Witchery - Witchkrieg
The return of this Thrash so-called “supergroup,” comprised of the guitarists from Seance, Bloodbath/Opeth drummer Martin Axenrot, and bass-whore Sharlee D’Angelo (who is in way too many bands to list, and should form a new one with drummer-for-hire Gene Hoglan called We’ll Do It If You Have the Money!), would have been a lot less of a big deal to me, despite the all-(morning)star line-up, if not for the inclusion of new singer Legion (ex-Marduk, ex-Devian). His throat-shredding vocals can make anything sound cooler. And even the members of this band, talented though they are, know they need all the help they can get. Oh fuck it, I’m just going to list all the guest stars, each of whom contribute guitar solos: Kerry King with a typical Slayer solo in the title track; Hank Shermann in “The God Who Fell from Earth,” which is possibly the best song here; Gary Holt & Lee Altus I guess appropriately in “The Reaver,” since it borrows heavily from Exodus’s “Strike of the Beast,” even using some of the same lyrics; Andy LaRocque with -no surprise- the best solo on the disc in “From Dead to Worse”; and Jim Durkin in “One Foot in the Grave.” The Witchery guys obviously don’t hide their influences, and I guess that’s okay, but since this album is essentially a tribute to bands they like, the best use for Witchkrieg might be in a game of “Name the Band That Really Wrote This Riff.” To be fair, this is sonically impressive, and existing fans will almost certainly dig it, but my interest faded a little with each listen through the tracklist.
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