Swedish Blackened Thrash Metallers WITCHERY, have announced their eighth studio album, “Nightside”, set for release worldwide on July 22nd via Century Media Records. The first single and video for the razor-sharp track “Popecrusher” is out now, alongside an animated official video. “Nightside” features brief guest appearances on vocals by Jeff Walker (CARCASS, on “A Forest of Burning Coffins”, as well as guest guitar leads by Hank Shermann (MERCYFUL FATE, on “Left Hand March”), Simon Johansson (WOLF, on “Crucifix and Candle”) and Maciek Ofstad (KVELERTAK, on “Don’t Burn the Witch”).
The album was once again mixed and produced by Daniel Bergstrand (BEHEMOTH, IN FLAMES, etc.) and includes artwork by Andreas “Diaz” Pettersson.
WITCHERY mastermind Jensen states about “Popecrusher”: “Setting the benchmark for the new album, ‘Popecrusher’ is the first foreshadowing aural assault from our new album ‘Nightside’. All the pieces fell into place with this album and we can’t wait for everyone to hear the album in its entirety. ‘Nightside’ is our first attempt at writing a concept album, and ‘Popecrusher’ is of course a part of that story. We hope you love the soul-incinerating heaviness of ‘Popecrusher’ as much as we do. More great things are soon to come. Do the W!”
Tracklist:
- Witching Hour
- Don’t Burn the Witch
- Storm of the Unborn
- Er steht in Flammen
- Popecrusher
- Left Hand March
- Under the Altar
- Churchburner
- Crucifix and Candle
- A Forest of Burning Coffins
- Nightside
You can watch the animated video clip for “Popecrusher”, created by Eduardo Hidalgo & Maciej Pieloch / MPieloch.com & E2h Design Studio, below:
