Witchsmeller Pursuivant- Manifest of Evil

Artist: Witchsmeller Pursuivant
Album: Manifest of Evil
Label: Shiver Records

Belgium's Witchsmeller Pursuivant take their name from the BBC series Black Adder and have created a killer album of pure old school heavy metal. Sounding more like an album released in the 80's than it does a recent release, Manifest of Evil is eight tracks of balls to the wall metal that just kills from beginning to end. This is metal without the frills and trends that have ruined so much in the metal world. Luciver's vocals are strong and are perfectly suited to fit in with the riffs being played by the guitar duo of Paul Evrard and Johan Kall. Providing a strong backdrop for their solos are Geezer Mike on bass and Luc Geenen on drums. Instead of being placed in the background, the bass and drums on this album are mixed at the perfect level and are every bit as outstanding as the rest of the band. Listening to "Manifest of Evil" is like stepping back in time and in my opinion, that's the best kind of metal. I'll definitely listen to this album many, many more times. I can guarantee if I lived anywhere near Belgium, I would belong to their following of Smeller-Maniacs. This is another good release from Shiver Records and  I recommend you check "Manifest of Evil" out.