Origin: London, England
Genres: NWOBHM
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Angel Witch  


Angel Witch's self-titled debut album remains a classic to this day, and a defining moment of the NWOBHM genre, containing such tracks as crowd favorite "Angel Witch" and the utterly brilliant "Angel Of Death" -- indeed, modern doom bands such as Candlemass found much inspiration from that debut. Sadly, due to internal strife and general misfortune, the band never really came close to matching that first album, instead enduring countless lineup changes as founder Kevin Heybourne continually worked to regain that early magic. The first breakup occured shortly after the release of the Loser EP, with the then-rhythm section moving on to form Tytan. After a brief stint in a band called Deep Machine, Heybourne resurrected a new lineup that would produce the live album released many years later, as 82 Revisited. Another breakup ensued, and in 1985 Heybourne tried again, but after releasing the next two albums (the seldom-mentioned Screamin' And Bleedin' and Frontal Assault, both decent enough but most forgotten), the band once again broke up, and since then the band has broken up and reformed with new members on a seemingly annual basis. The lineup shown below is of late 2008.

Current Members

Kevin Heybourne

guitars/vocals

Bill Steer

guitars (Carcass, Firebird, Napalm Death)

Will Palmer

bass

Andy Prestidge

drums (Winters)

Former Members/Guests

David Tattum

vocals

Grant Denison

rhythm guitar

Keith Herzberg

guitars

Jon Torres

guitars/bass (Heathen, Laaz Rockit, The Lord Weird Slough Feg, Warning SF)

Chris Fullard

guitars (Winters)

Mick Taylor

guitars/keyboards

Kevin Riddles

bass (Tytan)

Pete Gordelier

bass

Jerry Cunningham

bass

Ritchie Wicks

bass/vocals

Dave Hogg

drums

Dave Dufort

drums (Tytan)

Spencer Hollman

drums

Ricky Bruce

drums

Tom Hunting

drums/backing vocals (Exodus)

Scott Higham

drums

Darren Minter

drums (Heathen)


Discography


Angel Witch 
1980 Bronze
  1. Angel Witch
  2. Atlantis
  3. White Witch
  4. Confused
  5. Sorcerers
  6. Gorgon
  7. Sweet Danger
  8. Free Man
  9. Angel Of Death
  10. Devils Tower
  • Kevin Heybourne
  • Kevin Riddles
  • Dave Hogg
1980 BNR Top Ten album



(EP) Loser 
1981 Bronze
  1. Loser
  2. Suffer
  3. Dr. Phibes
  • Kevin Heybourne
  • Kevin Riddles
  • Dave Dufort



Screamin' And Bleedin' 
1985 Killerwatt
  1. Whose To Blame
  2. Child Of The Night
  3. Evil Games
  4. Afraid Of The Dark
  5. Screaming 'N' Bleeding
  6. Reawakening
  7. Waltz The Night
  8. Goodbye
  9. Fatal Kiss
  10. U.X.B.
  • David Tattum
  • Kevin Heybourne
  • Pete Gordelier
  • Dave Hogg



Frontal Assault 
1986 Killerwatt
  1. Frontal Assault
  2. Dream World
  3. Rendezvous With The Blade
  4. Religion (Born Again)
  5. Straight From Hell
  6. She Don't Lie
  7. Take To The Wing
  8. Something Wrong
  9. Undergods
  • David Tattum
  • Kevin Heybourne
  • Pete Gordelier
  • Spencer Hollman



Screamin' Assault  COMPILATION
1988 Killerwatt
  1. Dream World
  2. She Don't Lie
  3. Frontal Assault
  4. Something Wrong
  5. Straight From Hell
  6. Reawakening
  7. Screamin' 'N' Bleedin'
  8. Waltz The Night
  9. Rendezvous With The Blade
  10. Goodbye
  11. Take To The Wing
  12. Fatal Kiss
  13. Undergods
  14. U.X.V.



Live  LIVE
1990 Metal Blade
  1. Angel Of Death
  2. Sweet Danger
  3. Confused
  4. Sorceress
  5. Gorgon
  6. Baphomet
  7. Extermination Day
  8. Atlantis
  9. Flight 19
  10. Angel Witch
  11. White Wit
  • Kevin Heybourne
  • Grant Denison
  • Pete Gordelier
  • Spencer Hollman



'82 Revisited  LIVE
1996 IRS
  1. Gorgon
  2. Nowhere To Run
  3. They Wouldn't Dare
  4. The Sorceress
  5. Evil Games
  6. White Witch
  7. Angel Of Death
  8. Angel Witch
  9. Evil Games (live)
  10. They Wouldn't Dare (live)
  11. Nowhere To Run (live)
  • Kevin Heybourne
  • Jerry Cunningham
  • Ricky Bruce



Sinister History  COMPILATION
1999 Zoom Club
  1. Baphomet
  2. Sorceress
  3. Extermination Day
  4. Flight 19
  5. Hades Paradise
  6. Devil's Tower
  7. White Witch
  8. Into the Dark (live)
  9. Devil's Tower (live)
  10. The Night Is Calling (live)
  11. Angel of Death (live)
  12. Confused (live)
  13. Evil Games (live)



Resurrection 
2000 Crook'd
  1. Psychopathic 1
  2. Time To Die
  3. Violence
  4. Sient But Deadly
  5. Twist Of The Knife
  6. Psychopathic 2
  7. Slowly Sever
  8. Worm
  9. Scrape The Well
  10. Inertia
  • Kevin Heybourne
  • Jon Torres
  • Mick Taylor
  • Pete Gordelier
  • Spencer Hollman
  • Tom Hunting
  • Darren Minter



2000: Live At The LA2  LIVE
2000 independent
  1. Atlantis
  2. Confused
  3. Twist Of The Knife
  4. Gorgon
  5. White Witch
  6. Sorcerers
  7. Extermination Day
  8. Psychopathic
  9. Baphomet
  10. Angel Of Death
  11. Guiter Solo
  12. Angel Witch
  • Kevin Heybourne
  • Keith Herzberg
  • Ritchie Wicks
  • Scott Higham



(EP) They Wouldn't Dare 
2004
  1. They Wouldn't Dare
  2. Nowhere To Run
  3. Evil Games
  4. They Wouldn't Dare (live)
  • Kevin Heybourne
  • Jerry Cunningham
  • Ricky Bruce



Angel Of Death: Live At East Anglia Rock Festival  REISSUE
2006 Mausoleum
Re-release of "'82 Revisited".



Burn The White Witch - Live In London 
2009 Rubicon
  1. Sweet Danger
  2. Confused
  3. Gorgon
  4. Sorcerers
  5. White Witch
  6. Atlantis
  7. Extermination Day
  8. Baphomet
  9. Angel Witch
  10. Dr.Phibes / Angel Of Death
  • Kevin Heybourne
  • Chris Fullard
  • Will Palmer
  • Andy Prestidge



As Above, So Below 
2012 Rise Above
  • Kevin Heybourne
  • Bill Steer
  • Will Palmer
  • Andy Prestidge


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