Witchfinder General (band)

Witchfinder General was an English heavy metal band from Stourbridge. They were part of the new wave of British heavy metal scene and have been cited as a major influence on the doom metal genre.^[1]^[2] They were named after the 1968 British horror film Witchfinder General.^[3]

Witchfinder General

1979–1984
2006–2008

Heavy Metal Records

Phil Cope
Johnny Fisher
Steve Kinsell
Zeeb Parkes
Kevin McCready
Graham Ditchfield
Rod Hawkes
Dermot Redmond
Gary Martin

Phil Cope – guitar (1979–1984, 2006–2008), bass (1982)

Johnny Fisher – bass (1979–1980)

Steve Kinsell – drums (1979–1982)

Zeeb Parkes – vocals (1979–1984)

Kevin McCready – bass (1981–1982; died 2008)

Graham Ditchfield – drums (1982–1983)

Rod Hawkes - bass (1982–1984, 2006–2008)

Dermot Redmond – drums (1983–1984, 2006–2008)

Gary Martin – vocals (2006–2008)

Timeline

(1982)

(1983)

(2008)

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