Witchfinder General (band)
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| Witchfinder General | |
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| Origin | Stourbridge, England |
| Genres | Heavy metal Doom metal |
| Years active | 1979–1984 2006–present |
| Labels | Heavy Metal Records |
| Website | www.witchfindergeneral.net |
| Members | |
| Gary Martin Dermot Redmond Rod Hawkes Phil Cope |
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| Past members | |
| Zeeb Parkes Steve Kinsell Johnny Fisher Kevin McCready Graham Ditchfield |
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Witchfinder General is a doom metal band from Stourbridge, England. They were part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal scene and have been cited as a major influence on the doom metal genre.
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[edit] Biography
Witchfinder General formed in 1979 by Zeeb Parkes & Phil Cope in Stourbridge, England, as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement during the early 1980s. They are strongly influenced by Black Sabbath, and are widely recognised today as one of the pioneers of the doom metal style. The band's importance became acknowledged mostly after they disbanded.
The band (minus vocalist & writer Zeeb Parkes) reformed in November 2006, with new vocalist Gary Martin. In 2007 the band released Buried Amongst the Ruins, a compilation CD featuring the "Burning a Sinner" single, the Soviet Invasion EP, and four live tracks including a live version of the unreleased track "Phantasmagorical". Whilst stating they will not perform live again, the band recently finished recording their third full length album, entitled Resurrected.
[edit] Members
[edit] Current line-up
- Phil Cope - Guitarist (1979-1984, 2006-present)
- Rod Hawkes - Bass guitarist (1982-1984, 2006-present)
- Dermot Redmond - Drummer (1983-1984, 2006-present)
- Gary Martin - Singer (2007 - present)
[edit] Former members
- Zeeb Parkes - Singer (1979-1984)
- Johnny Fisher - Bass guitarist (1979-1980)
- Steve Kinsell - Drummer (1979-1982)
- Kevin McCready - Bass guitarist (1981-1982)
- Graham Ditchfield - Drummer (1982-1983)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
- Death Penalty - (1982)
- Friends of Hell - (1983)
- Resurrected - (2008)
[edit] Live albums
- Live '83 CD - (2006)
[edit] Singles/EPs
- "Burning a Sinner - (1981)
- Soviet Invasion - (1982)
- "Music" - (1983)
[edit] Other releases
- Buried Amongst the Ruins - (2007)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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