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Review: Witching Hour - Rise of the Desecrated
Witching Hour
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Rise of the Desecrated

Label: Undercover Records
Year released: 2009
Duration: 32:28
Tracks: 8
Genre: Black/Thrash

Rating:
3.75/5


Review online: March 22, 2026
Reviewed by: Sargon the Terrible
Review

Witching Hour have a new album coming out in a few months, but this is not it, this is a reissue of their debut from 2009, which has, thankfully, not been remastered or fucked with. This is a band about heads-down, bullet-belted Black Thrash in the same vein as classic Sodom, Nokturnal, or Desaster—pretty much what you expect a German band in this style to sound like. The riffs come fast and furious, and even if the guitar sound is a bit thin and the riffs are not A-grade, there are a lot of them, and the band keeps their energy level amped up and never slows down.

Additional Information

- 2026 reissue on Dying Victims Production reviewed.

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