Death Penalty [Import]

Death Penalty [Import]

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
The band's 1982 debut album contains seven tracks, including 'Invisible Hate' and 'Free Country'.

Tracks:

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

Album Description

The band's 1982 debut album contains seven tracks, including 'Invisible Hate' and 'Free Country'.

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.

Regardless of the shabby workmanship, still quite good........2003-05-16

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.......2002-11-24

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.

If you want to hear the best Witchfinder General disc..........2002-07-31

This is it. Friends Of Hell was cool, but this is my favourite of the 2. This one is a little less Black Sabbath sounding Friends Of Hell then the second, but STILL has that vibe. I think the title track Witchfinder General is their standout, and the one most people have heard.

Unlike the second disc (Friends Of Hell) I like all the tracks on this one. The guitar tone was even better on this one for some reason. The subject matter is pretty much what most of the bands were singing about at the time, drugs, ect... but not bad.

They always had heavier looking album covers then the music anyway. This one only features one nakad chick, front and back.
Still not PC, but again, not as shocking as when it first came out in the early 80s.

I've been listening to these guys since I was an early teen back in the day when it was still new in fresh. Now that I'm in my 30s, I find I STILL listen to them constantly.

If you like Sabbath, or a score of other doom/stoner bands, I think you'll really dig this. The only annoying part I find is Zeebs queal/queech on Invisable Hate. Not sure why they didn't fix that in the studio to begin with. You'll know when you hear it. Other then that, I'm into it. One of a long list of my favorite albums of all time.

Under the Ancient Penalty
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Under the Ancient Penalty
Negative Reaction
Manufacturer: This Dark Reign
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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THE ALBUM COVER SAYS IT ALL!!!!!!

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Tracks:

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Death Penalty
No Slayer
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R.I.P.

Customer Reviews:

THE ALBUM COVER SAYS IT ALL!!!!!!.......2005-09-30

YOU DONT OWN THIS BECAUSE??.. BECAUSE YOU DONT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT GREAT MUSIC!!!

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE UNDERGROUND ALBUMS THAT GETS YOU IN THE CULT OF UNDERGROUND MUSIC!! I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THIS ALBUM COVER IN MY LOCAL RECORD STORE WHEN I WAS YOUNGER..I WAS SCARED TO DEATH OF IT!!

If you do care..then just find the WEB SITE about them ''NO STAYER'' they have mps and band info!! A GREAT PLACE TO START!!!

A MILLION YEARS AHEAD OF ALL BANDS! WITH THIS TYPE OF IMAGE!! DRADLE OF YIDZ OWE THEIR CRAPPY CARREARS TO THIS BAND(IMAGE WISE!)

SAY IT WITH ME ..1982!!!!!!!!!1982!!!!!!!!!!!!1982!!!!!!!!!

''BURNING A SINNER''

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