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Witchfynde

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Play It to Death (2008)	Lords of Sin / Anthems (1984)	Cloak & Dagger (1983)
Stagefright (1980)	Give 'em Hell (1980)

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4 Male

Origin
Derbyshire, England

Genre
Heavy Metal

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Metal

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1974

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1974 to Present...

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3 users Witchfynde - Give 'em Hell
3 users Witchfynde - Ready to Roll
3 users Witchfynde - Leaving Nadir
3 users Witchfynde - The Divine Victim
3 users Witchfynde - Gettin' Heavy


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Witchfynde are a British heavy metal band, which was one of the forerunners of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal in the late 70s.

Witchfynde were formed in Derbyshire, England in 1974 by bass guitarist Richard Blower and vocalist Neil Harvey. Richard Blower discovered Montalo (Trevor Taylor) in a band called Atiofel. When Richard left the band in 1975, they reformed Witchfynde with lead guitarist Montalo, bassist Andro Coulton and drummer Gra Scoresby, and soon recruiting vocalist Steve Bridges. The band released their first single, "Give 'em Hell" in 1979 and released its first full-length album, also entitled Give 'em Hell, on Rondelet Records in 1980. A major attribute to success may have originated by the frequent airplay on the Friday Night Rock Show, hosted by Tommy Vance on BBC Radio 1. The band gained some exposure by touring the United Kingdom with Def Leppard in the summer of 1980. The band's sound incorporated a mix of influences, such as progressive and hard rock, with various aspects of the heavy metal sound as well as prominent use of satanic imagery.

In 1984 the band signed a deal with Mausoleum Records to release their 4th album Lords of Sin. Although the band considered the album their strongest to date, it received very bad reviews from critics, with the final blow delivered when Mausoleum Records went bankrupt; as the result of the album's bad promotion the band became totally disillusioned with the music business and split up.

In October 1999 Montalo, Gra and Luther began to discuss the possibility of a reunion due to a resurgence of interest in the band after the release of the Best of Witchfynde CD in 1996, which sold well.


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