Hammer of the Witches

Hammer of the Witches
Studio album by Cradle of Filth
Released July 10, 2015
Recorded November 2014 - May 2015[1]
Genre Extreme metal
Length 56:11
Label Nuclear Blast
Producer Scott Atkins
Cradle of Filth chronology
The Manticore and Other Horrors
(2012)		 Hammer of the Witches (2015)
Singles from Hammer of the Witches
  1. "Right Wing of the Garden Triptych"
    Released: May 13, 2015[2]
  2. "Blackest Magick in Practice"
    Released: December 4, 2015[3]
Cradle
Review scores
SourceRating
MetalSucks[4]
AllMusic[5]
SputnikMusic[6]

Hammer of the Witches is the eleventh studio album by the English extreme metal band, Cradle of Filth. The album was released on July 10, 2015 under Nuclear Blast records. Hammer of the Witches is the first release with the band's new line-up, which includes new guitarists Marek 'Ashok' Šmerda and Richard Shaw and new keyboardist & female vocalist Lindsay Schoolcraft. The first single and video for the track "Right Wing of the Garden Triptych" was released on Thursday the 14th of May.[7][8][9]

Cover art

Vocalist Dani Filth stated: "The artwork for Hammer Of The Witches was created by Latvian artist Arthur Berzinsh and is a lavish walk-through of the lyricism, drawing on rich renaissance themes and displaying them in beautiful-yet-unsettling scenarios. Half of the detailed pieces are totally original for the release, others are Berzinsh classics cunningly tailored to the themes of the album, which are themes rife with heady witchcraft, be it persecution, retribution or unfettered spiritual liberation. The female form is rampant throughout the artwork, unashamedly displayed in its classical rendition of beauty... and horror."[7]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Dani Filth, all music composed by Cradle of Filth (Dani Filth, Martin Škaroupka, Daniel Firth, Lindsay Schoolcraft, Richard Shaw, Marek 'Ashok' Šmerda).

No. Title Length
1. "Walpurgis Eve"   1:29
2. "Yours Immortally..."   6:00
3. "Enshrined in Crematoria"   5:46
4. "Deflowering the Maidenhead, Displeasuring the Goddess"   6:59
5. "Blackest Magick in Practice"   6:50
6. "The Monstrous Sabbat (Summoning the Coven)"   1:51
7. "Hammer of the Witches"   6:28
8. "Right Wing of the Garden Triptych"   5:54
9. "The Vampyre at My Side"   5:45
10. "Onward Christian Soldiers"   6:59
11. "Blooding the Hounds of Hell"   2:10
Total length:
 56:11

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 28
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] 57
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 31
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[14] 38
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[15] 5
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[16] 21
Italian Albums (FIMI)[17] 68
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 46
UK Albums (OCC)[19] 44
US Billboard 200[20] 196 |-

References

  1. ↑ "Cradle Of Filth set studio date for 11th record". TeamRock.com. Retrieved 2015-05-02.
  2. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxLecSp6NaM
  3. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clhbjP_7puc
  4. ↑ http://www.metalsucks.net/2015/06/19/cradle-of-filths-hammer-of-the-witches-reviewed-in-latest-critical-condition-video. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ "Cradle of Filth’s Hammer of the Witches Reviewed in Latest "Critical Condition" Video". MetalSucks. June 19, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  6. ↑ http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/67710/Cradle-of-Filth-Hammer-of-the-Witches/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 1 2 "Cradle Of Filth: 'Hammer Of The Witches' Track Listing, Formats Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 2013-04-17. Retrieved 2015-05-02.
  8. ↑ "Cradle of Filth Unveil ‘Hammer of the Witches’ Album Details". Loudwire.com. Retrieved 2015-05-02.
  9. ↑ "Cradle Of Filth reveal track names - Metal Hammer". Metalhammer.teamrock.com. Retrieved 2015-05-02.
  10. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Cradle of Filth – Hammer of the Witches". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  11. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Cradle of Filth – Hammer of the Witches" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Cradle of Filth – Hammer of the Witches" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  13. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Cradle of Filth – Hammer of the Witches" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  14. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Cradle of Filth – Hammer of the Witches" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  15. ↑ "Cradle of Filth: Hammer of the Witches" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  16. ↑ "Top 40 album DVD és válogatáslemez-lista – 2015. 29. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  17. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Cradle of Filth – Hammer of the Witches". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  18. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Cradle of Filth – Hammer of the Witches". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  19. ↑ "Cradle of Filth | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  20. ↑ "Cradle of Filth – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Cradle of Filth. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
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