Published: August 20, 2025
Photo Credit: BURNING WITCHES
This Friday, August 22, Swiss heavy metal frontrunners BURNING WITCHES will celebrate the release of their much-awaited new studio album, entitled Inquisition, out via Napalm Records.
This Friday, August 22, Swiss heavy metal frontrunners BURNING WITCHES will celebrate the release of their much-awaited new studio album, entitled Inquisition, out via Napalm Records.
Now, the band drops their third single from Inquisition, "Soul Eater". The all-woman act combines classic heavy metal elements with the energy and drive of '80s thrash metal, as "Soul Eater" pounds the listener with unrelenting heavy metal power! Thrashing drums, aggressive riffs, and screeching vocals complement the memorable chorus within the track.
The band comments:
This is the sound of Burning Witches, which represents our soul, mood and ravenous character in the love of Heavy Metal. Fast, heavy, screamy - just how we like it! So play it as loud as you can, metalheads!"
On their sixth studio offering, the band returns with a darker, more thunderous brew — diving headfirst into themes of medieval persecution, religious oppression, and the unbreakable spirit of resistance. Featuring 12 brand-new tracks, the album marks a bold new era: forged in the flames of power/heavy metal and sharpened by anthemic songwriting and epic instrumentation.
When BURNING WITCHES takes the stage, the world trembles beneath their firestorm of heavy metal might! Following the classic heavy metal tones of their previous record, The Dark Tower (2023), Inquisition delivers tight production and an unrelenting onslaught of burning riffs, crushing drums, and vocal sorcery, driven by producers Damir Eskic (Destruction) and V.O. Pulver (Little Creek Studio, Pro-Pain, Destruction), and shaped by the songwriting of founding guitarist Romana Kalkuhl.
With Inquisition, BURNING WITCHES unleashes their most focused and ferocious album yet, honoring classic heavy metal roots while diving into darker, more powerful territory. From mystical ballads to breakneck shred-fests, the album channels both the sacred and profane, the melodic and the menacing—a testament to a band unafraid to evolve, fight, and enchant!
Guitarist Romana Kalkuhl says about the album:
"As we celebrate our 10 Year Anniversary in 2025, I am very happy as well to announce our sixth album with pride and satisfaction. I am extremely happy to start the next chapter of our metal journey with my girls. The album Inquisition is for those of you who are into legends like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Slayer. Full of power, melodies, double bass drums, heavy riffs and speedy guitar solos, Inquisition is not only our style and lifestyle, it's our life! From the beginning to the end, it's the best of us."
Inquisition track listing:
1. Sanguini Hominum
2. Soul Eater
3. Shame
4. The Spell Of The Skull
5. Inquisition
6. High Priestess Of The Night
7. Burn In Hell
8. Release Me
9. In For The Kill
10. In The Eye Of The Storm
11. Mirror, Mirror
12. Malus Maga
Inquisition will be available in the following formats:
- 1 LP Translucent Orange Black Splatter
- 1 LP Black
- 1 CD Digipak
- Digital Album
- 1 LP Translucent Orange (GSA, CH) - SOLD OUT
- 1 LP Cross Red Black – SOLD OUT
- 2 LP Die Hard Gold Black Marbled (feat. 1 LP Inquisition + 1 LP The Night Of The Witch, 8p Booklet) - SOLD OUT
- Deluxe Wooden Box (feat. CD + Live CD + Autograph Card + Pendant + Gloves + Patch) – SOLD OUT
- Music Cassette – SOLD OUT
BURNING WITCHES live:
Europe:
Witches And Kings Tour
Support: Hammer King
09.01.26 Milano - Legend Club IT
10.01.26 Obertraubling - Airport DE
11.01.26 Zlin - Masters Of Rock Cafe CZ
13.01.26 Rubigen - Mühle Hunziken CH
14.01.26 Brugg - Salzhaus CH
15.01.26 Basel - Sudhaus CH
16.01.26 Langenthal - Old Capitol CH
17.01.26 Zug - Galvanik CH
18.01.26 St.Gallen - Grabenhalle CH
19.01.26 Glarus - Kulturzentrum Hölastei CH
20.01.26 Monthey - Pont Rouge CH
21.01.26 Wetzikon - Kulturfabrik CH
23.01.26 London - The Dome UK
24.01.26 Birmingham - The Asylum UK
25.01.26 Manchester - Academy 3 UK
27.01.26 Kortrijk - DVG Club BE
28.01.26 Paris - Backstage By The Mill FR
29.01.26 Essen - Turock DE
30.01.26 Kaiserslautern - Kammgarn DE
31.01.26 Aschaffenburg - Colos Saal DE
01.02.26 München - Backstage Halle DE
03.02.26 Nürnberg - Hirsch DE
04.02.26 Leipzig - Hellraiser DE
05.02.26 Hannover - Musikzentrum DE
06.02.26 Hamburg - Logo DE
07.02.26 Uden - De Pul NL
08.02.26 Heerlen - Nieuwe Nor NL
10.02.26 Lyon - Rock N Eat FR
11.02.26 Barcelona - Salamandra ESP
12.02.26 Murcia - Garaje ESP
13.02.26 Madrid - Revi Live ESP
14.02.26 Vitoria - Urban Rock ESP
25.04.26 Reinhardshagen - Wezer Metal Meeting DE
03.05.26 Diest - Hell Open Air BEL
09.05.26 Rautheim DE Rock In Rautheim DE
26.06.26 Oschersleben - Rock & Metal Dayz DE
USA - NEW DATES
03/14/26 Pompano Beach, FL @ Piper's Pub
03/15/26 Clearwater, FL @ OCC Road House
03/20/26 Westland, MI @ Token Lounge
03/22/26 Cleveland, OH @Beachland Ballroom
03/24/26 Pittsburgh, PA @ Crafthouse Stage and Grill
03/27/26 Teaneck, NJ @ The Debonair Music Hall
03/28/26 New Bedford, MA @ The Vault Performing Arts Center
03/29/26 Hampton Beach, NH @ Wally's
04/01/26 Annapolis, MD @ Ram's Head On Stage
04/02/26 Virginia Beach, VA @ Elevation 27
04/04/26 Sanford, FL @ West End Trading Co
BURNING WITCHES are:
Romana Kalkuhl - Guitar
Laura Guldemond - Vocals
Courtney Cox - Guitar
Jay Grob - Bass
Lala Frischknecht - Drums
