środa, 11 stycznia 2023

A review of WITCHUNTER "Metal Dream"

 

WITCHUNTER

"Metal Dream"

Dying Victims Productions 2022

 


Witchunter is an Italian brigade formed in 2007, that loves traditional Metal above all. So where could their third full-length have been released, if not under the banner of the tireless Dying Victims Productions? If not there, well, probably nowhere. Nowhere Records is an uninteresting option, however, so the band chose the Dying Victims company, and very rightly so. So on "Metal Dream" the quintet from Italy presents us with racy, pugnacious, juicy Heavy Metal that genre lovers will fall in love with from the first listening. For Witcher's music is based as much on the origins of NWOBHM as it is on classic string jerking from overseas, as well as on the seeds of the style later called Speed Metal. So the guys drive wild, and you can hear that they hold the 80s in the highest esteem. However, it's not only the intense, gritty, fast Heavy that this album breathes, although of course there's most of it here. In between these canonical, at times almost textbook textures of sound there are also swirling elements of conventional rock from more than five decades ago, reeking faintly of psychedelia and early prog. Listening to "Metal Dream" it's hard not to have associations with classic albums of the genre and music in the style  of early Iron Maiden, Saxon, Angel Witch, Judas Priest, Tygers of Pan Tang, Riot V, American Omen, or the first productions of Manowar, but these crazy Maccaronis leave their individual cut in this music, which proves that they are not interested in being another retro band. They are definitely interested in something more, and judging by this album, it seems to me that they are on the right track to achieve it. Well, and to my mind, all is clear, and if so, there is no need to shred any more words in vain. A very good, even canonical record, which perfectly goes to the heart of the genre. In addition, it has another advantage. It is like a well-made alcohol of our own making. It enters smoothly and effortlessly, but at the same time kicks specifically. An overdose can therefore end in profuse vomiting and a spectacular passing out. So use it as directed in the accompanying booklet, without contacting your doctor or pharmacist.

 

Hatzamoth

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