Witchfinder General
Witchfinder General
Top Songs
| 1 | Witchfinder General | ||
| 2 | Death Penalty | ||
| 3 | Free Country | ||
| 4 | Invisible Hate | ||
| 5 | R.I.P. |
Albums
Aug 2021 • 7 songs
Jul 2021 • 9 songs
Oct 2017 • 3 songs
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About
Biography
In their time, Witchfinder General was considered one of the less-important bands to emerge from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement, but they have become a popular early influence among bands in the doom metal scene. Formed in 1980 by Zeeb Parkes (vocals), Phil Cope (guitars), Woolfy Trope (bass), and Graham Ditchfield (drums), the band was heavily influenced by Black Sabbath and released only two albums, 1982's Death Penalty and the following year's Friends of Hell, before breaking up. Ironically, these became more notorious for their comical covers (featuring the b...