Burning Witch - Crippled Lucifer
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Short-lived, yet way ahead of their time, Burning Witch remain undefeatable. Ten years after its original release, Southern Lord has reissued Crippled Lucifer. This double-disc compilation of EP's Towers... and Rift.Canyon.Dreams relights the Burning Witch torch, inviting newcomers and embracing old fans to trail its gloomy illumination. Formed in '95, Burning Witch were the grandfathers of extreme doom. On the '90s doom menu, Burning Witch served the most extreme recipe, painting the doom cosmos with eerie yet vibrant colors.
History of Hell (excerpt)Sea Hag (excerpt)
Stephen O'Malley of Sunn O))), Greg Anderson of Goatsnake, Jamie Sykes of Atavist, B.R.A.D. and G. Stuart Dahlquist of Asva, and Edgy 59 – together they awaken the silent unknown, freeing its evil into an ear-shattering explosion. Edgy 59 serves his shrieks on a bed of ice in "History of Hell." Its eerie effect compares to Khanate's Alan Dubin, as he ingests Edgy's coldness, projecting soaring wails throughout Capture and Release. Edgy frostbites ears in "Sea Hag," searing tangled chords and feedback that creep like long spider legs. He nearly sounds like a burning witch, spitting final incantations at his inquisitors as fierce flames engulf his puny body. He's gulping for air as corrosive drum strikes and extending chord vibrations trap his vocals in dark corners. I imagine this live, and I feel boiling cysts explode in my belly. 11 years after their demise, Burning Witch remain as beautifully repulsive as ever.
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Labels: doom metal, jblumensheid, usa
7 Comments:
As you say, unmatched, visionary and absolutely repulsive. Great write-up for a very important piece of HM history.
Also Jess, hello! You write very well, I didn't notice when you entered Invisible Oranges!
Thank you for the comment and the welcome. I appreciate it!
Bitchin' album, and Southern Lord did a magnificent job of re-releasing it, bonus live dropcard and all. Except I don't dare take the nine-million page booklet out of the case for fear that I will never be able to get it back in again.
If'n you're interested, check out the review I wrote of it at Prefixmag:
http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/burning-witch/crippled-lucifer/16738/
Nice one, Etan. I didn't know Edgy went on to such an unexpected fate.
Burning Witch's "Stillborn" has the most esoteric, and therefore best, Black Sabbath reference of all time. The part in the song where you hear someone in BW lighting up a bong brings up, in my mind at least, that bit in "Killing Yourself To Live" where Ozzy whispers "smoke it, get high" in the instrumental breakdown part. Pure brilliance.
Incredible band, incredible record and not a wrinkle after all these years! Molten malevolence on record! Untouchable!
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