{"id":49854,"date":"2015-07-18T08:29:56","date_gmt":"2015-07-18T13:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=49854"},"modified":"2015-07-18T08:29:56","modified_gmt":"2015-07-18T13:29:56","slug":"karyn-crisis-gospel-of-the-witches-salems-wounds-cd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2015\/karyn-crisis-gospel-of-the-witches-salems-wounds-cd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Karyn Crisis\u2019 Gospel of the Witches | Salem\u2019s Wounds<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Justin Gaines<\/span>
\n– Senior Columnist —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"KCAfter a lengthy absence, Karyn Crisis \u2013 vocalist for Death Metal turned Metalcore band Crisis \u2013 has resurfaced with a new project, titled Karyn Crisis\u2019 Gospel of the Witches. It\u2019s essentially a two-person effort, with Crisis handling vocals and her husband Davide Tiso (of Ephel Duath) on bass, guitars and keys\/programming. Charlie Schmid (Tombs) guests on drums, and Immolation\u2019s Ross Dolan provides backing vocals throughout the album.<\/p>\n

The duo\u2019s debut offering is titled Salem\u2019s Wounds<\/em>, and it\u2019s an album that doesn\u2019t fit easily into the genre lines. There are Progressive Metal elements, Doom Metal elements and a general atmosphere similar to the retro\/occult Metal bands with female vocals (Blood Ceremony, Oath and the like), but this is really a quite unique project. The tone and atmosphere of the music very much matches the name of the band and album. It\u2019s a very spooky, very witchy album in terms of sound and lyrical content.<\/p>\n

For her part, Crisis sounds incredible, and brings a surprising degree of range and vocal styles to this album. Salem\u2019s Wounds<\/em> may prove eye-opening for anyone who has written her off as just a death metal growler. Her growls are still effective though, especially backed by Dolan. Crisis even provided the painting for the cover artwork. Musically, Tiso isn\u2019t quite in full avant-garde mode here, but there\u2019s definitely a complexity and focus on atmospheric elements that you wouldn\u2019t find on, say, a Blood Ceremony album.<\/p>\n

This is a welcome return of this underrated and groundbreaking singer, and should more than satisfy the more open-minded fans of both Crisis and Ephel Duath. Salem\u2019s Wounds also has crossover appeal to fans of bands like Ghost, Atlantean Kodex, Blood Ceremony, Jess and the Ancient Ones, Moonspell and Enslaved. It\u2019s definitely one of the better, and most interesting, debuts 2015 has to offer. <\/p>\n

Genre: Progressive Metal, Doom Metal<\/p>\n

Lineup:
\nKaryn Crisis (v)
\nDavide Tiso (g) (b) (k)<\/p>\n

Track Listing:
\n1.\tOmphalos
\n2.\tThe Alchemist
\n3.\tAncient Ways
\n4.\tAradia
\n5.\tMother
\n6.\tFather
\n7.\tGoddess of Light
\n8.\tHowl at the Moon
\n9.\tPillars
\n10.\tThe Secret
\n11.\tSalem\u2019s Wounds
\n12.\tThe Sword + the Stone
\n13.\tThe Ascent<\/p>\n

Label: Century Media<\/p>\n

Website: www.facebook.com\/gospelofthewitches<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven Rating: 8.75\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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