Lucifer>>ANGEL WITCH - UK

Angel Witch - 1981 - Bronze
Screaming And Bleeding - 1985 - Killerwatt
Frontal Assault - 1986 - Killerwatt
Live - 1990 - Metal Blade
'82 Revisited - 1996 - IRS
Resurrection - 2000 - Crook'd
2000: Live At The LA2 - 2000 - Independent
As Above, So Below - 2012 - Metal Blade
Angel Of Light – 2019 – Metal Blade

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Members
Vocals
Kevin Heybourne>>Blind Fury, Deep Machine - Bill The Murderer, Blaque Jaque Shallaque>>David Tattum>>Bill The Murderer, Jacflash, Dave Tattum & The Rattlesnake Bones - Blind Fury, Deep Machine>>KEVIN HEYBOURNE

Guitar
Kevin Heybourne>>Blind Fury, Deep Machine - Grant Denison - Mick Taylor - Jon Torres - Blind Fury, Deep Machine>>KEVIN HEYBOURNE - Keith Herzberg – Teeth Of The Sea>>JIMMY MARTIN>>Teeth of The Sea

Bass
Jerry Cunningham - EF Band>>Kevin Riddles>>Tytan, Lion - Blind Fury>>Pete Gordelier - Jon Torres - Sons Of Eden, Violent Funky, Tygers Of Pan Tang>>RICHIE WICKS>>Tygers Of Pan Tang, Shadowkeep – Mourn, Sloth>>WILL PALMER

Drum
Dave Hogg - Dave Dufort>>Tytan - Ricky Bruce - Dexys Midnight Runners>>Spencer Hollman - Exodus>>Tom Hunting - Euphoria, Shadow Keep>>Scott Higham>>Euphoria, Shadow Keep - Winters, Tytan, The Oath, Lucifer>>Andy Prestrdige>>Winters, Tytan, The Oath, Lucifer, Warning – Abramis Brama, Count Raven, Witchcraft, Atlantic Tide, Noctum, Lugnet>>FREDRIK JANSSON>>Atlantic Tide, Noctum, Lugnet




History & Biography
The band was formed in 1977 as Lucifer and appeared on the Metal for Muthas sampler. While the band's debut is hailed by many as a NWOBHM classic, the constant break-ups and reformations must have taken their toll as the band never quite matched the charm of the debut. Dave Tattum had taken over the vocals beginning with the second record and would also front Frontal Assault. Angelwitch is clearly Black Sabbath-inspired and may well have been an inspiration for later doom metal bands. The band made rare live appearances on both sides of the Atlantic in 1989. Resurrection is a compilation of older recordings, yet the band's latest incarnation was supposed to stay put and record! Indeed the band played a live show at 2000's Wacken Festival. Instead, early 2002 brought the news that the band has again split up following Heybourne's decision to move to the USA. Higham was busied with Euphoria and Shadow Keep, while Wicks sang for a reformed Tygers Of Pan Tang! The band was heard from again the August of 2002 when the year 2000 line-up got back together supposedly inspired by the recent death of Samson front man Paul Samson. Former keyboardist/guitarist Myk Taylor died of cancer in 2003. Drummer Andy Prestrdige, who joined in 2008, was also in a band called Lucifer, which coincidentally was Angel Witch's older monicker.

Angel Witch would release a new album, called As Above, So Below, on March 20th, 2012 through Metal Blade Records. The main man would criticize the album as a bit of a jumble later. In addition to Heybourne (who was also back on vocals), the band was Palmer and Prestridge. Bill Steer of Carcass was a concert contributor between 2010 and 2013. The band toured with Electric Wizard and also travelled to Japan. Metal Blade Records re-signed Angel Witch in 2019. A new album was due in 2020, but would then instead be issued in November 2019 and be called Angel Of Light. It contained older tracks, The Night Is Calling and Don’t Turn Your Back.

The act was booked for Sweden Rock Festival, Rock Imperium Festival 2023 and Old Grave Fest X in Romania. Angel Witch played with Acid, Warrant and Witching Hour at Gladbeck Metal Bash in 2024. The band toured Europe first with Lucifer and The Night Eternal and then with Spell in 2024. The band was booked for Wacken 2025.


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