Turd Ferguson
Once again, Black Knife proves that they are incapable of releasing anything less than stellar. This album is raunchy, gritty, dark, and a lot of fun. AOTY contender, for sure!
Favorite track: Screaming From the Depths of Hell.
metalpunkhead73
Another masterpiece from Black knife. This might actually be the best album of 2023. Raw blackened metalpunk straight outta Hell 🤘🔥🤘🖤🤘 6,66/5
Favorite track: Baby Eater Witch.
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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Jewel Case CDs with a disgusting full-color 6 page insert. Professionally replicated.
SHIPPING: Expected to ship in early November 2023.
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12" Vinyl LP (Bog Witch Green)
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
12" LP on 180g heavy vinyl. Bog Witch Green is a galaxy swirl effect of translucent green and black. Exact patterns and hues may vary. Limited to 150 copies, of which Wise Blood only has 60. Comes with a full-color 2-sided insert.
SHIPPING: Expected to ship in December 2023.
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Item: 12" Vinyl LP (Cursed Moon Yellow)
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
12" LP on 180g heavy vinyl. Cursed Moon Yellow is a splatter effect of translucent yellow and black. Exact patterns and hues may vary. Limited to 150 copies, of which Wise Blood only has 60. Comes with a full-color 2-sided insert.
SHIPPING: Expected to ship in December 2023.
Includes unlimited streaming of Baby Eater Witch
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Cassette Tape (Slime Green Edition)
Cassette + Digital Album
Limited edition cassette tape with a full-color label on a slim green cassette shell. Full-color 6-panel J-card. Limited to 100 copies, of which Wise Blood only has 40.
SHIPPING:
Finally shipping in March 2024.
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Cassette Tape (Baby Eater Edition)
Cassette + Digital Album
Limited edition cassette tape with a stunning full-color UV shell print in gruesome baby eating detail. Full-color 6-panel J-card. Limited to 100 copies, of which Wise Blood only has 40.
SHIPPING:
Finally shipping in March 2024.
Includes unlimited streaming of Baby Eater Witch
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
SHIPPING NOTES:
If you're ordering multiple items it's best to use our other store for cheaper shipping: wisebloodrecords.8merch.com
International customers should support Mercenary Press (UK): mercenarypress.bandcamp.com/music
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Spawned in the shadows of Kentucky, Black Knife have sharpened their caustic collision of evil punk and black metal since 2016. This Halloween season, these Lexington hellraisers team up with Wise Blood Records and Mercenary Press to conjure their deadly 3rd full-length record, tastelessly titled "Baby Eater Witch."
The numbers speak for themselves: 9 splits/EPs and 2 full-length rippers in only 7 years. Their prolific discography is a testament to their restless, undead DIY spirit. That tenacity was on full display when Black Knife first collaborated with Wise Blood on the Faster Than the Fucking Devil four-band split (2022). They sold the damn thing out before you could shout FUCK ME JESUS. While that split series is known for being focused on black thrash, Black Knife’s approach is steeped in punk bedlam.
“I would say we take our favorite parts of wild and sleazy Thrash, Punk, Black Metal, and trashy Rock riffs,” shares vocalist/guitarist Hellwulv. “We drop them all in one toxic stew to form Black Knife. We also add a good portion of horror movie influence for good measure as well.”
The horror components of Black Knife’s new record are right there on the cover, ingesting an infant. Baby Eater Witch is a title certain to cause double-takes so vicious they snap spines. The gruesome, godless cover art by Eyedust welcomes blasphemy charges with horns raised high.
“The whole concept came from an old painting of a swamp witch in a cave about to cook a baby in her cauldron that I came across,” Hellwulv recalls. “Seeing that and loving all things Halloween, it really started to speak to me for a cool title track and overall vibe for the album. The original cover was going to be just a close-up image of the teeth crunching into a baby like a Big Mac, then the direction changed. But not by much! If I walked into a record store and saw that album cover, I would buy that album without hesitation, even without hearing the first song.”
This is also the first time Wise Blood has worked with killer label Mercenary Press, based in the UK. Mercenary routinely releases fast as fuck rippers, including recent music from Ninth Realm, Sadistic Force, Inhuman Nature, and Iron Tomb. Both labels unite to share this record worldwide.
“With every play of this album the Baby Eater Witch consumes another baby,” Hellwulv promises, “using their lifeblood to fuel her Hellish desires for IMMORTALITY.”
Black Knife will curse your speakers and headphones when Baby Eater Witch crawls from the cauldron on October 30th, 2023. Available on Vinyl, CD, Cassette, and Digital from Wise Blood Records (USA) and Mercenary Press (UK).
credits
released October 30, 2023
BLACK KNIFE IS:
HELLWULV : GUITAR/VOCAL
BAST : BASS
THUMBCUTTER : DRUMS/VOCAL
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RECORDED BY RICHARD BRINEGAR.
MIXED AND MASTERED BY JASON GROVES AT SNEAK ATTACK STUDIOS.
ADDITIONAL ELECTRONICS BY ANDREW QUITTER.
supported by 100 fans who also own “Baby Eater Witch”
I've gotten myself into GR by first getting their last album, then decided to give this one a go too. Atoms divide, life decays, seems we are into nuclear explosions here, that is how GR feels, a powerful and fast blitz and stormy riffs and groovy hardcorish - thrashy blasts. Highly recommended for all thrash lovers out there. Toxic Holocaust does come in mind, true that, Wraith, Municipal Waste fans should love this ! sachavonkarl74
supported by 91 fans who also own “Baby Eater Witch”
Ooooh, this band makes thrash fun (and remind me of their label mates Gravesend in that fashion). I hear a lot of (newer) Kreator influences, which is to my likings! dcdirkzwager