Hammer of the Witches
Cradle of Filth · 2015
56 min · 11 tracks · gothic metal · extreme metal
Gothic orchestration collides with ferocious riffs and sinister vocals, creating an audacious metal atmosphere.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- dynamic journey with emotional peaks
- audacious atmosphere for late nights
- wave-like pacing demands attention
- intense moments of cathartic release
Maybe skip if you want
- prefer straightforward, predictable songs
- seek instant gratification in music
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released in 2015, 'Hammer of the Witches' is Cradle of Filth's tenth studio album, following the critically mixed 'The Manticore and Other Horrors' from 2012. At this point in their career, the band was solidifying their legacy within the extreme metal scene while experimenting with new thematic elements based on witchcraft and folklore.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Dimmu Borgir· Nightwish· Type O Negative
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Walpurgis Eve 1:29
- 2 Yours Immortally… 6:01
- 3 Enshrined in Crematoria 5:46
- 4 Deflowering the Maidenhead, Displeasuring the Goddess 6:56
- 5 Blackest Magick in Practice 6:50
- 6 The Monstrous Sabbat (Summoning the Coven) 1:51
- 7 Hammer of the Witches 6:29
- 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
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