BURNING WITCHES are proud to release not only the title track of their upcoming new studio album, The Witch Of The North but also their first-ever high-quality music video to go along with it. And they couldn't have chosen a better date for the release of this new single: it coincides with Walpurgis Night, the traditional night of the witches, deeply rooted in Central and Northern European folklore.
While the song "The Witch Of The North" showcases BURNING WITCHES at their heaviest and features their most anthemic chorus to date, its music video brings the stunning album cover artwork by Claudio Bergamín to life. Witness the forest witch conjure a demon warrior out of the flames and lead it into battle. Sorcery, swordplay, fire & blood - it doesn't get more METAL than this!
Happy Walpurgis Night!
Watch "The Witch Of The North" video on KNAC.COM HERE
BURNING WITCHES comment on the video:
"It was a big dream of us, to finally produce a video clip with an acclaimed company like Grupa 13 and a bit of a bigger budget. The title track of the new album was the perfect song to transpose visually, it is not a typical single, it is more of an epic grower. This way we have visually reflected the song for eternity! We hope you will love it as much as we do!”
PRE-ORDER THE ALBUM OR LISTEN TO THE SINGLE HERE: http://nblast.de/BW-WitchOfTheNorth
Below is The Witch Of The North track list:
- "Winter's Wrath"
- "The Witch Of The North"
- "Tainted Ritual"
- "We Stand As One"
- "Flight Of The Valkyries"
- "The Circle Of Five"
- "Lady Of The Woods"
- "Thrall"
- "Omen"
- "Nine Worlds"
- "For Eternity"
- "Dragon's Dream"
- "Eternal Frost"
- "Hall Of The Mountain King" (Bonus)
Few bands in recent memory have established themselves as quickly as BURNING WITCHES, and few are able to write such timeless, grand tunes with somnambulistic ease; carrying Judas Priest in their hearts without becoming overly nostalgic, whilst rapidly developing their own unique voice. "We’re not really into bigger experiments," confesses guitarist and main songwriter Romana. "We’re all burning for classic metal like MAIDEN, PRIEST and SLAYER. For me nothing’s better than this kind of music, so BURNING WITCHES will always stay true to themselves."
Now, the Witches opened a particularly gripping page in their grimoire: an album forged in the fires of a pandemic, created with patience, finesse and pitch-black lifeblood during a time in which even the Swiss/Dutch coven had to retreat into the isolation and quietness of the dark woods. Right there they hatched new spells and new ways of weaving their potent magic into the world. For Freya, for the druidesses, for the witches as past, present and future.
Several recording sessions with Swiss metal legend V.O. Pulver and their producer, thrash titan Schmier (DESTRUCTION), at the end of 2020, enabled this foremost incarnation of the band to take their explosive heavy metal to new heights. With "Circle Of Five", "We Stand As One" or the title track there’s an ample amount of rousing, blistering hymns; but for BURNING WITCHES – and you can call that old fashioned if you like – it’s the album that counts, from its intro up to the concluding cover song.
Speaking of cover songs: after "Holy Diver" and "Battle Hymn" this time sees "Hall Of The Mountain King" by the mighty SAVATAGE – including guest solos by Chris Caffery – what a choice, what a rendition!
The Witch Of The North sounds unleashed and completely rounded. We’re looking at five pure musicians that have sought and finally found each other.
This coven can’t be stopped by prejudice, nor by stakes, nor diatribes. The era of the Witches has begun. And anyone who won’t join this black magic circle will bitterly regret it for all eternity.
