Witchmaster Interview

1.Can you give us an update on what is going on with the band these days?
We are supposed to be getting ready for the upcoming gigs. There's some concerts coming in November, in Poland and UK, with Tortorum from Norway, and Im looking forward to that. Also the split LP with VOIDHANGER is coming out sometime soon, in november/december, and Im also looking forward to that. It'll be out on Third Eye Temple and you better be ready for that.

2.You have a split coming out in December, how would you describe the musical sound of the newer material and also how does it differ from the stuff you have released in the past?
Its not new at all.  Two of the tracks are unreleased songs from Antichristus recording session, and that was a couple years ago, and the other 3 are live. The interesting thing is, we included a cover of Einsturzende Neubauten, 'Tanz Debil' from their first album. EN is quite an extraordinary choice for WITCHMASTER, given the style. I mea, they are the Venom of Industrial music. I was always really into EN, since I developed a paralell fascinations of Black metal and industrial/noise. This is probably the most experimental thing we did with Witchmaster so far, cosnidering our usually traditional diehard approach

3.Your lyrics have always been on the Satanic side, how would you describe your views on Satanism and Occultism?
 You just answered the question. Witchmaster was always a Satanik Metal band.

4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Witchmaster'?
 First we had an idea to name the band Witchhammer, like the Sodom track. Then we thought Witchmaster is much better. The master of the witches.

5.What are some of the best shows that the band has played over the years and also how would you describe your stage performance?
On our last tour we set razor wire in form of the stage so when people go berserk in the moshpit they jump on the wire resulting in proper bloodbath. A very appropriate response.

6.Do you have any touring or show plans for the future?
 Yeah, in November we play some gigs in Poland and UK with Tortorum, Thats the band from guys from Thunderbolt, Gorgoroth, and Aeternus as far as I remember. There's gonna be some interesting changes in our line up as well, for the first time Inferno will play guitar instead of drums, and on drums we'll have Daray (Dimmu Borgir, ex Vader). So it sould be exciting. We ordered new roll of razor wire too.

7.On the split you had done a cover of Einsturzende Neubaten's 'Tanz Debil', what was the decision behind doing your own version of this song?
 If you ever listened to Kollaps, that album is absolutely crazy raw. I love it. Thats why I convinced the guys to do it, as an experiment of some sort. It worked out all right.

8.You will be sharing this split with 'Voidhanger', what are your thoughts on the other band that had participated on the recording?
 They are fucking killer. Watch out.

9.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of black and thrash metal?
We are in the underground, and I dont really pay much attention to feedback, but theres dedicated witchmaster fans  all over the planet.

10.What is going on with some of the other bands or musical projects these days that some of the band members are a part of?
 Inferno is touring with Behemoth all the time, and also just recorded new Azarath album. Im busy with my experimental projects, and Reyash is still playing in Christ Agony I think.

11.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?
 oldschool black thrash metal

12.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your newer music and also what are you listening to nowadays?
 Bathory, Sodom, old slayer, Kreator, Voivod . also Wolfpack/wolfbrigade.

13.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?
Thanx for the questions,

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Witchmaster/Voidhanger/Razing The Shrines of Optimism/Third Eye Temple/2016 Split Album Review

  This  is  a  review  of  a  split  album  between  Poland's  Witchmaster  and  Voidhanger  called  "Razing  The  Shrines  Of  Optimism"  which  will  be  released  in  December  by  Third  Eye  Temple  and  we  will  start  off  the  review  with  Witchmaster  a  band  that  plays  a  mixture  of  black  and  thrash  metal.

  Their  side  of  the  split  starts  out  with  a  very  distorted  sound   before  going  into  more  of  a  blackened  thrash  metal  direction  and  when t he  music  speeds  up a   decent  amount  of  blast  beats  can  be  heard  while t he  vocals  are  a  mixture  of  death  metal  growls  and  black  metal  screams  and  a  lot  of  80's  and  90's  influences  can  be  heard.

  While  the  music  is  very  heavily  rooted  in  the  old  school  it  still  sounds  very  modern  and  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  one  track  also  brings  in a  small  amount  of  electronic  sounds  while  the  music  remains  heavy and  when solos  and  elads  are  utilized  they  bring  even  more  of  a  retro  style,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover dark  and  blasphemous  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Witchmaster  are  a  very  great  sounding  blackened  thrash  metal  band  with  a  touch  of  death  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Tormentor  infernal".

  Next  up  is  Voidhanger  a  band  that  plays  a  mixture  of  black,  death  and  thrash  metal.

  Their  side  of t he  split  starts  out  with  a  very  distorted  sound  before  adding  in  more  of  an  old  school  death  metal  style  along  with  some  growling  vocals  and  the  riffs  also  use  a  decent  amount  of  melody  and  you  can  also  hear  elements  of  d  beat  and  first  wave  black  metal  in  the  bands  musical  style.

  When  the  music  speeds  up  a  decent  amount  of  blast  beats  can  be  heard  and  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  they  also  take  in  influences  from  the  80's  and  90's  and  give  it  a  more  up  to  date  feeling  and  the  fast  riffs  also  use  a  decent  amount  of  tremolo  picking  and  the  music  also  always  remains  heavy  and  there  is  also  a  brief  use  of  melodic  guitar  leads,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  Satanism,  Misanthropy  and Negativity  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Voidhanger  are  a  very  great  sounding  mixture  of  d  beat,  black,  death  and  thrash  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres, you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Through  the  Holocaust  Of  Optimism".

  In  conclusion  I  feel  this  is  a  very  great  sounding  split  and  would  recommend  it  to  all  fans  of  black,  death  and  thrash  metal.  8  out  of  10.  

https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Witchmaster/4287
https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Voidhanger/3540331156