Witchpricker from Witchpricker by Culloden
Newcastle was subject to some of the most horrific and brutal witch trials of the middle ages. This song is inspired by the story of a man who earned a pocketful of coin travelling the country accusing and condemning witches, a witch-pricker. He would use a needle to "prick" the thigh of an accused, if she bled she was human, if she wasn't she was a witch. This man used a retractable pin to condemn all he accused. 200+ died in Newcastle from his actions.
Tracklist
| 3. | Witchpricker | 6:08 |
Credits
from Witchpricker,
released October 10, 2018
Andrew Halliday, Alex Connor, Karl Moore, Ryan Thompson
Andrew Halliday, Alex Connor, Karl Moore, Ryan Thompson
License
CC BY-NC-ND 3.0. See the Creative Commons website for details.
We're a Heavy Metal band based in the North East of England heavily influenced by the NWOBHM and many other 80s greats. We combine high intensity riffs and vocals with our own lyrical retellings of some of our favourite harrowing tales from the annals of North East English History.