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Witchfinder General

Doom metal
Doom metalHeavy metal

Witchfinder General is a Doom metal and Heavy metal act. Their sound grew out of Pagan Altar and Black Sabbath. Those roots explain a lot about how Witchfinder General arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Reverend Bizarre, Angel Witch, Holocaust, Count Raven and Diamond Head, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Pungent Stench, Severed Survival, Chris Reifert, Blood Ceremony and Castle Rat, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 16 connections around Witchfinder General, reaching back through Pagan Altar and forward to Pungent Stench. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

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.

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Witchfinder GeneralPagan AltarBlack SabbathPungent StenchSevered SurvivalChris ReifertBlood CeremonyCastle RatCathedralReverend BizarreReverend BizarreAngel WitchHolocaustCount RavenDiamond HeadOmenTank

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Witchfinder General connections

Witchfinder General grew out of Pagan Altar and Black Sabbath, shares an orbit with Reverend Bizarre, Angel Witch, Holocaust and Count Raven, went on to shape Pungent Stench, Severed Survival, Chris Reifert and Blood Ceremony. 16 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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