Black metal

"Svenske Witchcraft er kendt for uptempo stoner rock og for at sætte gang i festen. Well, denne gang er festen gravøl, og den enlige musiker græder på scenen, mens han langsomt plukker strengene på sin akustiske guitar ... Pladen er et interessant udspil, men man kunne måske have bedt Magnus Pelander om at udsende den i et andet navn end Witchcraft, da mange fans sandsynligvis vil føle sig en smule snydt".

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"Hvis man forventer at høre black metal, når man afspiller dette album, bliver man nok fælt skuffet. Men når først man er kommet sig over chokket over, at dette album ikke er, som man forventer, må man konstatere, at det alligevel kan et eller andet. Den sørgelige stemning på pladen er gribende og dragende, og jeg tror derfor, at Black Metal er god at lytte til på en stille og melankolsk aften. Munter festmusik er det i hvert fald ikke.Det bliver spændende at se, om Witchcraft vil fortsætte i denne stil eller om de vender tilbage til deres gamle udtryk igen. Selvom Pelander har fået demonstreret, at han godt kan skrive et helt album med denne type musik, så jeg i hvert fald gerne, at han bragte lidt heavy elementer tilbage i lydbilledet på den næste udgivelse".

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"Black Metal reminds me of Tarot's Stigmata album, and the "Sleepless" track in the middle. Seemingly out of nowhere, the whole progressive-aggressive sound stopped, and out came a song so quiet you might just miss it if you're not paying attention. When you do pay attention, however, the result is heart-achingly beautiful. Witchcraft's acoustic journey took this concept and made an album of it. Ultimately, it lacks the substance to fully captivate me, but I appreciate it greatly all the same. For every time I've found myself alone in a dark room trying to translate feeling into music, I have a great fondness for Black Metal, and hope to hear more acoustic work from Witchcraft in the years to come".

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"The production choices seem to compliment the overall vision of Pelander's creativity, one which seems to spring from personal interests rather than a continuation of the sound that Witchcraft has spent two decades building. Taking this work as isolated from the established parts of Witchcraft's identity, Pelander has shown his own artistic soul in a barren, minimalist look into a quiet sort of despair".

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