Almost 20 years have passed since the
Old school Floridian Technical Death/Thrash band
Hellwitch released their first full length debut album, Syzgial Miscreancy, and 19 years later, the 'Witch have proved they are still just as bad ass as they were back then.
Hellwitch plays a mixture of Death metal that is on the very fringes of being really
Brutal Thrash
Metal with some blazing guitar solos in between just for good measure. They were also one of the very first bands to emerge out of the Florida Death
Metal scene, and after taking a slight break in the mid 90's, have re-united to create yet another old school masterpiece. Though
Omnipotent Convocation may not have the same "feel" to it that Szygial Miscreancy did, this is still one hell of an album for any fan of old school death/thrash metal who likes to hear some blazing fast guitar shredding too.
One of the complaints i have with this album is that some of the tunes have been featured on some of the Witch's earlier material (the song "
Final Approach" can also be heard on their EP "final Aproach"), so it feels like I'm listening to a song I've already heard before. However, the new material on this release is definitely their best work since Syzgial Miscreancy, the song Mythologicallies is my favorite track on the album,
Mysteria, and Days of
Nemesis are also excellent Technical Deathened Thrash
Metal tunes.
Out of all of the Death
Metal bands to emerge out of the Florida Scene,
Hellwitch are probably the most tragically underrated, but luckily, they have managed to keep their sound true throughout their long stretched musical career; if you've been looking for a great band that's been overlooked for way too long,
Hellwitch's album
Omnipotent Convocation may be exactly what you've been looking for.
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