{"product_id":"witchsorrow-the-devil-and-all-his-works","title":"WITCHSORROW - The Devil And All His Works","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor \u003cstrong\u003eWitchsorrow\u003c\/strong\u003e, doom metal is an obsession. Slaves to \u003cstrong\u003eBlack Sabbath\u003c\/strong\u003e, and proudly continuing the heavy work of the genre's high priests \u003cstrong\u003eCathedral\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eReverend Bizarre\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eElectric Wizard\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eCandlemass\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eSaint Vitus\u003c\/strong\u003e, the Hampshire-based trio's fanaticism has made them one of the underground's leading lights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForged in 2006 around the core duo of \u003cstrong\u003eNecroskull\u003c\/strong\u003e (vocals\/guitar) and \u003cstrong\u003eEmily Witch\u003c\/strong\u003e (bass), across four albums their sound has retained the traditions of doom metal - and here metal is just as important a word as doom - while carving a place all of their own within it. Invoking the dread and despair of Sabbath's signature song, their music is also that of dyed-in-the-wool metal maniacs, proud and unashamed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's found its share of acolytes as well, having shared stages with heroes like Electric Wizard and Vitus, as well as performing their hymns to the void at \u003cstrong\u003eDownload\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eRoadburn\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eArcTanGent\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eDesertfest\u003c\/strong\u003e and countless others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs they enter their twentieth year, the fire has not dimmed on their fifth offering, \u003cem\u003eThe Devil And All His Works\u003c\/em\u003e. Eight years since the true metal attack of 2018's highly acclaimed \u003cem\u003eHexenhammer\u003c\/em\u003e, even as the swan song for longtime drummer \u003cstrong\u003eWilbrahammer\u003c\/strong\u003e, it finds the band sharpening their claws and delving even deeper into the depths of doom metal than before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the mighty, organ-infused opener \u003cem\u003eOmnia Finiuntur\u003c\/em\u003e, to \u003cem\u003eBacchus\u003c\/em\u003e' celebration of sin, the fist-raised chug of \u003cem\u003eHades Chains\u003c\/em\u003e (featuring guest roars from \u003cstrong\u003eSerena Cherry\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong\u003eSvalbard\u003c\/strong\u003e\/\u003cstrong\u003eNoctule\u003c\/strong\u003e) or the epic \u003cem\u003eA Quintessence Of Dust\u003c\/em\u003e (featuring \u003cstrong\u003eEmployed To Serve\u003c\/strong\u003e's \u003cstrong\u003eSammy Urwin\u003c\/strong\u003e shredding a killer lead), fans of this stuff in its most arcane, heavy and occult-edged form will fall under its spell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album's lyrics and title - taken from an occult book by legendary author \u003cstrong\u003eDennis Wheatley\u003c\/strong\u003e - come from the idea that The Devil is present in everything, and about knowing when to let him in and when to cast him out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I noticed when I was writing the lyrics that there was something of him there in everything I was coming up with as a metaphor for things both good and bad,\" explains Necroskull.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I've previously written cautionary tales about people getting into Faustian pacts without realising what they're dealing with, but here there was a different balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBacchus\u003c\/em\u003e is about the joy of decadence and sin, but there's also things that touch on impermanence and loss and feeling like there's a dark force at the edge of reality out to hide misfortune for you to trip on.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith new drummer \u003cstrong\u003eScott 'Doom' Taylor\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003eVnder A Crvmbling Moon\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eGarganjua\u003c\/strong\u003e) now on board, the crusade continues apace. On the anthemic headbanger \u003cem\u003eIn Triumph We Rot!!!\u003c\/em\u003e, Witchsorrow sing of a life dedicated to doom, both as a passion and simply an unavoidable calling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo decades into their mission, \u003cem\u003eThe Devil And All His Works\u003c\/em\u003e is their most captivating sermon yet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CHURCH ROAD RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl LP","offer_id":58360726880601,"sku":"SDZ-47550","price":33.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":58360727470425,"sku":"SDZ-47551","price":21.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/0044770607_10.jpg?v=1781881985","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/witchsorrow-the-devil-and-all-his-works","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}