| 词条 | Witchery |
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| name = Witchery | background = group_or_band | origin = Linköping, Sweden | genre = Blackened thrash metal[1] | years_active = 1997–present | label = Century Media | associated_acts = Satanic Slaughter, Hypocrisy, Marduk, Seance, Arch Enemy, The Haunted, Slayer, Dark Funeral, Elvenking | website = | current_members = (see below) }} Witchery is a Swedish extreme metal band, formed by former members of Satanic Slaughter in 1997. The current lineup consists of guitarists Patrik Jensen and Rickard "Rille" Rimfält, bassist Sharlee D'Angelo, vocalist Angus Norder, and drummer Chris Barkensjö. History{{update|date=November 2017}}It all began in 1997 when Swedish cult band Satanic Slaughter split up in a way that basically only left their singer Ztephan Dark in the band. Thus the proto-version of Witchery started out with Satanic Slaughter members Patrik Jensen (Orchriste, The Haunted), Rickard "Rille" Rimfält, vocalist Toxine (Seance, Total Death), drummer Mique (Seance), and bassist Sharlee D'Angelo (Arch Enemy, Mercyful Fate) on board. In 1998 they recorded and released their debut Restless And Dead through Necropolis Records, the name of the album being a pun on Restless and Wild an album by German heavy metal icons Accept. Witchery quickly gathered a cult following with their combination of serious, technical thrash metal and all topics "dead". Their strictly tongue-in-cheek humour, often involving executions, murder, necrophilia, resurrections and other morbid topics can be spotted in song titles and album names as well as in their very own mascot - an animated skeleton called "Ben Wrangle", the name being a pun on the Swedish word "benrangel" which best translates into "skellington". Witchery also have their own heavy metal salute, a derivation from the original Sign of the horns "Evil Eye" ward popularized by Ronnie James Dio called "The W". For properly "doing the W" only the ring finger and thumb of the performing hand touch. Rumour has it that the salute came into being as somebody in the band tried to do the metal salute with a cigarette between his fingers. This "W" is not to be confused with the Shocker. Later that year, Witchery released the Witchburner minialbum. The EP featured three originals and four cover songs bearing witness to the individual musicians' influences, among them Accept, W.A.S.P and Judas Priest. The track "Witchburner" being the first ever recording of the band and like the other two original tracks "The Executioner" and "The Howling" only available on this EP so far. In 1999, Witchery embarked on a U.S. tour with Emperor and Borknagar. Their second full-length album Dead, Hot and Ready was unleashed soon thereafter, a six-week European tour following in 2000. Symphony For The Devil, the band's 2001 release, was recorded at Berno Studio (Amon Amarth, Dark Funeral) in Malmö, Sweden with new drummer, Martin "Axe" Axenrot (Bloodbath, Opeth). Witchery returned to tour North America later that year with The Haunted. Returning to Berno Studios in 2004, the band recorded Don't Fear The Reaper, this time entrusting mixing duties to Tue Madsen and his Antfarm Studios (The Haunted, Heaven Shall Burn, Himsa). After recording the album, the band signed a worldwide record deal with Century Media. In April 2010 accomplished black metal singer Legion (Erik Hagsted, ex-Marduk, ex-Devian) joined the band to replace Toxine who had to drop out because of schedule issues. According to the press release the split happened by mutual agreement. The new album entitled "Witchkrieg" (a play on the word Blitzkrieg) has been announced for July 2010. On the 19th of June, 2010, the band played at the annual Metaltown festival in Gothenburg Their sixth studio album, In His Infernal Majesty's Service, is due November 25 on Century Media Records.[2] Band membersCurrent members
Former members
Timeline{{#tag:timeline|ImageSize = width:900 height:auto barincrement:16 PlotArea = left:130 bottom:170 top:10 right:20 Alignbars = justify DateFormat = mm/dd/yyyy Period = from:01/01/1997 till:01/01/2018 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy ScaleMajor = increment:2 start:1997 ScaleMinor = increment:1 start:1998 Legend = orientation:vertical position:bottom columns:1 Colors = id:vocals value:red legend:Vocals id:guitar value:teal legend:Lead_guitars id:guitar2 value:brightgreen legend:Rhythm_guitars id:bass value:blue legend:Bass id:drums value:orange legend:Drums,_percussion id:studio value:black legend:Studio_releases id:other value:gray(0.6) legend:Others_releases LineData = at:10/02/1998 color:black layer:back at:03/29/1999 color:other layer:back at:10/22/1999 color:black layer:back at:02/01/2001 color:black layer:back at:02/27/2006 color:black layer:back at:06/21/2010 color:black layer:back at:11/25/2016 color:black layer:back at:11/10/2017 color:black layer:back BarData = bar:Tony text:"Tony Kampner" bar:Erik text:"Erik Hagstedt" bar:Magus text:"Emperor Magus Caligula" bar:Angus text:"Angus Norder" bar:Richard text:"Rickard Rimfält" bar:Patrik text:"Patrik Jensen" bar:Sharlee text:"Sharlee D'Angelo" bar:Mique text:"Mique" bar:Martin text:"Martin Axenrot" bar:Chris text:"Chris Barkensjö" PlotData = width:11 bar:Tony from:01/01/1997 till:04/01/2010 color:vocals bar:Erik from:04/01/2010 till:06/01/2011 color:vocals bar:Magus from:06/01/2011 till:04/01/2016 color:vocals bar:Angus from:04/01/2016 till:end color:vocals bar:Richard from:01/01/1997 till:end color:guitar bar:Patrik from:01/01/1997 till:end color:guitar2 bar:Sharlee from:01/01/1997 till:end color:bass bar:Sharlee from:07/01/1999 till:10/01/1999 color:guitar width:3 bar:Mique from:01/01/1997 till:07/01/1999 color:drums bar:Martin from:07/01/1999 till:04/01/2016 color:drums bar:Chris from:04/01/2016 till:end color:drums }} DiscographyStudio albums
EPs
References1. ^{{cite web |title=WITCHERY Releases Video For 'Of Blackened Wing' |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/witchery-releases-video-for-of-blackened-wing/ |website=Blabbermouth |accessdate=27 July 2018}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/witchery-official-lyric-video-for-new-song-nosferatu}} External links
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