CIRCLE OF WITCHES Put The Heavy Into Metal With 'Natural Born Sinners' Out May 21st

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Natural Born Sinners is the third full-length album in the Circle Of Witches’ career. This new chapter is focused upon the concept of riot, with figures of some rebels taken from religion, history, anthropology and literature like Lucifer, Spartacus, Anton Lavey, Giordano Bruno, the persecuted witches. This eleven track album marks a path of heavy metal and doom influences with a sound between Judas Priest, Grand Magus and Candlemass. The concept is also linked to the “Fire” element, the essence of changing matter, brilliant intellect, passion and energy.

The band chose Alpha Omega Studios, on Como Lake in Italy, to record the album with producion credits going to Alex Azzali (Ancient) and Nicholas Barker (Cradle Of Filth, Dimmu Borgir, Testament, etc).

The artwork was realized by the Greek graphic designer Nikos Markogiannakis (Rotting Christ, Anubis Gate, Die Sector, etc), the author of the bands previous artwork for the album Rock The Evil. He built a majestic figure, strong, tormented and dynamic although held down in the flames of Hell by barbed wire.

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Track Listing:

01. Tongue Of Misery
02. The Black House
03. Giordano Bruno
04. The Oracle
05. First Born Sinner
06. Spartacus (Prophecy Of Riot)
07. Your Predator
08. Deus Vult
09. Death To The Inquisitor
10. You Belong To Witches
11. Cult Of Baphomet

Track by track guide:
The opener Tongue Of Misery is a track that blows hard against religions and their words full of hypocrisy, against which human’s intellect and disbelief are the only weapons to react. The narrator prefers to be burnt rather than buried in a “sacred” soil.

The second track, The Black House, is dedicated to Anton LaVey’s Church of Satan and it develops it’s Nine Statements.

The following song is an homage to the Italian philosopher, free thinker and mage, Giordano Bruno, who was burnt alive by the Catholic Church in 1600. It’s a chapter full of doomish atmosphere.

The Oracle is the fourth track and deals with the figure of Lucifer under his Promethean significance. He awakened the intellect and the power of creation in mankind, against the will of god.

The following track First Born Sinner is a kind of summary for the album’s themes. It quotes all the other lyrics suggesting that behind all rebelliousness (Spartacus, witches, philosopher, the poor victim of Inquisition…) is a beginner being defined as Sinner …so again Lucifer.

The sixth track tells the story of Spartacus (Prophecy Of Riot), a slave who claimed freedom for himself and his companions against the Roman Empire.

Your Predator is a wicked man who struggles for freedom from his sexual mistress. She turned him into a beast, prone at her blood and violence thirst, until he is able to react and challenge the woman.

Deus Vult is a vocal Latin death sentence inspired by the Inquisition and Malleus Malleficarum documents. It introduces the next track Death To The Inquisitor, which is the story of someone persecuted and tortured under the suspicion of witchery. The protagonist is able to strike down the torturer, led by an unknown inner voice.

You Belong To Witches is a pagan hymn to witches culture, the wisdom coming from rituals of an ancient past and the fear of the common man of this knowledge.

The final song is Cult Of Baphomet, a mystic invocation to the great spirit of knowledge.

Natural Born Sinners | Released May 21st, 2019 on Sliptrick Records

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BIOGRAPHY

CIRCLE OF WITCHES is a heavy metal band with doom influences born in Italy in 2004 by the will of Mario Bove (lead voice and guitar). Through the years they collected hundreds of live shows and festivals, a bunch of demos, two Eps and three full-length, the last one entitled NATURAL BORN SINNERS, scheduled for the early months of 2019. The band was honored to share the stage with famous artists like CANDLEMASS, RUSSELL ALLEN (SYMPHONY X), DARK TRANQUILLITY, DECAPITATED, MELECHESH, PESTILENCE, THE SKULL, DEMON, ANCIENT RITES, FORSAKEN, ROBERTO TIRANTI (LABYRINTH), STRANA OFFICINA, DOOMRAISER, EPITAPH, DEATH SS.

In the early days, the band played a raw stoner metal, with a strong root belonging to ‘70s hard and heavy. They had gigs in small clubs and parties, keeping their activity strictly in Italy, always searching for a new stage but showing no real interest in dealing with labels. In 2012 came a turning point by having their very first European tour with several dates in Austria, Spain, Uk, and producing “Casa Lavica Sessions”, a video live in studio.

In 2013 they joined forces with Polish producer Bart Gabriel (SACRED STEEL, CRYSTAL VIPER, BURNING STARR) and sound engineer Mariusz Pietka (LONEWOLF, SABATON, MORTICIAN). They recorded “ROCK THE EVIL”, a ten tracks album blending heavy metal and stoner, leading C.o.W. next to Motorhead’s granitic sound united with the dark riffing of Black Sabbath and the harsh impact of the NWOBHM.

A few months later Circle of Witches inked a deal with METAL TANK RECORDS which published the album in February 2014, followed by the promotional tour. In the same year, the band played again around Europe and headlined the Rise of the Spacelord Festival in Wien which was a sold out. They also started collaborations with some international agencies for booking and management.

2015 saw Circle of Witches twice in Russia sharing the stage with DORO and then with U.D.O. in their respective tours, playing in front of more than 7.000 people. Later on, the band took part to some important festival like the German Metal Frenzy 2016.

In January 2017 the band closed down in ALPHA OMEGA STUDIOS on the Como Lake, to record the brand new full-length album “NATURAL BORN SINNERS” produced by Alex Azzali and Nicholas Barker (CRADLE OF FILTH, DIMMU BORGIR, TESTAMENT). This new chapter is focused upon the concept of riot and some rebels from the past like Lucifer, Spartacus, Anton Lavey, Giordano Bruno. This eleven track marked the path of heavy metal and doom influences, with a sound between Judas Priest, Grand Magus, and Candlemass.

Circle of Witches organized their NATURAL BORN SINNERS EUROPEAN TOUR 2018 to promote the upcoming album, playing a dozen of gigs on the way of Hungary, Austria, Malta, Germany, and Italy, joining some important festival like Agglutination Metal Festival and Malta Doom Metal Fest.