ARTIST: ARKHAM WITCH
TITLE: "Legions of the Deeper Depths"
GENRE: Heavy/Doom Metal
RELEASE DATE: July 25th, 2024
LABEL: Metal On Metal Records
CATALOG ID: MOMR24114
BARCODE: 8022167091143
FORMAT: CD in jewel case • 13 tracks (approx. 76 min.) • 12 pages stapled booklet with lyrics, band photos and info • All full-color
TRACK LISTING:
1. David Lund
2. At the Mountains of Madness
3. Iron Shadows in the Moon
4. Infernal Machine
5. The Cloven Sea
6. On a Horse Called Vengeance
7. Gods of Storm and Thunder
8. Kult of Kutulu
9. Legions of the Deep
10. We're from Keighley
11. Hammerstorm [BONUS TRACK]
12. For Metal [BONUS TRACK]
13. Metal Queen [BONUS TRACK]
Total playing time: 76:00
YOUTUBE:
• "Legions of the Deeper Depths" album promo clip
OVERVIEW:
The legions return... from even deeper depths! Here's the second reissue of the band's sold-out classic from 2012, "Legions of the Deep", remastered in 2015 and now featuring the "Hammerstorm" EP as bonus tracks for the total of 76 minutes of Lovecraftian madness.
With multiple albums, EPs and compilations under their belts, ARKHAM WITCH is a name that should be perfectly familiar to the old school heavy metal and doom fans, especially those into THE LAMP OF THOTH, the previous band of the vocalist Simon and drummer Emily. On their sophomore album the Brits serve one ridiculously catchy "hit" after another. Their influences are pretty obvious: DEEP SWITCH, HELL, WITCHFINDER GENERAL, JUDAS PRIEST, PENTAGRAM, SAINT VITUS, MANILLA ROAD, CIRITH UNGOL... but at the same time it's not possible to mistake them for any other band (except for TLOT perhaps), as their personality shines strongly through their music and attitude. It's straightforward doom- and NWOBHM-laden traditional metal, occult, but with a tinge of humor, with these trademark bard/brigand type vocals of Simon. And if it makes you do weird moves and speak in strange tongues, you are not alone... you've just joined the Legions of the Deep!
SELLING POINTS:
• The 2nd studio album of this UK-based old school heavy/doom metal band, who have now released four full-lengths, several EPs and compilations since their inception in 2008, and gained a big following in their home country and abroad.
• This is the 2nd reissue of this 2012 classic, remastered and with the long-unavailable "Hammerstorm" EP as bonus tracks.
• Guest vocals on the title track by Leo Stivala of Forsaken (Malta) fame.
• H.P. Lovecraft inspired lyrics appealing to the Cthulhu Mythos enthusiasts.
• Cover art painted by Jowita Kaminska (Exodus, Attacker, Witchburner, Midnight Priest, Manilla Road, Forsaken, Deceased, Meliah Rage, Arkham Witch, Metal Law, Ignitor...).
• The band is active live, playing both in the UK and abroad, including gigs at important underground metal festivals (this July 2024, Headbangers Open Air XXVI in Germany).
• For fans of: The Lamp of Thoth, Deep Switch, Hell, Witchfinder General, Judas Priest, Pentagram, Saint Vitus, Manilla Road, Cirith Ungol, Valhall...
Cover art by Jowita Kaminska-Peruzzi (www.jowita-kaminska.art).
