Witchclan - Promo Tape 2011

Genre: Black Metal
Origin: United Kingdom


Witchclan are a band still firmly rooted in the UK underground, but were also part of the original black metal scene of the early 90's.  Having release two demos in 90 & 91 the band eventually split and the witchclan name remained dormant for a number of years.  Then in 2009 Matt Bass one of the members of the band decided to start the Witchclan name up again as a solo project in order for him to fully oversee every aspect of the bands sound and writing.  With a new demo released in 2010 Matt struck a deal to release a full length album which is to be released September/October through Darkness Shade records.   The full length is titled Misanthropist and pre-orders are already being taken.  However a small amount of promo tapes had been made (limited run of 15) to be sent to labels in order for them to hear the new material.  Most of these were sent out with 2 or 3 remaining, these tapes contain the rough versions of three of the tracks that will appear on the final album.  Me being a hoarding collector at heart and already a fan of the band after buying their original demo contacted Matt and managed to get my hands on one.  After the first listen i knew the full length was going to be amazing, the comparison with the 2010 demo is night and day.  Every aspect of the sound, song writing, composition etc has taken massive strides forward and made this a release i am anticipating to a massive degree.


Track Listing:
1. Intro
2. Conqueror
3. Through Nordic Lands
4. Misanthropist
5. Outro