During its nearly twenty-year history, Black Witchery has appropriately earned recognition as one of the most important cults of bestial black metal, and black metal in general, ever to have emerged from North America. Under its original moniker, Witchery, the band released two demos before changing its name and then went on to produce an EP and two split recordings before unleashing its masterpiece full-length debut, “Desecration of the Holy Kingdom,” in 2001. These early recordings capture an evolution in Black Witchery’s sound that has led them to their current position as one of the most violent purveyors of black metal of the last decade and a half. Nuclear War Now! is proud to resurrect the unholy document of Black Witchery’s evil ascension into the dark of night with its release of “Evil Shall Prevail,” a collection of all tracks from the band’s “Demo 97,” “Evil Shall Prevail” demo, “Summoning of Infernal Legions” EP, and its contribution to the “Hellstorm of Evil Vengeance” split with Conqueror. Additionally, previously-unreleased outtakes from the “Hellstorm…” recording session are also included, as is Black Witchery’s cover of Sarc?fago’s “Black Vomit” from the “Tribute to Sarc?fago” compilation CD from 2001.
