Death Penalty
The debut album, recorded in about two days and later recognized as a forerunner of doom metal.
Witchfinder General, 1982
- Released
- September 1982
- Recorded
- April 10-11, 1982
- Studio
- Metro Sound Studios
- Label
- Heavy Metal Records
- Producer
- Peter Hinton
- Length
- 30:01
All seven songs are credited to Parkes and Cope. Robin George engineered, and Parkes and Cope felt he deserved a production credit; Tim Young mastered it at CBS Studios. The listed times sum to about 30:38 against the stated 30:01. Kerrang!'s Malcolm Dome reviewed it favorably on November 19, 1982.
Track listing
- Invisible Hate6:05
- Free Country3:10
- Death Penalty5:35
- No Stayer4:25
- Witchfinder General3:51
- Burning a Sinner3:28
- R.I.P.4:04
Personnel
- Zeeb Parkes vocals
- Phil Cope guitars, bass
- Graham Ditchfield drums
- Robin George engineer
More from Witchfinder General
Soviet Invasion! (1982)
Where to go next
Reference
- Death Penalty on Wikipedia Recording and tracklist.
Writing and criticism
- The Quietus: The Mark Is Upon Them A legacy essay.
Sources
- Death Penalty (album), Wikipedia
- The Mark Is Upon Them, The Quietus (2019)