Witching Hour (The Vision Bleak album)

Witching Hour is the fifth studio album by German gothic metal band The Vision Bleak, released on 27 September 2013 through Prophecy Productions. It is a concept album based on popular fictional witches. A digipak version containing a bonus track, as well as a deluxe edition featuring three bonus tracks, were also released.

A music video for the track "The Wood Hag", entirely animated in stop motion and directed by Fursy Teyssier, was uploaded on Prophecy's official YouTube channel on September 4 to serve as a teaser.

Trivia

 * "A Witch Is Born" references in its lyrics the Weird Sisters of William Shakespeare's play Macbeth.
 * "The Blocksberg Rite" and "Hexenmeister" reference the "Walpurgisnacht" scene in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust.
 * "Cannibal Witch" references the Slavic folktale of the Baba Yaga.
 * "The Wood Hag" is a dark retelling of the fairytale "Hansel and Gretel".

The Vision Bleak

 * Ulf Theodor Schwadorf (Markus Stock) – vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards
 * Allen B. Konstanz (Tobias Schönemann) – vocals, drums, keyboards

Guest musicians

 * Lana McHall – additional vocals

Miscellaneous staff

 * Martin Koller – production