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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 havebeencited as a major influence on the doom metal genre.Witchfinder General formed in 1979 by Zeeb Parkes & Phil Cope in Stourbridge, England, as partof the New Wave of British Heavy Metalmovement during the early 1980s. They are strongly influenced by Black Sabbath, and are widelyrecognised today as one of the pioneers ofthe doom metal style. The band's importance became acknowledged mostly after they disbanded.Theband (minus vocalist & writer Zeeb Parkes) ref ...read more
Witchfinder General is a doom metal band from Stourbridge, England. They were part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal scene and havebeencited as a major influence on the doom metal genre.Witchfinder General formed in 1979 by Zeeb Parkes & Phil Cope in Stourbridge, England, as partof the New Wave of British Heavy Metalmovement during the early 1980s. They are strongly influenced by Black Sabbath, and are widelyrecognised today as one of the pioneers ofthe doom metal style. The band's importance became acknowledged mostly after they disbanded.Theband (minus vocalist & writer Zeeb Parkes) reformed in November 2006, with new vocalist Gary Martin. In 2007 the band released BuriedAmongstthe Ruins, a compilation CD featuring the "Burning a Sinner" single, the Soviet Invasion EP, and four live tracks including a liveversion of theunreleased track "Phantasmagorical". Whilst stating they will not perform live again, the band recorded their third full lengthalbum, entitledResurrected. « hide |
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