Witchfynde

Formed in Nottinghamshire, England, Witchfynde were just one of many early-'80s groups to be conveniently lumped into the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, but they were nowhere near as sonically extreme as their exaggeratedly satanic image and references would suggest. In fact, despite displaying a wealth of heavy metal influences, their music was characterized by a strange duality, as prone to embracing downright dumb pub rock workouts as it was to indulging in high-concept songwriting reminiscent of '70s progressive rock. Witchfynde's roots can be traced back as far as 1975...