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.
| Burning the Witches | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Recorded | November 1983 | |||
| Studio | Studio Klangwerkstatt, Düsseldorf, Germany | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 35:33 | |||
| Label | Mausoleum | |||
| Producer | Axel Thubeauville | |||
| Warlock chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Burning the Witches | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10[2] |
| Kerrang! | (favorable)[3] |
| Metal Forces | (9/10)[4] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sign of Satan" | Rudy Graf | 3:13 |
| 2. | "After the Bomb" | Peter Szigeti, Graf | 3:50 |
| 3. | "Dark Fade" | Szigeti, Doro Pesch | 4:07 |
| 4. | "Homicide Rocker" | Graf | 3:12 |
| 5. | "Without You" | Szigeti, Pesch | 5:25 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Metal Racer" | Graf | 3:42 |
| 7. | "Burning the Witches" | Graf | 4:17 |
| 8. | "Hateful Guy" | Graf, Pesch | 3:41 |
| 9. | "Holding Me" | Szigeti, Pesch | 4:07 |
Personnel
editWarlock
edit- Doro Pesch – vocals
- Peter Szigeti – guitar
- Rudy Graf – guitar
- Frank Rittel – bass
- Michael Eurich – drums
Production
edit- Axel Thubeauville – producer
- Ralf Hubert – engineer
- Peter Zimmerman – executive producer, management
- Rainer Assmann and Henry Staroste – remixing (uncredited)[5]
- Nico Chiriatti – album concept
Charts
edit| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] | 39 |
References
edit- ^ "Warlock Burning the Witches review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Suter, Paul (5 April 1984). "Warlock 'Burning the Witches'". Kerrang!. Vol. 65. London, UK: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 14.
- ^ Doe, Bernard (1984). "Warlock - Burning the Witches". Metal Forces. No. 3. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
- ^ "Warlock: the story so far". International Warlock Fan Club Info Magazine (1). 1984. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Warlock – Burning the Witches" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 30, 2024.