---
title: "Witchfinder General"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/witchfinder-general"
genre: "NWOBHM"
formed: 1979
---

# Witchfinder General

**Witchfinder General** is a nwobhm band, active 1979 to present.

Witchfinder General was an English heavy metal and doom metal band from Stourbridge. They were part of the new wave of British heavy metal and have been cited as a major influence on the doom metal genre. They were named after the 1968 British horror film Witchfinder General, itself based upon the infamous witchhunter known as Matthew Hopkins.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witchfinder_General_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Witchfinder General |
| Genre | NWOBHM |
| Parent genre | Heavy Metal |
| Origin | Stourbridge |
| Formed | 1979 |
| Releases in catalog | 4 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [NWOBHM](https://themetalnet.com/genre/nwobhm) · [Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/doom-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dermot Redmond](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dermot-redmond) | Membranophone | 1983 to 2008 | Former |
| [Gary Martin](https://themetalnet.com/musician/gary-martin) | Lead vocals | 2006 to 2008 | Former |
| [Graham Ditchfield](https://themetalnet.com/musician/graham-ditchfield) | Membranophone | 1982 to 1983 | Former |
| [Johnny Fisher](https://themetalnet.com/musician/johnny-fisher) | Bass guitar | 1979 to 1980 | Former |
| [Kevin McCready](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kevin-mccready) | Bass guitar | 1981 to 1982 | Former |
| [Phil Cope](https://themetalnet.com/musician/phil-cope) | Guitar, Bass guitar | 1979 to 2008 | Former |
| [Rod Hawkes](https://themetalnet.com/musician/rod-hawkes) | Bass guitar | 1982 to 2008 | Former |
| [Steve Kinsell](https://themetalnet.com/musician/steve-kinsell) | Membranophone | 1979 to 1982 | Former |
| [Zeeb Parkes](https://themetalnet.com/musician/zeeb-parkes) | Lead vocals | 1979 to 1984 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1982 | [Death Penalty](https://themetalnet.com/album/203ec0db-f89d-39bb-9b22-7095cfc0ebf1) | Album |
| 1982 | [Soviet Invasion](https://themetalnet.com/album/05ba0672-1bf2-3451-aaff-4db9a4a067cb) | EP |
| 1983 | [Friends of Hell](https://themetalnet.com/album/5ea12894-0b55-3916-9bf5-542970ea0859) | Album |
| 2008 | [Resurrected](https://themetalnet.com/album/53eee1c1-7bee-3c5d-8f22-2cf652cd8f4b) | Album |

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- [Pentagram](https://themetalnet.com/band/pentagram) (listened together)
- [Venom](https://themetalnet.com/band/venom) (listened together)
- [Electric Wizard](https://themetalnet.com/band/electric-wizard) (listened together)
- [Cirith Ungol](https://themetalnet.com/band/cirith-ungol) (listened together)
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- [Slayer](https://themetalnet.com/band/slayer) (listened together)
- [Cathedral](https://themetalnet.com/band/cathedral) (listened together)
- [Megadeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/megadeth) (listened together)
- [Mercyful Fate](https://themetalnet.com/band/mercyful-fate) (listened together)
- [Reverend Bizarre](https://themetalnet.com/band/reverend-bizarre) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Witchfinder_General/299
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1QqtUGvZnULbTYLj6y69vO
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/2644311

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/witchfinder-general](https://themetalnet.com/band/witchfinder-general). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt