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Stourbridge, England |
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Doom Metal, NWOBHM |
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DISBANDED
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Last update/review:
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February 27, 2023
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Witchfinder General
One of the most beloved NWOBHM bands of all time,
Witchfinder General was also one of the few bands of that era
to opt for the classic early
Black Sabbath
dirge rather than the more uptempo metal of most of their
countrymen.
They recorded only two albums in their short career, the
absolute classic
Death Penalty and the capable followup
Friends Of Hell, the albums receiving widespread fan approval not
only for the great music but also the infamous album covers,
featuring topless model Joanne Latham (a friend of the band)
and her cohorts under the guise of tortured would-be witches.
The original incarnation didn't last long, as the band was done
by 1984, but a modified lineup emerged in 2006 and a
final album,
Resurrection, came out in 2008.
Last Lineup
Gary Martin
vocals
Phil Cope
guitars
Rod Hawkes
bass
Dermot Redmond
drums
Former Members/Guests
Zeeb Parkes
vocals
Kevin McCready
bass
Kid Nimble (Steve Kinsell)
drums
Graham Ditchfield
drums
Discography
Death Penalty
1982
Heavy Metal
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- Invisible Hate
- Free Country
- Death Penalty
- No Stayer
- Witchfinder General
- Burning A Sinner
- R.I.P.
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-
Zeeb Parkes
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Phil Cope
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Kid Nimble
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Soviet Invasion
EP
1982
Heavy Metal
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- Soviet Invasion
- Rabies
- R.I.P.
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-
Zeeb Parkes
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Phil Cope
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Kevin McCready
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Kid Nimble
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Friends Of Hell
1983
Heavy Metal
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- Love On Smack
- Last Chance
- Music
- Friends Of Hell
- Requiem For Youth
- Shadowed Image
- I Lost You
- Quietus Reprise
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-
Zeeb Parkes
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Phil Cope
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Rod Hawkes
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Graham Ditchfield
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Live '83
LIVE
2005
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- Free Country
- Burning a Sinner
- Witchfinder General
- Requiem for Youth
- Shadowed Images
- Friends of Hell
- Death Penalty
- Last Chance
- Invisible Hate
- Quietus
- No Stayer
- Love on Smack
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-
Zeeb Parkes
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Phil Cope
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Rod Hawkes
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Dermot Redmond
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Resurrected
2008
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- The Living Hell
- The Gift Of Life
- Final Justice
- Bryn-Y-Môr
- Brutal Existence
- Euthanasia
- A Night to Remember
- The Funeral / Beyond The Grave
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Gary Martin
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Phil Cope
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Rod Hawkes
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Dermot Redmond
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