Give 'Em Hell (Witchfynde album)

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
Studio album by
Released5 February 1980
RecordedAutumn 1979
StudioFairview Studios, Hull, England
GenreHeavy metal
Length35:52
LabelRondelet
ProducerWitchfynde
Witchfynde chronology
Give 'Em Hell
(1980)
Stagefright
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Classic Rock[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10[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

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All tracks are written by Witchfynde

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Ready to Roll"4:15
2."The Divine Victim"5:03
3."Leaving Nadir"6:12
4."Gettin' Heavy"3:52
Side two
No.TitleLength
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

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No.TitleLength
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

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  • Steve Bridges – vocals
  • Montalo – guitar
  • Andro Coulton – bass
  • Gra Scoresby – drums
  • Roy Neave – engineer

References

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  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Witchfynde Give 'em Hell review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
  2. ^ Middles, Mick (February 2005). "Witchfynde 'Give 'em Hell'". Classic Rock. Vol. 76. London, UK: Future Publishing Ltd. p. 101.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Witchfynde – Give 'em Hell". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2011-12-04.