Editorial Review:

Album Description:
The band's 1982 debut album contains seven tracks, including 'Invisible Hate' and 'Free Country'.

Rating: - The Best Black Sabbath album,Black Sabbath never made.
Many classic albums came out of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal,and this is one of them.
A classic debut for one of the era's classic cult bands,Witchfinder General forge a sound of doom on this album,unlike anything heard...since Black Sabbath's Volume 4.
In many ways this makes up for the loss of the old Sabbath sound,lost since 1974,and certainly changed with the vocals of Ronnie James Dio.
Witchfinder General's lead vocalist does a good job at imitating Ozzy,and his voice ... Read More

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Rating: - Their better album
This album is better than friends of hell and to me what can be understood as metal. The album has three songs I continually played for awhile the last two songs on the album are great and witchfinder general. The pictures on their albums are horrible but that should not distract you from peeking.

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Rating: - unique early doom metal
released in 82, witchfinder general has a unique sabbathy feel,slow and droning, this is some good stuff.production isn`t great,musicianship is average but there is something there that you haven`t heard before,crafted in a time when bands actually sounded different from each other,witchfinder general gives you something fresh,roots firmly entrenched in sabbath-like riffage,they seem to avoid the sabbath clone tag,

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Rating: - Witchfinder General - 'Death Penalty' (Heavy Metal)
Originally put out in 1982,this was the Witchfinder's first of two 'proper' releases.Top notch NWOBHM/doom metal to be fully experienced here.Best tunes include "Invisible Hate",title track "Death Penalty",the powerful "Burning A Sinner" and "R.I.P.".Line-up:Zeeb Parkes-vocals,Phil Cope-guitar,Woolfy Trope-bass and Graham Ditchfield-drums.This is WELL worth checking out.Should appeal to fans of Iron Maiden,Saint Vitus,Saxon,Grim Reaper and possibly Candlemass.A should-have.

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Rating: - Under appreciated Sabbath-y NWOBHM
Witchfinder General was one of those NWOBHM bands that came and went without much notice, especially in the US, only to be rediscovered by metal fans sometime after their break up. Fortunately, Witchfinder General had the good sense not to attempt a reformation and embarass themselves trying to capitalize on the NWOBHM tag. If you're a fan of Ozzy-era Black Sabbath, chances are you'll find something to enjoy here. Some reviewers have made notes about the bands supposedly weak musicianship, but I ... Read More