ARKHAM WITCH "On Crom's Mountain" (tape) [SOLD OUT]Heavy / Doom Metal / NWOBHM (December 2012)
ARTIST: ARKHAM WITCH
TITLE: "On Crom's Mountain"
GENRE: Heavy/Doom Metal/NWOBHM
RELEASE DATE: Dec 24th, 2012
LABEL: RAW Metal/Metal On Metal Records
CATALOG ID: RAW1203
BARCODE: n.a.
FORMAT: Cassette (pro-tape in black shell with silver print) • 10 tracks (approx. 53 min.) • 3 panel insert • All full-color • Limited to 66 copies
(Conan album and axe not included)
PLEASE NOTE: You can also buy the album as digital download directly from the band's Bandcamp page.
TRACK LISTING:
Side "CROM":
1. Battering Ram (04:13)
2. The Lord of R'lyeh (07:08)
3. Burn the Witch (04:39)
4. The Phantom Bowmen (05:25)
5. Dagon's Bell (06:58)
Side "MOUNTAIN":
1. March for War (04:32)
2. Waterfront Fists (03:16)
3. The Necromancer (02:52)
4. Viking Pirates of Doom (05:18)
5. Crom's Mountain (08:53)
Total playing time: 53:14
OVERVIEW:
This is ARKHAM WITCH's debut album from 2011 "On Crom's Mountain" released now on cassette format, limited to 66 hand-numbered copies, with a new cover art. What can be said about this kick-ass album that hasn't been said yet? Not much probably, so we'll just pull out a few quotes from Michael Ballue's review for Hellride Music Forums: "Ten brand new rough and ready, in your face metal smashers leaping out of the speakers to savage the listener like a rabid wolf. (...) The magnificent beast that first roared on the demo is just bigger, stronger and more experienced. (...) Arkham Witch have an all too rare ability to write songs that are unadulterated metal yet catchy and immediate beyond belief. As you head bang, they burrow into your brain like an aggressive horde of parasites. (...) There is a wealth of variety and not even close to a single clunker in this over 50 minutes of mayhem. The quality control is iron clad and the spirit is unrelenting. The musicianship is spot on perfect throughout and the songwriting is extraordinarily good. Really there is every reason for you to buy this immediately and not a single not to... for fucks sake get on with it immediately if you don't own this already."
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.com)