Berno Studio Amon Amarth Dark Funeral In Malmö Sweden With New Drummer Martin “Axe” Axenrot Bloodbath Opeth . Witchery Returned To Tour North America Later That Year With The Haunted. Returning To Berno Studios In 2004 The Band Recorded Don’t Fear The Reaper This Time Entrusting Mixing Duties To Tue Madsen And His Antfarm Studios The Haunted Heaven Shall Burn Himsa . After Recording The Album The Band Signed A Worldwide Record Deal With Century Media. In April 2010 Accomplished Black Metal Singer Legion Erik Hagsted Ex-Marduk Ex-Devian Joined The Band To Replace Toxine Who Had To Drop Out Because Of Schedule Issues. According To The Press Release The Split Happened By Mutual Agreement. The New Album Entitled "Witchkrieg" An Obvious Pun On Blitzkrieg Has Been Announced For July 2010. Band Members
Current Lineup Legion Erik Hagsted - Vocals
Patrik Jensen - Guitars
Richard Corpse - Guitars
Sharlee D'Angelo - Bass
Martin Axenrot - Drums Former Members Mique - Drums 1997–1999 Toxine Tony Kampner 1997–2010 Discography Studio Albums Restless And Dead - Necropolis 1998 Dead Hot And Ready - Necropolis 1999 Symphony For The Devil - Necropolis 2001 Don't Fear The Reaper- Century Media 2006 Witchkrieg - Century Media 2010 EP's Witchburner - Necropolis 1999 read less