1984 studio album by Warlock
Burning the Witches |
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Studio album by Warlock |
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Released | 1984 |
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Recorded | November 1983 |
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Studio | Studio Klangwerkstatt, Düsseldorf, Germany |
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Genre | Heavy metal |
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Length | 35:33 |
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Label | Mausoleum |
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Producer | Axel Thubeauville |
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Warlock chronology |
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| Burning the Witches (1984) | Hellbound (1985) | |
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Singles from Burning the Witches |
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- "Without You" / "Burning the Witches"
Released: 1984 |
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic | [1] |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10[2] |
Kerrang! | (favorable)[3] |
Metal Forces | (9/10)[4] |
Burning the Witches is the debut studio album by the German heavy metal band Warlock, released in 1984 through the Belgian independent label Mausoleum Records. The album was re-released in late 1984 by Vertigo Records, which went on to release all future Warlock albums.
Track listing
Side oneNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Sign of Satan" | Rudy Graf | 3:13 |
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2. | "After the Bomb" | Peter Szigeti, Graf | 3:50 |
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3. | "Dark Fade" | Szigeti, Doro Pesch | 4:07 |
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4. | "Homicide Rocker" | Graf | 3:12 |
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5. | "Without You" | Szigeti, Pesch | 5:25 |
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Side twoNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | "Metal Racer" | Graf | 3:42 |
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7. | "Burning the Witches" | Graf | 4:17 |
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8. | "Hateful Guy" | Graf, Pesch | 3:41 |
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9. | "Holding Me" | Szigeti, Pesch | 4:07 |
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Personnel
Warlock
- Doro Pesch – vocals
- Peter Szigeti – guitar
- Rudy Graf – guitar
- Frank Rittel – bass
- Michael Eurich – drums
Production
- Axel Thubeauville – producer
- Ralf Hubert – engineer
- Peter Zimmerman – executive producer, management
- Rainer Assmann and Henry Staroste – remixing (uncredited)[5]
- Nico Chiriatti – album concept
Charts
Chart (1987) | Peak position |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] | 39 |
References
- ^ "Warlock Burning the Witches review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 404. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ^ Suter, Paul (5 April 1984). "Warlock 'Burning the Witches'". Kerrang!. Vol. 65. London, UK: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 14.
- ^ Doe, Bernard (1984). "Warlock - Burning the Witches". Metal Forces. No. 3. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
- ^ "Warlock: the story so far". International Warlock Fan Club Info Magazine (1). 1984. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Warlock – Burning the Witches" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
Warlock
- Doro Pesch
- Tommy Henriksen
- Jon Levin
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Studio albums | - Burning the Witches
- Hellbound
- True as Steel
- Triumph and Agony
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Songs | |
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Compilations | - Rare Diamonds
- Earth Shaker Rock
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Videos | - Metal Racer
- Rare Diamonds
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Related articles | |
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- Category
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Authority control databases | - MusicBrainz release group
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