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Burning the Witches

Burning the Witches
Studio album by
Warlock
Released1984
RecordedNovember 1983
StudioStudio Klangwerkstatt, Düsseldorf, Germany
GenreHeavy metal
Length35:33
LabelMausoleum
ProducerAxel Thubeauville
Warlock chronology
Burning the Witches
(1984) 		Hellbound
(1985)
Singles from Burning the Witches
  1. "Without You" / "Burning the Witches"
    Released: 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[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 one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sign of Satan"Rudy Graf3:13
2."After the Bomb"Peter Szigeti, Graf3:50
3."Dark Fade"Szigeti, Doro Pesch4:07
4."Homicide Rocker"Graf3:12
5."Without You"Szigeti, Pesch5:25
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Metal Racer"Graf3:42
7."Burning the Witches"Graf4:17
8."Hateful Guy"Graf, Pesch3:41
9."Holding Me"Szigeti, Pesch4:07

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

  1. ^ "Warlock Burning the Witches review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Suter, Paul (5 April 1984). "Warlock 'Burning the Witches'". Kerrang!. Vol. 65. London, UK: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 14.
  4. ^ Doe, Bernard (1984). "Warlock - Burning the Witches". Metal Forces. No. 3. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
  5. ^ "Warlock: the story so far". International Warlock Fan Club Info Magazine (1). 1984. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Warlock – Burning the Witches" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
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