Death Penalty

Artist: Witchfinder General
Label: Heavy Metal / DNA
Category: Music

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Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 5016681200825
ASIN: B0000087M6

Release Date: 2004-02-19

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Tracks:

Invisible Hate
Free Country
Death Penalty
No Slayer
Witchfinder General
Burning A Sinner
R.I.P.

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Customer Reviews:

Witchfinder General - 'Death Penalty' (Heavy Metal).......2006-07-10

Originally put out in 1982,this was the Witchfinder's first of two 'proper' releases.Top notch NWOBHM/doom metal to be fully experienced here.Best tunes include "Invisible Hate",title track "Death Penalty",the powerful "Burning A Sinner" and "R.I.P.".Line-up:Zeeb Parkes-vocals,Phil Cope-guitar,Woolfy Trope-bass and Graham Ditchfield-drums.This is WELL worth checking out.Should appeal to fans of Iron Maiden,Saint Vitus,Saxon,Grim Reaper and possibly Candlemass.A should-have.

Under appreciated Sabbath-y NWOBHM.......2006-03-06

Witchfinder General was one of those NWOBHM bands that came and went without much notice, especially in the US, only to be rediscovered by metal fans sometime after their break up. Fortunately, Witchfinder General had the good sense not to attempt a reformation and embarass themselves trying to capitalize on the NWOBHM tag. If you're a fan of Ozzy-era Black Sabbath, chances are you'll find something to enjoy here. Some reviewers have made notes about the bands supposedly weak musicianship, but I think the band's playing mainly sounds sort of weak because of the demo-style production. There are some cool Sabbath-esque riffs all over this disc. The lyrics are entirely different matter, though. Lines like "Look out for me, let's trip on LSD!" make me wonder if these guys were goofy or just sort of immature in a teenage "I'm so bad, I like getting wasted" type of way. The cover art leaves me with the same question. Hey, I enjoy a naked lady as much as everyone else, and if I were 16 I'd be really impressed, but now, as I approach 30, I just kinda smile and roll my eyes. But whatever, these things are hardly bad. The music makes up for any shortcomings the band might have had.

Cool!.......2006-02-01

Witchfinder General was one of the many bands to emerge from the late 70s/early 80s "New Wave of British Heavy Metal" (of which bands like Iron Maiden and Def Leppard were a part), release a couple of albums, and then fade back into obscurity.

"Death Penalty" was their first album. The lyrics deal mainly with witches (duh), and "sex, drugs, rock, and beer". Their sound is VERY influnced by Ozzy-era Black Sabbath, so if you like that you'll probably like Witchfinder General. It's a fun listen for Sabbath fans, and very catchy (especially "Free Country", the song that got me hooked). In fact, you go to their official website (www.witchfindergeneral.net) you can download a couple of songs from this album, their second: "Friends of Hell", and some EPs and singles. If you're a fan of Black Sabbath, or old hard rock/metal in general, check it out!

And the girl on the cover...she's okay, folks!

Regardless of the shabby workmanship, still quite good........2003-05-15

The first release from Witchfinder General introduces the listener to some unique musical and vocal stylings that some will compare favorably to Black Sabbath. I don't believe that a realistic comparison can honestly be made between the two bands due to the fact that WG displays a Sabbath-like flavour yet remains quite a bit out of their depth when matched against the Osbourne-Iommi-Butler-Ward efforts. Regardless, it is still a lot of fun to listen to as a result of Zeeb Parkes' unusual vocal style layered over some traditional early 70's metal-ish bass lines, beats, and riffs. "R.I.P" has a "Children of the Grave" bent note guitar tweak that is very noticeable, yet the song is quite different otherwise. Standout songs are "Invisible Hate", "Free Country", and... well... actually they all have their good points. In a nutshell, it was a welcome and unique addition to my 80's metal collection when I first picked up the vinyl edition, and the only downside I can make you aware of is the poor recording/mixing quality and an average level of technical accuracy musically. If you get it, based on my descriptions and taking into consideration my warnings, I don't think you will feel cheated in the slightest. Buy it if you are of a mind and you won't regret it.

The missing link between BLACK SABBATH and CATHEDRAL.......2002-11-23

When I bought this album I was about 13 and a huge Black sabbath fan!How could I resist the name of the band and most of all the cover at that age-by the way I'm not Nicole but Phil, Nicole's husband.Witchfinder General is one of the first Black Sabbath's clones, the voice is VERY close to Ozzy's, the riffs are VERY close to IOMMI's-the solos are pretty FAR but anyway..., the songs are VERY Sabbath-alike.
Technicaly speaking, those guys are bad but I think it's the whole package that makes it worth.
It's fun(dark but fun),pretty heavy and once again...the cover is just so hilarious.
Witchfinder general certainly didn't invent the powder but probably showed the way to bands like TROUBLE, St VITUS or even the great CATHEDRAL.
Anyway W.G. was doing Black Sabbath when Black sabbath wasn't doing it anymore.

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