Review: WitcheR - Öröklét
WitcheR's Öröklét (7.5/10). This Atmospheric Black Metal opus delivers majestic classical influences and profound emotional depth. Read the full review!
Band: WitcheR
Album: Öröklét
Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal
Country: Hungary
Label: Filosofem Records
Released: November 4, 2025
Introduction
WitcheR itself doesn't need an introduction; this band has been making atmospheric black metal, and if you don't know who they are, it's time to crawl out of that cave you've been living in. But for those that do live in a cave. Here is a small introduction: WitcheR is a Hungarian atmospheric black metal outfit with 2 members, Roland and Karola. They have been making albums for a while now, and this album is their fourth full album. And all of their releases feature, for example, classical influences, including a classical cover track on all of their full albums (and one of their EPs is a cover album of famous classical scores). So it's time you ventured out of that cave and went to discover the world...
Öröklét
My Hungarian is terrible since I'm from the Netherlands, but these days it's pretty easy to find the meaning of a word, so Öröklét, what does it mean? In English, it translates to "eternity," "everlastingness," or "immortality."
Most of the time, titles of an album are just, well, titles, but sometimes they send out a message about a state of mind or a mood, and to me that word and the meaning behind it match the album. The album contains 5 songs, with the last track being a cover of Piano Trio No. 2 - Andante con moto by Frank Schubert. The other songs are of decent size (around the 9-minute mark or longer).
Tracklist:
Örökség
Szélhozó
Röghöz kötött
Öröklét
Piano Trio No. 2 - Andante con moto (Franz Schubert cover)
The thing that appeals to me the most about WitcheR is the way the duo finds ways to conjure up different kinds of emotions during the songs, but also across the other albums. It's all very well produced and mixed, and the arrangements of the instrumental parts are thought out and fleshed out; it feels to me like a kind of storytelling. I am not sure if that's the idea behind the albums, but that is how I interpret it.
Are there no downsides to this album? Not many, but what I do notice is that the tracks feel very similar to each other, except for track four, Öröklét, which starts off with the same kind of atmosphere, but halfway through the song it changes directions with a different type of sound, which I really enjoyed, so for me that's also the best track of the album. The fact that the tracks feel the same isn't necessarily a bad thing, but for me, it keeps me from listening to this album over and over again. But it will stay in my rotation for a while, though.
Conclusion
So, cave dweller, we are at the end of the review, and it's time for the conclusion. I recommend this album to everyone who loves atmospheric black metal because for me, WitcheR is one of the best bands out there in this genre. For others, give the album a spin, and you might be surprised.
BMZ rating: 7.5 out of 10
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Roberto La Rana
Roberto La Rana
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