Burning Witches @ Monsters of Rock Cruise, Atlantic Ocean 3-May-2023

Swiss all-female heavy metal band Burning Witches played in Studio B onboard the Mariner of the Seas ship as the last performers on the Monsters of Rock Cruise on Wednesday 3 May 2023. Based in Brugg, Aargau and fronted by singer Laura Guldemond, the band also includes Romana Kalkuhl on rhythm guitar, Jeanine Grob on bass, Lala Frischknecht on drums, and Courtney Cox filling-in on lead guitar. Their fifth studio album The Dark Tower was released a week after their performance. A Q&A session with the band members was held the previous day on the ship's Promenade level.

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