Burning Witches "The Witch Of The North (Japan, Chaos Reigns, GQCS-91036)"

Burning Witches is a Swiss Heavy/Power Metal band, founded by rhythm guitarist Romana Kalkuhl, based in Brugg, Aargau.

Romana Kalkuhl, guitarist with Atlas & Axis, had been looking for a cast for an all-female metal band for a long time. Over the years, she got to know different musicians and finally found the first cast with bassist Jeanine Grob, drummer Lala Frischknecht and lead singer Seraina Telli. In 2016, guitarist Alea Wyss completed the lineup. First came a self-titled single, which was also the band's first demo. This was voted "Demo of the Month" in both Rock Hard and Metal Hammer.

On 4 December 2019, the band released The Circle of Five EP before recording their fourth studio album, The Witch of the North. The album was again produced by Schirmer and mixed and mastered by V.O. Powder. The album was released on 28 May 2021. The album entered the German and Swiss album charts at number 16 and 6 respectively. In February 2022, the band signed a new record deal with the Austrian record label Napalm Records. Their first tour of the United States with The Iron Maidens occurred in 2022.

Tracklist:

1. Winter's Wrath 01:41
2. The Witch of the North 05:29   
3. Tainted Ritual 04:38   
4. We Stand as One 05:11   
5. Flight of the Valkyries 04:58  
6. The Circle of Five 05:19
7. Lady of the Woods 05:48   
8. Thrall 05:03   
9. Omen 00:48   
10. Nine Worlds 04:50   
11. For Eternity 05:55   
12. Dragon's Dream 04:15   
13. Eternal Frost 01:20  
14. Hall of the Mountain King (Savatage cover) 05:46

Time:    01:01:01  

Recording information:

Recorded December January 2020 / 2021 at Little Creek Studio, Gelterkinden, Switzerland.

Mixed January 2021.