Burning Witches has been casting a spell on metalheads for ten years. The band started in Brugg, Switzerland in 2015, and to date, the five-piece has released five albums. Their new record, titled “Inquisition, ” is now available at record stores and includes a 12-song tracklist, as well as an intro and outro. "Sanguini Hominum"... Continue Reading →
New music and album details from BURNING WITCHES
Swiss heavy metal act Burning Witches have shared a new track taken from their forthcoming studio album, entitled Inquisition, which is slated for release on August 22, 2025 via Napalm Records! Following the previously released album title track, this second single brings a powerful mix of classic heavy metal riffs and hard rock grooves to... Continue Reading →
BURNING WITCHES announce European tour – Support: HAMMER KING
The witches call - and the king follows! In spring 2026, Swiss heavy metal sensation Burning Witches will embark on a major headlining tour through Europe. Under the banner of the Witches & Kings Tour 2026, the band will not only be bringing their new, eagerly awaited record to the stage, but also a very... Continue Reading →
Review BURNING WITCHES ‘The Witch of the North’
Listening to Burning Witches' newest album is like a curveball that approaches you. The band from Switzerland released a great debut and also the sophomore record 'Hexenhammer' was a real heavy metal treat. A break came when singer Seraina Telli left the band in 2019. Dutch vocalist Laura Guldemond joined and it took a while... Continue Reading →
BURNING WITCHES unleashed’The Circle of Five’
Live releases and EP’s are booming these days and here is another one. Swiss-/Dutch metal guild Burning Witches unleashed with ‘The Circle of Five’ a new song on December 4th, being the tune in the lead-off spot of a four track featuring release. ‘The Circle of Five’ is a typical metal anthem forged by the... Continue Reading →
BURNING WITCHES goes acoustic
The witches still gather, even in times like that: And without the possibility to enjoy 'real' concerts, Burning Witches take the concert experiences like many other bands these days to the next level: This Friday, May 29th, the Swiss heavy metal heroines invite to their "Corona Live Acoustic Jam From The Studio". Alongside wonderful guests... Continue Reading →
CD review BURNING WITCHES ‘Dance With the Devil’
Burning Witches needed a few month to regroup and adapt to the line-up changes. Now they are back with the decisive third album, expressing that the quintet came back to stay. Horns up.
BURNING WITCHES unveil artwork of the new album
Burning Witches will release their third studio album ‚Dance With The Devil‘ onto the world on March 6, 2020 via Nuclear Blast. There's no rest for the wicked, as less than two weeks after the release of their ‚Wings Of Steel‘ EP, the band have unveiled the cover artwork for their upcoming record, which was designed... Continue Reading →
CD review BURNING WITCHES ‘Wings of Steel’ (EP)
A band that can be seen as a rising star in Heavy Metal is hailing from Switzerland. Burning Witches is the moniker of a quintet that entered the scene in 2015 with a debut that saw the light of day in 2017. Already the three-track demo was much appreciated and led to being the ‘demo... Continue Reading →
Live (Photo-) report GRAVE DIGGER, BURNING WITCHES, Baroeg, Rotterdam – 20.01.2019
German metal pioneers Grave Digger is one of the German metal bands being in the business the longest. Chris Boltendahl and his crew recently released with 'The Living Dead' their 19th studio album. The quartet embarked on a tour through Europe to promote the latest record and one stop was in Rotterdam. On a cold... Continue Reading →
CD review BURNING WITCHES ‘Burning Witches + Burning Alive’ – re-issue
(8/10) Swiss-based Burning Witches debuted in 2017 via BW Records. The self-titled album was a wow moment. Eleven songs showed that there is the next generation of metal bands in Switzerland, following the legendary Krokus. Destruction's Schmier as well as VO Pulver, known from e.g. Gurd, were already involved in the production of the powerful premier,... Continue Reading →
CD review BURNING WITCHES ‘Hexenhammer’
(8/10) Swiss-based metal hopefuls Burning Witches debuted in May last year with a self-titled album. The release received great feedback from fans was critically acclaimed too. With this positive response in mind, the five girls from Switzerland started to work on the sophomore release. 'Hexenhammer' is the name of this new metal strike, being Burning Witches'... Continue Reading →









