Leírás
Folk Rock, Hard Rock, Folk Metal, Heavy Metal, NWOBHM, Progressive Rock,
Limited edition VÉRVÖRÖS-KÉK MÁRVÁNY színű bakelit lemez LP kiadvány, 2025-ös album.
Blood Red & Opaque Blue Marbled Vinyl (LIMITED to 750). Housed in 350gsm sleeve with full-color insert & download code.
Lancastrian rock apostles Wytch Hazel have been building their citadel since 2011, when debut single Surrender introduced this boldly wholesome new voice to the British metal underground. Since then the quartet have continually underscored and bolstered a signature sound rooted in heroic days of yore, but finessed to an elegant apex by long-time producer Ed Turner. That sonic alchemy coalesces all over V: Lamentations, bubbling with even more febrile creativity than previous masterworks Prelude, II: Sojourn, III: Pentecost and IV: Sacrament. The latter, bizarrely, reached number seven on the UK ‘Christian & Gospel’ chart – despite selling enough to clinch the number one rock album. „Ed is a huge part of what we’re doing,” affirms Wytch Hazel’s guiding mastermind Colin Hendra. „He’s added so many more details, there’s more to pick up on multiple listens. Ed’s been key in bringing these songs to life; what he brings to the table is fantastic and unique and exactly what we need. Ed finishes my musical sentences with his production.”
Wytch Hazel‘s beguiling juxtaposition of sorrow and joy is most profoundly evident on the closing partnership of Heavy Load and Healing Power, the world-weary, Sabbath-like dejection of the former giving way to the latter’s heavenly uplift. „I wanted it to have a happy ending, that just felt very Wytch Hazel,” affirms Colin. „I do believe music can heal. For me particularly songwriting is very therapeutic, I don’t think I’d be here if there wasn’t that outlet. I believe things have meanings and significance, I want my life to have that, and Healing Power is like, this actually means something. Music isn’t just a self-indulgent, entertainment thing, for me it’s a huge part of my life, very special, very magical and very meaningful. I want Wytch Hazel to be a force for good, a healing power.”
Helping in that regard is the new line-up, welcoming back original drummer Aaron Hay, who was there on Wytch Hazel’s debut single in 2011 and 2012’s The Truth EP, alongside well-established oppos Alex Haslam and Andy Shackleton. „The band we’ve got at the moment is just the best bunch of lads,” beams Colin, „we’re having the best time touring together, we get on so well. The gigs have been a real highlight these last few years, and experiencing that as best mates together has been fantastic.” It’ll get even better in May, as Wytch Hazel are supporting Michael Schenker on the guitar legend’s My Years With UFO UK tour. „I can’t think about it for too long, he’s like a childhood hero,” confesses Colin. „I am incredibly privileged. Against all this painful stuff, I do have to hold in equal measure the wonderful adventure that it is to be in this band. There’s so much to be grateful for, too many things to count.”
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Felvételek:
LP:
1. I Lament
2. Run The Race
3. The Citadel
4. Elements
5. The Demon Within
6. Racing Forwards
7. Elixir
8. Woven 04:50
9. Heavy Load
10. Healing Power 06:22.
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