1) Witchcraft are a doom … Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists with this name:
1) Witchcraft are a doom metal band from Sweden. Strongly inspired by the early '70s rock, they play with a heavy and slightly psychedelic rock style typical of other similar stoner doom metal bands. Their music is commonly compared to the likes of Black Sabbath, Pentagram and Jethro Tull. They have released four well-received full length albums to date.
2) Witchcraft were a USA duo whose music was of a highly imaginative and original style that could be considered avant-garde. John Buehler - vocals, keyboards, drum machines, percussion, vocoder & design. Andrew Arbetter - guitar. Although Witchcraft have disbanded since, these two albums remain perennial favorites and are testament to a unique band that produced a genuinely original sound
3) Witchcraft was a Croatian speed metal band, formed in 1987. by Dejan Katalenic (a.k.a. Dean Harder). The first lineup was Dean Katalenic on guitars, Sinisa Vuco on main vocals, Milan Cojic on bass guitar, Neno Munitic on guitars, Denis Garbic on harsh vocals and Silvio Skare - Braco on guitars and drums.
In the years after 1991, the band had lots of lineup changes and tryouts, as Dejan was looking for the perfect voice for the band. Some of notable membes were Elvis Katic on drums, Davor Gradinski on bass and vocals, Goran Karan on vocals, and others too. The last vocalist was Ines Zizic, but the band finally disbanded in 2002.
4) Witchcraft is a raw and old school Black Metal band from Hungary. They released their first album "Years of Blood" in 2006 via Regimental records. Previously they released two demos (On the Path of Fogs - 2000; Carpathian Fire - 2003) and a split with Gholgoth (Revelations Through the Veil of Oblivion - 2002). "Years of Blood" contains the re-recorded versions of the demo-songs and only one new song. The second album is "Under the Crust" (Miriquidi Prod. 2008).
5) Witchcraft is Goa trance project released on Matsuri records in the late 90's.
6) Witchcraft is a Black Metal band from El Salvador, formed in the year of 1995. They started off as a side-project of the Melodic Black Metal band Dismal Gale however, Drummer - Rodrigo Artiga left the band. In 1998 they released their self entitled album "Witchcraft" The band is currently split up, to work more in Dismal Gale. The lyrical themes include Satanism, Witchcraft and Occultism.
7) Witchcraft is a traditional heavy metal from France. They released one three-track demo in 1983.
8) Witchcraft is a dark progressive metal band from Russia. The band formed in 2005. It was stated that it was a gothic band, but some time later the band started to mix different music styles and created a new experimental style called Dark Progressive Metal. The music of the artist is an unusual mixture of progressive, dark and Gothic metal. They have bright vocals, good technique of playing music. In 2008 the band recorded their debut album "The Voice From Inside...", which included 8 songs of different periods. In 2010, the band recorded the second album "Ash".
9) Witchcraft is a hardcore gabba artist from Holland. They formed in 1990. They were signed to the Dutch 5th Gear.
10) Witchcraft is a black metal band from Finland. They are the continuation of Finnish black metal band Black Feast and later Blasphemous Witchcraft.
11) Witchcraft is a gothic metal/alternative metal band from Moscow, Russia. They are one of the oldest active gothic groups in Russia. They have five full-length albums: "The voice from inside..." (2008), "ASH" (2011), "Параллельные миры" (2012), "7" (2013), "CINEMA"(2018), "V" (2022) and several singles.
An Alternative to Freedom
Witchcraft Lyrics
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You were a believer
see where it took you
You can’t get away
If you pass away too early
you dont need to worry
Who will you follow
Karma works in reaverse
whirling an swirling its way
Automatic wisdom
Inherent but deranged
Nihilistic viewers
believe in their true ways
Confused and decedant
They give in to their fraud
The animal kingdom
An alternative to freedom
Awaken in your nightmare
of paradise demise
Blissfull but not content
Overjoyed with sentiment
All the world is a place
for a mind to waste
Preaching for the deaf
Hypocrisy what's left
Blissfull but not content
Overjoyed with sentiment
All the world is a place
for a mind to waste
The lyrics of Witchcraft’s song “An Alternative to Freedom” convey a sense of confusion and disillusionment with the notion of freedom and leadership. The opening lines “He was a leader, You were a believer, see where it took you, You can’t get away” seem to suggest that blindly following a leader can lead to undesirable outcomes. The following lines ponder on the consequences of dying prematurely and no longer having someone to follow, implying that identifying with a leader can be a form of ultimately futile escapism. The song then takes a turn anticipating karma’s consequences and the paradoxical nature of automatic wisdom that can become deranged.
The chorus shifts the focus from leadership to the animal kingdom, which ironically becomes an “alternative to freedom”, suggesting that a life regulated by instinct and nature may offer more certainty and meaning than the seemingly arbitrary nature of human freedoms. The last verse describes a world where preaching is geared towards the deaf and hypocrisy reigns, further emphasizing the challenges of finding meaning in our existence. Ultimately, the lyrics of “An Alternative to Freedom” seem to capture the complexity of the human condition and the futility of searching for an easy way out.
Line by Line Meaning
He was a leader
Referring to someone with power and influence
You were a believer
One who trusted in the leader
see where it took you
Resulted in negative consequences
You can’t get away
Unable to escape the effects of the failed leadership
If you pass away too early
Dying prematurely
you dont need to worry
There is no need to fear the consequences
Who will you follow
Asking who will take up the leadership role
When your son has turned away
When the next generation has lost faith in leadership
Karma works in reaverse
Consequences for actions are not always expected
whirling an swirling its way
The unpredictable nature of karma
Automatic wisdom
The natural consequences of actions
Inherent but deranged
The consequences are inherent, but can be destructive
Nihilistic viewers
Those who reject traditional values
believe in their true ways
Are convinced in their own beliefs
Confused and decedant
Embracing a life of indulgence and confusion
They give in to their fraud
Have succumbed to a life of deceit and hypocrisy
The animal kingdom
The natural world
An alternative to freedom
A different way of living
Awaken in your nightmare
A realization of the negative consequences of actions
of paradise demise
The destruction of an ideal way of life
Blissfull but not content
Happiness, but not satisfaction with life
Overjoyed with sentiment
Unrestrained emotions
All the world is a place
The entire world is affected by actions
for a mind to waste
A mind wasted on meaningless actions
Preaching for the deaf
Convincing those who do not want to listen
Hypocrisy what's left
Deceitful behavior remains
Contributed by Katherine H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Laura Ikels
on We Rest
could you please send me these lyrics.. our son was killed 9/7/18 and this song came to me in a dream.. i truly believe he is speaking to me