In Witch Order

about this album

Ever thought of how heavy a Castle is? Taking the name CASTLE from his original concept of building a "Castle of the Mind", guitarist and songwriter Mat Davis has drawn on the heavy sound history of his native San Francisco to write an album that smashes the modern metal mold with thrash velocity, scorching psyched-out riffs, thunderous drumming and literate occultism on this 11-song, 44-minute debut. Adding to the atmosphere of majestic doom, Elizabeth Blackwell's haunted, full-blooded vocals are electric witch hymns of death and madness that adapt lyrics from luminaries such as William Blake and Charles Baudelaire. Rounding out the power trio, drummer Al McCartney balances bombastic and technical with brutal precision. Recorded in San Francisco at Lucky Cat Studios by Phil Manley, "In Witch Order" will be released 15th of May 2011 by Ván Records. Line Up: Mat Davis - guitarist, songwriter Elizabeth Blackwell – voice, bass Al McCartney – drums Tracklist: 01. Descent Of Man 02. Fire In The Sky 03. Slaves Of The Pharao 04. Knife In The Temple 05. Total betrayal 06. Spellbinder 07. Lost Queen 08. Shaman Wars 09. Sleeping Giant 10. Butcher of Los Angeles 11. Devils Castle "Castle is a super satisfying group to listen to. Where so many bands in this genre fall prey to the familiar paint-by-numbers, Sabbath exultation worship, Castle have the tact and talent to pull of engaging, interesting and (most importantly!) heavy tuneage." (Scott Brand at theendrecords.com) User-

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