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WITCHGÖAT: Serpent Hordes artwork and band photo

WITCHGÖAT

Blackened death / thrash from El Salvador

  • Blackened death/thrash
  • El Salvador
  • Personal Records

ABOUT

WITCHGÖAT are a Salvadoran quartet playing ripping blackened death/thrash rooted in second-wave black metal and old-school thrash. Their debut album, Egregores of the Black Faith, was followed in 2023 by Altars of Necromancy. Third album Serpent Hordes marks the band’s 10th anniversary.

Discography: Egregores of the Black Faith · Altars of Necromancy (2023) · Serpent Hordes (2026)

Source: Personal Records press materials via Suspicious Activities PR, and the No Clean Singing premiere (as featured on Hammer & Hail).

LATEST RELEASE

WITCHGÖAT Serpent Hordes album cover

Serpent Hordes, the third full-length album, out December 4, 2026 via Personal Records (CD and digital), with Morbid Skull Records handling the cassette edition. New track “Storming the Walls of Eternity” premiered at No Clean Singing; the title track is streaming on Bandcamp.

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THE STORY: SERPENT HORDES

Not only does its release mark the 10th anniversary of the band, but more importantly, the album successfully captures the essence of WITCHGÖAT and reflects the maturity and balance the members have achieved as musicians. The quartet incorporate trace elements of classic Swordmaster, Dissection, Lord Belial, Sweden’s Crown Of Thorns, and the cult likes of fellow Swedes Cardinal Sin and Raise Hell while keeping a ripping-forth-from-Hell atmosphere of Pleasure to Kill-era Kreator.

Tracklist: 1. Echoes from the Abyss (Intro) · 2. Ophidian Will · 3. Serpent Hordes · 4. Lesser Shadows · 5. Necrophiliac Fever · 6. Requiem for Myself · 7. Deceivers of the Crucifix · 8. Storming the Walls of Eternity · 9. Nyctophiliac · 10. In the Fog (Outro)

Press release via Suspicious Activities PR for Personal Records. Artwork and band photo: Personal Records press materials (as published with the No Clean Singing premiere).

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