Witchfinder general actually achieved very little during the bands lifetime, with two albums being given a. Tunes that make this import cd a keeper are love on smack, the inyourface title track friends of hell, the memorable requiem youth and the heavy. They were named after the 1968 british horror film witchfinder general. Jie buvo nwobhm scenos bangos dalis ir buvo vertinami uz didele itaka doom metalo zanrui. We then help you narrow down your search results by displaying the number of mutual contacts you share, making it. Witchfinder general friends of hell picture disk vinyl. Witchfinder general actually achieved very little during the bands lifetime, with two albums being given a generally poor media reception and live work infrequent. Witchfinder general was released in the united states by american international pictures, who in addition to arranging for vincent price to play matthew hopkins, changed the north american title. He rehearsed with them for about two weeks and covered a black. Drummer graham ditchfield was dismissed at the end of the recording sessions and is not listed as a band member. Witchfinder general were an english heavy metal band from stourbridge, england. Theres a lot of history here, and unsurprisingly all these many years later, the generals music is still adored and still being discovered by new fans. Friends of hell by witchfinder general new on cd fye. Midnight approaches when a circle is formed their faces are evil their minds are deformed they preach to their demons sacrifice is prepared shes placed in a circle.
Its not a statement about violence but an examination of bigotry, opportunism and the evil that men do. Death penalty is the debut studio album by british heavy metal band witchfinder general. The highlight was hellfest, a huge heavy metal festival that ran for three days and. Check out friends of hell by witchfinder general on amazon music. Witchfinder general friends of hell releases discogs. Witchfinder general music, videos, stats, and photos. On 1983s friends of hell, it was clear the band had improved in all possible areas production, song structures and overall musical maturity. Between the raw black sabbath influences and its silly cover featuring another bunch of scantily clad models in medieval garb, witchfinder generals second album, friends of hell, is very similar to its predecessor. Resurrected, unfortunately, shows little sign of being either. Witchfinder general top witchfinder general lyrics the living hell music love on smack shadowed images friends of hell r. Witchfinder general lyrics 25 song lyrics from 4 albums, including resurrected 2008. In their time, witchfinder general was considered one of the lessimportant bands to. Friends of hell witchfinder general heavy metal records.
Witchfinder general friends of hell lyrics and tracklist. Midnight approaches when a circle is formed their faces are evil their minds are deformed they preach to their demons sacrifice is prepared shes placed in a circle oh and a dagger is beared ive caught them all agathering to commit a blood crime. A nwobhm band, which released 2 albums death penalty and friends of hell and several singles in the period of 1979 to 1984. Witchfinder general 1968 is a cult classic that tells the true story of the witchhunt conducted by mathew hopkins in east anglia, during the english revolution. Released 9 august 2010 on buried by time and dust catalog no. Witchfinder general friends of hell back on black lp. Although its followup friends of hell wasnt so impressive, witchfinder generals debut album death penalty was both a major influence on the doom metal scene and a really entertaining listen in its own right. Witchfinder general friends of hell heavy metal i give this one 4 12 stars, as well.
Witchfinder general buvo sunkiojo metalo grupe is stauerbridzo, jungtine karalyste. Im coming to find you im coming to get you im coming to take you away you witches are evil you worship the devil so listen to what i say come peacefully. Death penalty is the debut album by nwobhm band witchfinder general. Most folks have already enthusiastically praised witchfinder general as a masterpiece, so i have little to add in agreement. Hopkins the witchfinder general witchfinder general. Deluxe picture disc vinyl edition witchfinder general are a doom metal band from stourbridge, england. Friends of hell by witchfinder general cd, jun2001. Jul 26, 2019 stourbridge doom metal band formed in 1979 by vocalist zeeb parkes, guitarist phil cope and drummer steve kinsell credited as kid rimple. Between the raw black sabbath influences and its silly cover featuring another bunch of scantily clad models in medieval garb, witchfinder general s second album, friends of hell, is very similar to its predecessor. Witchfinder general formed in 1979 and were part of the new wave of british heavy metal nwobhm movement during the early 1980s. Friends of hell midnight approaches a circle is formed their faces are evil their minds are deformed they preach to their demons sacrifice is prepared shes placed in a circle oh and a dagger is beared ive caught them all agathering to commit a blood crime act of madness their evil possessed minds can kill with only gladness to sacrifice a. Witchfinder general majica friends of hell glazbena. An air of myth and mystery hangs over the film, partly due to its subject matter, and partly, too, because its 25 yearold director, michael reeves, died of a drug overdose just weeks after completing it.
Witchfinder general friends of hell full album 1983. Midnight approaches when a circle is formed their faces are evil their minds are deformed they preach to their demons sacrifice is. Friends of hell is the second studio album by the british doom metal band witchfinder general. Days of revelation i s set during the period of the 17th century leading up to the english civil wars courageous witchfinders battle against the many vile abominations that plague a once green and pleasant land. By the time of the finale in the torture dungeon, with stearne using his devils pick on sarah, witchfinder has built up an intolerable tension. In november 2006, witchfinder general reformed minus the original vocalist zeeb parkes.
Witchfinder general tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including death penalty, burning a sinner, free country, friends of hell, invisible hate. This site started as a fan site, but through the magic of the internets it has become the official band site. Witchfinder general the official new wave of british. Stream tracks and playlists from witchfinder general on your desktop or mobile device. Witchfinder general witchfinder general lyrics genius. Iron maiden, saxon, girlschool, witchfinder general. Provided to youtube by believe sas friends of hell witchfinder general friends of hell. We have the worlds largest collection of heavy metaldeath metaldoom metalglam metalrocketc tshirts, patches and more. Death penalty friends of hell, a compilation of songs by witchfinder general. Death penalty friends of hell by witchfinder general. You can search your friends names, skype name, email address or phone number. Stourbridge doom metal band formed in 1979 by vocalist zeeb parkes, guitarist phil cope and drummer steve kinsell credited as kid rimple. Witchfinder general uk friends of hell 1983 witchfinder general friends of hell band info. Friends of hell witchfinder general cover art, cover version finding.
Wake the devil and since then has had a number of relatively minor appearances in various hellboy comics, sometimes appearing as a cloaked figure wearing a mask. This site started as a fan site, but through the magic of the internets it. The first lp death penalty is more well known but friends of hell is w. In 2008 their 3rd studio album, resurrected, was released. Witchfinder general friends of hell full album 1983 youtube. Witchfinder general friends of hell mp3 album download. Friends of hell from the album friends of hell by witchfinder general. Witchfinder general 1968 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The songwriting is more complex and it just makes you wish their was a third lp.
Packaging all items are shipped brandnew and unopened in original packaging. Witchfinder general article about witchfinder general by. Friends of hell, an album by witchfinder general on spotify. Trivia the footage in witchfinder general of kentwell hall is likely to be the only video existing that shows the front courtyard as it was before it was paved with the decorative brick paving installed circa 1980 with permission from english heritage, as. Get all the lyrics to songs on friends of hell and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Witchfinder general religion, spiritualism, and occult the unofficial title adopted by matthew hopkins, the son of james hopkins, minister of wenham in suffolk, england matthew made a career out of discovering witches for a f. Witchfinder general merch collection tshirts, battlejackets. Clandestine vampire factions, aided by their loyal guardsmen of blind obedience, secretly strive to gain ultimate. Witchfinder general friends of hell 1983, vinyl discogs.
The follow up to a cult classic is a huge deal, and often one that bands fall flat with. Friends of hell, the second and final release of witchfinder general, can be seen as a continuation of the previous lp. Witchfinder general are a doom metal band from stourbridge, england. Friends of hell midnight approaches a circle is formed their faces are evil their minds are deformed they preach to their demons sacrifice is prepared.
More than 1150000 cds, dvds, vinyls, games, technics, equipment and toys since 1991 at your service. Listen to witchfinder general soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 19 tracks. Witchfinder general wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Witchfinder general lyrics friends of hell 1983 album. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. Witchfinder general friends of hell lyrics genius lyrics. A witchfinder general brit doom metalheavy metal zenekar volt. Gatefold cover vinyl reissue of their 2nd album from 1983, originally released on heavy metal records. Witchfinder general has been overly praised in some quarters, especially by english critics.
Witchfinder general, free country, invilible hate, death penalty, burning a sinner, biography. Friends of hell by witchfinder general on amazon music. For witchfinder general however, they not only lived up to death penalty, but they upped their game. Every record is shipped in original factoryapplied shrink wrap and has never been touched by. They are strongly influenced by black sabbath, and are widely recognised today as one of the pioneers of the doom metal style.
Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. 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. The same things which were present on death penalty feature here, but whilst improving on a few things it also takes a small step back. Most of the songs navigate familiar sabbath territory with special kudos going to the extended outro jam of quietus reprise, and the memorable alternating riffs of love on smack. Drawing from the more clearheaded, aggressive and uptempo moments of master of reality and volume 4 for inspiration. Written by parkes cope except love on smack parkes cope hawks, reprise cope. Witchfinder general were highly influenced by black sabbath and rode in on the nwobhm.
Saxon, girlschool, witchfinder general and diamond head led the charge. They were wellknown for featuring topless witches on their album covers, one of which was the very popular model joanne latham. Witchfinder general friends of hell 1998, cd discogs. Secretly canadian music publishing, and 5 music rights societies. Thanks to all the friends who supported me and debated with me, my band. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Witchfinder general friends of hell encyclopaedia metallum. Stourbridges favorite dead end kids issued one more fulllength before an extended hibernation, friends of hell sort of an improvement over death penalty in terms of focus and execution, while still sticking to that lovably doomed and doomy witchfinder general sound. Tshirtslayer is the worlds largest community of heavy metal merchandise collectors and battlejacket builders. During the english civil war and the time of cromwell, selfappointed witchfinder, matthew hopkins vincent price roams the countryside as an opportunist using his position to obtain wealth, sex and power. Track list love on smack last chance music friends of hell requiem for youth shadowed images i lost you quietus reprise outro protection each record is protected within its record sleeve by a white vellum antidust sleeve. Friends of hell is their second studio album originally released in 1983. Witchfinder series 5 primary works 8 total works a spinoff of the hellboy series, focused on sir edward grey, who was first mentioned in hellboy.
The conqueror worm witchfinder general 2000 rotten tomatoes. Friends of hell, friends of hell, death penalty, death penalty, death penalty, singles. It truly is a great film because it is about important ideasa deep, dark, existential look into the worst of the human condition. Zac bajjon never really played bass for witchfinder general. You can search and find friends using the search bar in skype. Midnight approaches a circle is formed their faces are evil their minds are deformed they preach to their demons sacrifice.
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