Album: Hammer of the Witches by Cradle of Filth (2015)
Genre: Symphonic Metal | Style: Metal
Record Label: Nuclear Blast
Format: Album

Description: Hammer of the Witches is the eleventh studio album by the English extreme metal band, Cradle of Filth. It was released on 10 July 2015 and is their first release under record label Nuclear Blast. Hammer of the Witches features the band's new line-up following the departure of Paul Allender and James McIlroy, which includes new guitarists Marek 'Ashok' Šmerda and Richard Shaw and new keyboardist and female vocalist Lindsay Schoolcraft.

Artist Background: Cradle of Filth are an English extreme metal band that formed in Suffolk, England in 1991. The band's musical style evolved from black metal to a cleaner and more "produced" amalgam of gothic metal, symphonic black metal and other extreme metal styles. Their lyrical themes and imagery are heavily influenced by gothic literature, poetry, mythology and horror films. The band has broken free from its original niche by courting mainstream publicity (often to the chagrin of its early fanbase). Thi... Part of the Suffolk, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Symphonic Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Music Scene: Part of the Suffolk, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Symphonic Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Tags: Symphonic Metal, Metal, 2010s, Album, Nuclear Blast

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Hammer of the Witches is the eleventh studio album by the English extreme metal band, Cradle of Filth. It was released on 10 July 2015 and is their first release under record label Nuclear Blast. Hammer of the Witches features the band's new line-up following the departure of Paul Allender and James McIlroy, which includes new guitarists Marek 'Ashok' Šmerda and Richard Shaw and new keyboardist and female vocalist Lindsay Schoolcraft.

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