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Band
Witchcraft
Title
Black Metal
Type
LP/EP
Company
Nuclear Blast
YOR
2020
Style
Doom/Stoner
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9/16/2021 - Review by: Greg Watson
More like Bleak Metal
I've been a fan of Witchcraft since their self titled release back in 2004 and when I heard they were releasing a new album this year, I was pretty stoked, even more so when I heard that it was going to be an acoustic album.

The opening track 'Elegantly Expressed Depression' is pretty much all you need to listen to in order to know what the album is like. It's essentially Magnus Pelander singing emotionally in a dark room with his guitar. The album gets monotonous after two or three tracks as it has a very formulaic approach.

Though I appreciate what Pelander tried to do, in execution, it just comes up a little short for me.
PERSONAL BREAKDOWN:

ENJOYMENT
2.5
MUSIC
3
VOCALS
1.5
PRODUCTION
2.5
ARTWORK
1.5
LYRICS
1.5


  • 1 :REVIEW COUNT
    2.5 :AVE RATING

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DOR
COMPANY
 REVIEWER DATE MADE RATING
Black Metal
2020
Nuclear Blast
Greg Watson9/16/2021
2.5

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