Swedish classic / doom rock masters WITCHCRAFT have released their eagerly anticipated new album, »Nucleus«, today.
„»Nucleus« surprises and fascinates with unforeseen heaviness, rigidity and darkness. Doom revisited!”
DEAF FOREVER (GER) / Andreas Himmelstein >>> ALBUM OF THE MONTH
“WITCHCRAFT’s new album is simply addictive. An exciting hippie-esque mixture of stoner rock, doom elements and folk rock retro sound!”
ECLIPSED (GER) / Michael Lorant >>> ALBUM OF THE MONTH
“One of the best vintage feelings ever heard! Highly recommended!”
MYROCK (FR)
“Close your eyes and get soothed by the incredible sweet harmonies and strong doom metal grooves!”
METALLIAN (FR)
„Witchcraft have really raised the bar with Nucleus, an album that will amaze and surprise in equal amounts with its epic songwriting and grandiose arrangements. An instant classic and a tough one to follow for absolutely every single other rock band in 2016!“
METAL HAMMER (NO) / Espen Slapgard
„The opening tracks ”Maelstrom” and ”Theory of consequence” is probably the heaviest opening by Witchcraft ever.“
SWEDEN ROCK (SWE)
Check it out snippets of each song here: https://youtu.be/L1ig4jbiQM8
»Nucleus« is available as CD, lavish digipak (also as a t-shirt bundle), vinyl (black, clear, splatter, gold) and digital download.
The first single, ‘The Outcast’, is out now on 7″ vinyl (black, clear) and as digital download – it is available exclusively via the Nuclear Blast Mailorder. The single includes the NIRVANA cover ‘Even In His Youth’. Listen to the single here: https://youtu.be/uLNkCmsdKV8
Listen to the second single, ‘Theory Of Consequence’ here: https://youtu.be/zcUXonwLS4o
The tracklists for both releases read as follows – find both covers attached below.
‘The Outcast’:
Side A
01. The Outcast (edit)
Side B
02. Even In His Youth (NIRVANA cover)
»Nucleus«:
01. Malstroem
02. Theory Of Consequence
03. The Outcast
04. Nucleus
05. An Exorcism Of Doubts
06. The Obsessed
07. To Transcend Bitterness
08. Helpless
09. Breakdown
Limited digipak CD & 2LP vinyl bonus track
10. Chasing Rainbows
The successor of 2012’s globally extremely successful album, »Legend«, is said to be mixing the rawer side of WITCHCRAFT‘s early roots with a slightly more melancholic modern sound.
With an all new line-up (Rage Widerberg on drums and Tobias Anger on bass) the band sounds more hungry and powerful than ever before. In combination with the thrilling, yet very down-to-earth production by Pelander himself, Philip Gabriel Saxin and Anton Sundell – it just throws you into dreamy sonic landscapes that will mesmerise and haunt you alike.
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