Salem's Wounds

Salem's Wounds
Studio album by
Karyn Crisis' Gospel of the Witches
ReleasedMarch 9, 2015 (2015-03-09)
RecordedJune 2–24, 2014
Studios
GenreDoom metal
Length61:33
Labels
ProducerJamie King
Karyn Crisis' Gospel of the Witches chronology
Salem's Wounds
(2015)		 Covenant
(2019)
Singles from Salem's Wounds
  1. "Mother"
    Released: December 17, 2014
  2. "The Alchemist"
    Released: February 17, 2015
  3. "The Ascent"
    Released: October 21, 2015
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Decibel8/10
Metal HammerStarStarStar
Metal Injection6.5/10
Metal.de7/10
New Noise MagazineStarStarStarStarStar
Rock Hard8.5/10
Terrorizer7/10

Salem's Wounds is the debut studio album by American-Italian heavy metal band Karyn Crisis' Gospel of the Witches, released on March 9, 2015, through Century Media and Golden Viper Recordings.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Karyn Crisis; all music is composed by Davide Tiso.

No.TitleLength
1."Omphalos"2:00
2."The Alchemist"6:29
3."Ancient Ways"4:34
4."Aradia"3:42
5."Mother"6:06
6."Father"4:55
7."Goddess of Light"4:00
8."Howl at the Moon"5:45
9."Pillars"3:16
10."The Secret"3:44
11."Salem's Wounds"4:48
12."The Sword + The Stone"4:05
13."The Ascent"8:20
Total length:61:33

Personnel

Personnel per liner notes.

Musicians

Technical

Artwork

Notes

  1. ↑ Ross Dolan's vocals
  2. ↑ Mike Hill's vocals and Charlie Schmid's drums

References

  1. ↑ Seaver, Morley (2014). "MorleyView: Gospel Of The Witches (Karyn Crisis) Interview". antiMusic. Archived from the original on April 19, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 Karyn Crisis' Gospel of the Witches (2015). Salem's Wounds (CD liner notes). Golden Viper/Century Media Records. 9985358.
  3. ↑ Rosenberg, Axl (December 17, 2014). "Karyn Crisis' Gospel of the Witches Release First Song, Make You Cry for Your "Mother"". MetalSucks. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Karyn Crisis' Gospel of the Witches Premier "The Alchemist" Music Video". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. February 25, 2015. Archived from the original on May 31, 2025. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Karyn Crisis' Gospel of the Witches Release "The Ascent" Music Video". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. October 21, 2015. Archived from the original on May 31, 2025. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  6. ↑ Fury, Jeanne (June 2015). "Record Reviews". Decibel. No. 128. Red Flag Media, Inc. p. 80. ISSN 1557-2137.
  7. ↑ Lawson, Dom (February 27, 2015). "Karyn Crisis' Gospel Of The Witches: Salem's Wounds". Metal Hammer. Retrieved September 14, 2026 – via Louder.
  8. ↑ Stewart-Panko, Kevin (April 9, 2015). "Album Review: Karyn Crisis' Gospel of the Witches Salem's Wounds". Metal Injection. Archived from the original on May 31, 2025. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  9. ↑ Maronde, Eckart (September 3, 2015). "Karyn Crisis' Gospel Of The Witches - Salem's Wounds Review • metal.de". metal.de. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  10. ↑ Shrum, Tony (March 23, 2015). "Album Review: Karyn Crisis' Gospel Of The Witches – "Salem's Wounds"". New Noise Magazine. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  11. ↑ Schmidt, Patrick (March 24, 2015). "Salem's Wounds". Rock Hard. Vol. 335. Retrieved September 14, 2026.
  12. ↑ Santos, Jose Carlos (March 2015). "Selected and Dissected". Terrorizer. No. 258. Dark Arts Ltd. p. 58. ISSN 1350-6978.
  13. ↑ Jolicoeur, Todd (October 29, 2019). "Interview: Karyn Crisis from Gospel of the Witches - October 2019". 100% Rock Magazine. Archived from the original on April 15, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2025.