Witchery is a Swedish thrash metal band, formed by former members of Satani… Read Full Bio ↴Witchery is a Swedish thrash metal band, formed by former members of Satanic Slaughter in 1997. To date, the band has released five full length studio albums and an EP.

It began in 1997 when their cult band Satanic Slaughter splintered, Witchery started as guitarists Patrik Jensen (The Haunted) and Rille Rimfält, vocalist Toxine, drummer Mique, and bassist Sharlee D'Angelo (Arch Enemy, Mercyful Fate).
In 1998 they recorded and released their debut, Restless And Dead by Necropolis Records. Later that year, Witchery released the Witchburner minialbum. The EP featured two originals and four cover songs bearing witness to the individual musicians’ influences. 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, and a six-week early 2000 European tour followed.
Symphony For The Devil, the band’s 2001 release, was recorded at Berno Studio (Amon Amarth, Dark Funeral) in Malmö, Sweden, with the 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 (an obvious pun on Blitzkrieg) was released on June 21st, 2010. The new album features Kerry King from metal legends Slayer playing a solo on the title track Witchkrieg. On the 19th of June, 2010, the band played at the annual Metaltown festival in Gothenburg.

Erik "Legion" Hagstedt - Vocals (2010-) (Ophthalamia, Devian, Marduk (Swe))
Patrik Jensen - Guitars (1997-) (The Haunted, Brujeria, Seance (Swe), Satanic Slaughter, Orchriste)
Richard Corpse (Rille Rimfält) - Guitars (1997-) (Seance (Swe))
Sharlee D'Angelo - Bass (1997-) (Arch Enemy, Sinergy, Illwill, Dismember (Swe), Mercyful Fate, Facelift, Spiritual Beggars)
Martin Axe - Drums (1999-) (Nephenzy Chaos Order, Nifelheim (Swe), Satanic Slaughter, Triumphator (Swe), Morgue (Swe), Bloodbath (Swe), Opeth)
A little update,HAIL LEGION!!!!!!!!!!

All Evil
Witchery Lyrics

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Hell - storms hard
Rampant evil cloud the skies
Creatures - sing
As they praise the unborn child

Famine and plague
Race through out the world
On wings of damnation

There's a fire in the sky

Behold the riders in the night
With fear we whisper their names
War and death - famine and plague
Prophecies

Forfilled with cold precision
Seas of blood - predict mankinds extinction
War and death
Unleash the terror

With divine intervention
There's a fire in the sky
Behold the riders in the night
With fear we whisper their names

War and death - famine and plague
There's a fire in the sky
Behold the riders in the night
With fear we whisper their names

War and death - famine and plague

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "All Evil" by Witchery depict a desolate and apocalyptic world consumed by chaos and destruction. The opening lines paint a picture of a hellish storm raging with evil creatures singing in praise of an unborn child. The subsequent lines describe how famine and plague are ravaging the earth, with a fires burning in the sky and riders of the apocalypse terrorizing the night.

The song's chorus underscores the themes of death and destruction, and how they are seemingly preordained according to prophetic predictions. The lyrics suggest that mankind's fate is sealed, and that there is no hope for salvation. However, there is a sense that this horror is being directed by divine intervention, suggesting that the end of the world is inevitable and perhaps even necessary.

Overall, "All Evil" is a bleak and foreboding song that explores dark themes of despair and hopelessness. The imagery conjured up by its lyrics is graphic and disturbing, painting a grim vision of a world consumed by chaos and destruction.

Line by Line Meaning

Hell - storms hard
The world is in chaos and turmoil

Rampant evil cloud the skies
Evil is everywhere and it's affecting everything

Creatures - sing
Even the creatures are sensing and reacting to the dark times

As they praise the unborn child
There is a sense of anticipation and expectation for something unknown to come

Famine and plague
There is widespread hunger and disease

Race through out the world
These problems are happening all over, not just in one place

On wings of damnation
The suffering is being pushed forward by something greater

There's a fire in the sky
The situation is getting worse and more intense

Behold the riders in the night
There are ominous figures on the horizon

With fear we whisper their names
We know of these figures and they inspire terror and dread

War and death - famine and plague
These are the four horsemen of the apocalypse, and they are coming