Hidden Gems & Guilty Pleasures: Witchtrap (Colombia)
Witchtrap (Black/Thrash Metal // Colombia)
Witchtrap is an old school black/thrash metal band from Medellin, Colombia.
By now, the Colombian power-trio of Witchtrap should require no introduction. Since 1992, these maniacs have been flying the flag of hate for evil thrash and speed metal with no compromise and no quarter given. Across five full-lengths and twice as many EPs, demos, and splits, Witchtrap have perfected a sound that’s eminently classic but undeniably their own. Their energy is utterly addicting; simply put, Witchtrap are equally evil and fun.
Thankfully, “same as it ever was” with Witchtrap and their long-overdue sixth album, »Hungry As The Beast«. While it’s been four years since the preceding »Evil Strikes Again« – indeed, it did! – the Colombians show no signs of slowing down or wimping out on »Hungry As The Beast«, thus proving its title and then some.
Released in early 2024 on CD in South America via the band’s own Dirty Sound Records, Hells Headbangers’ worldwide edition of »Hungry As The Beast« should more than satiate the demonic lust of Witchtrap’s fervent legions, proving that their urgency is as potent as ever even if the length of time between albums grows.
We should only be so lucky to have this Hunger, that by-now-characteristic foundation of »Welcome To Hell«-meets-»Evil Invaders«, and that Witchtrap can sharpen their blades in such a manner without coming off too clean. As they state about their modest goals here, “We were only focused on impressing our fans with our music and artwork and not from pictures or imagery trends as nowadays all bands do.”
Witchtrap are nothing if not pure and true and totally grassroots; it’s heavy metal for heavy metal maniacs, where old songs like »Death To False Metal« resound with profundity for they are authentic expressions of a band who not only believe it, but live it. “Music, aggression, and attitude – it’s the real important thing about metal to us.” Feast forever with »Hungry As The Beast«!
Hells Headbangers Records released Witchtrap’s highly anticipated sixth album »Hungry As The Beast«, in April 2024 on CD, vinyl LP, and cassette tape formats.
Courtesy of Hells Headbangers Records
Discography:
• »The First Necromancy« Demo (1997)
• »Turn In Your Graves« Demo (1998)
• »Witching Metal« EP (Malignant Productions, 2000)
• »Sorceress Bitch« LP (Hell Attacks Productions, 2002)
• »The First Necromancy Compilation (Obliteration Records, 2005)
• »Thrash Metal Blitzkrieg Vol. II« Split (Iron Bonehead Productions, 2006)
• »No Anesthesia« LP (Dirty Sound Records / Hells Headbangers Records, 2006)
• »Nightmares Of The Dead« EP (Dirty Sound Records, 2007)
• »United In Annihilation« Split (Ground Zero Entertainment, 2008)
• »Holocaust« Split (Alucard Records, 2009)
• »Vengeance Is My Name LP (Dirty Sound Records / Hells Headbangers Records, 2012)
• »Dark Millennium« EP (2013)
• »Nunslaughter / Witchtrap« Split (Hells Headbangers Records, 2014)
• »Trap The Witch« LP (Dirty Sound Records / Hells Headbangers Records, 2015)
• »Evil Strikes Again« LP (Dirty Sound Records / Hells Headbangers Records, 2020)
• »Hungry As The Beast« LP (Dirty Sound Records / Hells Headbangers Records, 2024)
Witchtrap is:
Burning Axe Ripper – Vocals, Guitars
Enforcer – Bass
Witchhammer – Drums
FFO: Destruction, Venom, Kreator, Sodom, Bulldozer, Deathhammer, Nocturnal, Toxic Holocaust, Gehennah, Sarcófago
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Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well