Artist: Lucifer's Child
Title: The Wiccan
Label: Dark Essence Records
Cat #: KAR092CD
Release Year: 2015
Duration: Album
Format: CD 
Packaging Type: Jewelcase

The Wiccan is the debut album from the Greek black metal band Lucifer's Child.

The Wiccan has all the makings of a strong debut. Even if this is the first we're technically hearing of them, Lucifer's Child already has a lot of experience and tact going for them. Take the album's crisp execution for example, or the lean on focused, though subtly progressive songwriting, or even the fact that they know to end the album soon enough to leave us wanting more. A debut album can leave a major impression on a listener, and it's a shame that musicians at that stage still often lack the scope to know how to make full use of the opportunity. 

Still fresh to their career path, Lucifer's Child already knows what they want to do, and less commonly how to do it. True to the Hellenic scene, they give their melodies life largely through the rhythm guitar, leaving the lead guitar in something of a support role for the large extent of their songs. Melody has a way to tempering Lucifer's Child away from the more extreme facets of black metal; their songwriting likes to hang around a mid-tempo, steering clear of any real speed or madness. When done improperly, this more tactful approach to writing black metal is always boring; for Lucifer's Child, however, there's always a sense of direction in their writing to keep a listener engaged, and more than enough vibrance in their musicianship to offer the punch otherwise provided in black metal by a fury of blast beats and errant howling.

Recommended if you like: Watain, Marduk, Inquisition, Nordjevel, Mystifier, Kampfar, Necromantia, Nocturnal graves, Necrophobic,

Track Listing:
1. Hors De Combat
2. A True Mayhem
3. Spirits Of Amenta
4. He, Who Punishes And Slays
5. King Ov Hell
6. Wiccan
7. Lucifer's Child
8. Doom