Death Penalty (album)

Death Penalty
Studio album by Witchfinder General
Released	1982
Genre	Doom metal
Length	30.01
Label	Heavy Metal Records
Producer	Peter Hinton
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Witchfinder General chronology
Soviet Invasion (1982) Death Penalty (1982) Friends of Hell (1983)

Death Penalty is the debut album by British heavy metal band Witchfinder General. It was released in 1982 on Heavy Metal Records. The album received some criticism for the cover photograph, which featured topless model Joanne Latham. The photograph had been taken in the yard of St Mary the Blessed Virgin Church in Enville, Staffordshire, without the permission of the local Reverend.^[1] The album was originally released on LP and picture disc and was later reissued on CD. Pictured on the cover is Phil Cope, Zeeb Parkes, Graham Ditchfield and a member of the then Road Crew. While Peter Hinton is credited with producing this recording the writers Phil Cope and Zeeb Parkes always felt the credit should have gone to the engineer Robin George.

Track listing

1. "Invisible Hate" – 6:05 (Cope/Parkes)
2. "Free Country" – 3:10 (Cope/Parkes)
3. "Death Penalty" – 5:35 (Cope/Parkes)
4. "No Stayer" – 4:25 (Cope/Parkes)
5. "Witchfinder General" – 3:51 (Cope/Parkes)
6. "Burning a Sinner" – 3:28 (Cope/Parkes)
7. "R.I.P." – 4:04 (Cope/Parkes)

Credits

• Zeeb Parkes - vocals
• Phil Cope - guitars - bass - (bass credited as Woolfy Trope)
• Steve Kinsell - drums (as Kid Rimple)

References

1. ^ "Metal-gods.net". The Return of Joanne Latham. 2005-03-01. http://www.metal-gods.net/newsite/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=147. Retrieved 2008-01-09. ^{[dead link]}