Wormwitch can be almost fully summed up by the title of Wolf Hex’s first proper track, Canadian Denim Mountain Attack. On one side of their personality is a black metal band, in tune with the imposing, rocky wilderness of their homeland. On the other, they stink of crust-punk piss. Both are equally appealing on Wolf Hex, a record that delivers the grandeur of one with the aggy fist of the other. When they go up the mountain, Wormwitch have a grasp of the vastness that made the early work of Emperor or Enslaved so powerful. The Wolves Of Ossory and the vast Leering Crystal Effigies have an icy edge that goes deep into the riffs, while the almost ambient The Crimson Proof has a more haunting, subtle darkness to it. But then it’s all balanced by the brawling dir...
