Germany's Witching Hour have returned with a new recording which shows the music going for a blackened mixture of thrash and heavy metal and this is a review of their 2026 album "Descending...Where Time Has Ceased To Exist" which will be released in May by Dying Victims Productions.
A keyboard orientated intro start off the album while the solos and leads are also done in a very melodic style. Elements of thrash metal are also added into the guitar riffing along with the riffs also adding in a great amount of melody as well as all of the musical instruments also having a very powerful sound to them.
Most of the tracks are also very long and epic in length while the vocals bring in more of a first wave black metal style with some melodic touches. A lot of the music is very heavily rooted in the 80's era mixed in with a more modern take on the genre along with the recording also adding in a lot of NWOBHM touches, when the music speeds up blast beats can also be heard.
On this recording Witching Hour introduce elements of NWOBHM into the blackened thrash metal style to create something very different from previous releases. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover Occultism themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Witching Hour and if you are a fan of blackened thrash and heavy metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Where Time Has Ceased To Exist" and "A Night Under A Crimson Moons Lament". 8 out of 10.
https://youtu.be/YrxCqSJSS-I?si=eVOFGN_1jLRAY6cx
https://dyingvictimsproductions.bandcamp.com/album/past-midnight
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