WITCHFINDER GENERAL – DEATH PENALTY – 1982 (UK) hard rock

Unlike many of their New Wave of British Heavy Metal peers who injected their music with a certain punk attitude, Witchfinder General drank strictly from the Black Sabbath fountain. Their 1982 debut, Death Penalty, is a celebration of all things Sabbath -- from the plodding rhythms of "Burning a Sinner" and "R.I.P." to the early-Sabs intro of "No Stayer," and even the band's rocking "Paranoid" knock-off, "Free Country." Singer Zeeb Parkes' range is rather limited, but that never stopped Ozzy Osbourne, and his mostly satanic lyrics are especially amusing on the cryptic-sounding opener "Invisible Hate," which eventually resorts to shouts of "more beer." Despite similarly silly lyrics, the song that bears the band's name is definitely the album's highlight, thanks to its engagingly ferocious main riff.

Zeeb Parkes - Vocals
Phil Cope - Guitar
Phil Cope aka Wolfy Trope - Bass
Kid Rimple – Drums
1 Invisible Hate 6:05
2 Free Country 3:10
3 Death Penalty 5:35
4 No Stayer 4:25
5 Witchfinder General 3:51
6 Burning Sinner 3:28
7 R.I.P. 4:04

This is a great doom metal album, the only disappointment is that at the end of "Free Country" or "Death Penalty" it sounds like the band is about to fly into an epic soloing break, but then the songs just fade away during the guitar solo. If you've already got all the necessary Black Sabbath albums but still want more, here's the place to start.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!
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