Give 'Em Hell is the debut album by the British heavy metal band Witchfynde. The album was released in 1980 during the new wave of British heavy metal heyday and re-released in 2004 by Lemon Recordings. The 2004 re-release featured three bonus tracks ("The Devil's Gallop", "Tetelestai", and "Wake Up Screaming").[5]
| Give 'Em Hell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 5 February 1980 | |||
| Recorded | Autumn 1979 | |||
| Studio | Fairview Studios, Hull, England | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 35:52 | |||
| Label | Rondelet | |||
| Producer | Witchfynde | |||
| Witchfynde chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Classic Rock | [2] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[3] |
| Record Mirror | [4] |
The album has been cited as a relevant example for the production of the NWOBHM scene and as an inspiration for the black metal subgenre.[citation needed]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Witchfynde
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ready to Roll" | 4:15 |
| 2. | "The Divine Victim" | 5:03 |
| 3. | "Leaving Nadir" | 6:12 |
| 4. | "Gettin' Heavy" | 3:52 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Give 'em Hell" | 4:03 |
| 6. | "Unto the Ages of the Ages" | 8:54 |
| 7. | "Pay Now Love Later" | 3:33 |
2004 CD reissue
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ready to Roll" | 4:15 |
| 2. | "The Divine Victim" | 5:03 |
| 3. | "Leaving Nadir" | 6:12 |
| 4. | "Gettin' Heavy" | 3:52 |
| 5. | "Give 'em Hell" | 4:03 |
| 6. | "Unto the Ages of the Ages" | 8:54 |
| 7. | "Pay Now Love Later" | 3:33 |
| 8. | "The Devil's Gallop" | 0:31 |
| 9. | "Tetelestai" | 8:44 |
| 10. | "Wake Up Screaming" | 4:20 |
Personnel
edit- Steve Bridges – vocals
- Montalo – guitar
- Andro Coulton – bass
- Gra Scoresby – drums
- Roy Neave – engineer
References
edit- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Witchfynde Give 'em Hell review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
- ^ Middles, Mick (February 2005). "Witchfynde 'Give 'em Hell'". Classic Rock. Vol. 76. London, UK: Future Publishing Ltd. p. 101.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 417. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ^ Dome, Malcolm (7 June 1980). "Review: Witchfynde — Give 'Em Hell" (PDF). Record Mirror. p. 24. ISSN 0144-5804. Retrieved 23 June 2021 – via American Radio History.
- ^ "Witchfynde – Give 'em Hell". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2011-12-04.