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Witchfinder General

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Forfans of nwobhm, doom metal and early black sabbath-influenced heavy metal; collectors of early 1980s british metal.
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Witchfinder General are an English New Wave of British Heavy Metal band from Stourbridge, noted for combining NWOBHM energy with doom-laden, Black Sabbath-influenced atmospheres. Key albums reviewed here are Death Penalty (1982) and Friends Of Hell (1983).

Formed in 1979 in Stourbridge, England. Core members during the albums covered in the reviews include Phil Cope (guitar) and Zeeb Parkes (vocals).

Witchfinder General are an English NWOBHM band from Stourbridge with strong doom/Black Sabbath influences. Reviews praise the heavy, gothic atmosphere and solid riffing on Death Penalty (1982) and Friends Of Hell (1983). Criticisms note stylistic indebtedness to Black Sabbath and a lack of a standout breakthrough hit. Overall regarded as an important bridge between early Sabbath proto-doom and 1980s heavy metal.

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