There appears to be a couple of ways of looking at Burning Witches's second album which happens to be their first with new vocalist Laura Guldemond. Either it's a balls to the wall old school metal haven of honesty in the mediocre new decade or it is a rehash of riffs and lyrical concerns from days gone by. Heck, even Ross The Boss makes an appearance on a cover of Manowar's "Battle Hymn"!
Being a bit of a fence sitter I'm going to go somewhere in the middle. It's a very enjoyable record full of more than solid guitar work. One can easily discern that the Swiss band must have a penchant for Accept and surely Warlock but I am not sure that anything on Dance With the Devil hits the heights of those band's greatest output but they have made a bloody good try. "The Sisters of Fate" and "The Final Fight" are my standout tracks possibly because they are the most power metal type offerings and said genre floats my boat.
Laura Guldemond acquits herself really well, she's obviously heard Rob Halford but guitarists Romana Kalkuhl and Sinia Nusselder certainly have top chops. If the line-up which also includes the very solid rhythm section of Janine Grob and Lala Frischknecht can keep pushing forward together I reckon their next album could be a biggie.
Track Listing:
01. The Incantation

02. Lucid Nightmare

03. Dance With The Devil

04. Wings Of Steel

05. Six Feet Underground

06. Black Magic

07. Sea Of Lies

08. The Sisters Of Fate

09. Necronomicon

10. The Final Fight

11. Threefold Return

12. Battle Hymn (feat. Ross The Boss)
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