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Cradle Of Filth

Hammer Of The Witches

Album number eleven from the English extreme metal band founded in 1991 by Dani Filth and first with their new line-up

ADM rating[?]: 6.4
Label: Nuclear Blast
UK Release date: 10/07/2015
US Release date: 10/07/2015

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9.0 78248
9.0 | Gig Soup

Exemplifies Cradle Of Filth’s sheer talent and a dominant return to form in almost all aspects
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8.0 77952
8.0 | The Guardian

Filthy, vicious fun, as always
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8.0 | Sputnik Music (staff)

An album that should thrill fans that have been craving the dark, gothy, black metal that embodied the band’s first four releases
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6.7 | Consequence Of Sound

Every member excels here, contributing to one of Cradle of Filth’s best and most fun records in almost a decade
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6.0 77950
6.0 | The Music

Cradle Of Filth have rediscovered their trademark black metal sound and a revitalisation of vocalist Dani Filth
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5.0 79408
5.0 | God Is In The TV

Rollicking fun and an exceptional cure for a hangover. Or have birds on the roof needing scared off
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4.0 | Exclaim

There are plenty of moments worthy of headbanging throughout Hammer of the Witches. Unfortunately, they're too often interrupted by the album's half-baked sonic experiments
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