AGE – The Hammer of Witches 2012
September 11, 2012 on the label Metalsim Records with the assistance of producer center Mindcrusher Heavy Power came sociohistorical metal opera suburban Heavy Metal of the era – “The Hammer of Witches”. This conceptual work tells the story of the creation and development of penal institutions since the establishment of the Inquisition to the present day.
AGE formed in 2007 and for 5 years career has released one full-length release, “The stigma of perpetual debt.” In the past 3 years, the musicians working on a new concept album, “The Hammer of Witches”, periodically reminding me of themselves participating in various compilations and concerts in the central part of Russia.
In work on the metal-opera took part:
Mc Loud (AGE) – vocals
Nick Smirnov (AGE) – vocals
Sergey Sergeev (afterburner) – vocals
Michael Sidorenko (SCREAMER, FS) – vocals, programming
Michael Nakhimovich (Black Smith) – vocals
Gregory Gunmen (ASFERIKS, artery) – vocals
Dmitry Skidanenko (Coliseum) – vocals
Dmitry Mashkov (Arctis) – vocals, keyboards, orchestra
Alexander Cap (Anahata) – vocals
Gina Rose of Steel (KRUGER, Anahata) – vocals
Peter Elfimov (PITBUL) – vocals
Alex Tyszkiewicz (Onslaught) – vocals
Anton Andrukhovych (SERVANTES) – vocals
Anna Romanova (Sanctum) – vocals
Dmitri “Sit” Spesivtsev (BLIND ROVER) – author’s voice
Peter ovich (AGE) – guitar, programming
Mikhalkov ovich (AGE) – guitar
Leonid Arkhipov (AGE) – keyboards
Igor Woland (AGE) – bass guitar, idea
Max Myrtle (AGE) – Drums
Igor Stich (Sanctum) – drums
Michael Krohn (INTRA SPELAEUM, EMPTY SHELL) – percussion
Ruslan Maslennikov (MELANCHOLY) – sound producer
Kirill Evseev – registration booklet
Igor Postovgar – the author covers
Tracklist:
1. Introduction
2. It is the Holy Inquisition
3. Accusation and justification
4. Burn the witch
5. So be it
6. Come up to the gallows
7. Truth is in the fire
8. Great sacrifice
9. The doctrine of the faith
10. True Light
11. Dynasty
12. Five minutes – confession executioner
13. About the history and the recent past
14. Executioners
15. What is more – the more sophisticated
16. Last throne
17. Between the upper and the nether millstone
18. Hammer of Witches
AGE – The Hammer of Witches 2012