Legend (Witchcraft album)

Witchcraft
Studio album by Witchcraft
Released 2012
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal, stoner rock, doom metal
Length 51:31 (56:42 with bonus track)
Label Nuclear Blast Records
Producer Jens Bogren
Witchcraft chronology

The Sword/Witchcraft split
(2007)		 Legend
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
About.com [2]
Decibel Magazine [3]
EverythingRock 8.75/10[4]

Legend is the fourth album from the Swedish doom metal band Witchcraft. The album was released September 25, 2012 through Nuclear Blast Records. The album marked the debut of three new members: Simon Solomon (guitar), Tom Jondelius (guitar), and Oscar Johansson (drums). Singer Magnus Pelander opted to focus on vocals and, as a result, Legend is the first Witchcraft album on which he does not play guitar as well as sing.[2] Bassist Ola Henriksson noted that "Magnus has been wanting to drop the guitar for a couple of years now, and just focus on the vocals. When we found two new guitar players, it was an easy decision for him to do that.[5] Critics observed that the album departed from the band's vintage production values and opted for a more modern-sounding production.[1][2]

Track listing

  1. "Deconstruction" – 5:09
  2. "Flag of Fate" – 4:35
  3. "It's Not Because of You" – 4:13
  4. "An Alternative to Freedom" – 5:17
  5. "Ghosts House" – 4:17
  6. "White Light Suicide" – 5:16
  7. "Democracy" – 3:48
  8. "Dystopia" – 6:46
  9. "Dead End" – 12:10
  10. "By Your Definition" – 5:11 (Bonus track)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Witchcraft Legend". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Campagna, Tom. "Witchcraft - Legend Review". About.com. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  3. ↑ Green, Nick (November 2012). "Witchcraft, Legend". Decibel Magazine (97): 83–84.
  4. ↑ Dodd, Harvey (3 October 2012). "Review: Witchcraft – "Legend"". EverythingRock. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  5. ↑ Bansal, Andrew (17 September 2012). "Witchcraft Bassist Talks About Making Of New Album Legend". Metal Assault. Retrieved 16 September 2013.

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