Witchery - Don't Fear The Reaper

I'm not sure why Witchery isn't more popular, because they play some very catchy, polished, and aggressive melodic death metal. Its not the more modern 'trying to be radio-friendly' melodeath with clean vocals or anything, the songs are just based around my favorite element of metal: killer guitar riffs. And believe me, the riffs on this 2006 album are heavy, memorable, bountiful, and perhaps a bit bluesy at times. The vocals aren't anything special, just a standard swedish guy with a coarse voice, and he keeps a consistent style throughout the album, which may be a drawback if you are a big fan of varied vocals on your metal albums. Most of the songs aren't incredibly fast, so if you need music that's paced at a jillion beats per minute, this won't be for you.

There's not much more to say. This is typical swedish melodic death metal, just done very well. Witchery creates some damn good songs that will bring you back to this album many times.

8/10 Enjoyable-ry