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Black vinyl with photo card, insert and a replica of the Are Youre There vinyl single. Limited 200 copies

Along with the legendary Mercyful Fate and some considerably more obscure acts such as Alien Force, Randy and Crystal Knight, Copenhagen’s own Witch Cross must rate as one of the best Danish heavy metal bands ever. Their 1984 album Fit For Fight is surely one of the Top 5 albums in the history of Danish metal. Figthing Back – The Studio Anthology spans the years 1983 -1985 and features all the songs that did not make it onto the band’s legendary Fit For Fight album. Guitarist and founder Mike Wlad (aka Mike Koch) explains: All the songs we demoed with Cole on second guitar in 1983 made it to the album. But we had songs like ‘Neon Castle’ and ‘Fed Up On Iron’ that never made it to the album. ‘Midnight Mob’, ‘Damn The Klan’, ‘Night Hunter’, Dr. Jekyll Mr. Hyde’, ‘Chase The Shadows’ and ‘Close To The Edge’ were recorded after the album. The follow up album would have all of the songs included on it. Shame we never got to make the next album back in 1985. We had a manager and he wasn’t happy with the deals that were offered. In hindsight we should have taken it of course but at the time we trusted him. Kim Ruzz of Mercyful Fate fame plays drums on a number called “Close To The Edge”, and this is why: “Well, ‘Close To The Edge’ was written in Witch Cross just before we broke up. And when me and Alex formed a new band with Kim and Bennie both from Mercyful Fate we recoded the song. The band was called Wytch but it didn’t last long and then we formed Harlot. Witch Cross had started their career way back in 1981, their first 7” single “Are You There”/”No Angel” was self-financed. Although the first album Fit For Fight was later licensed by Roadrunner, the band never signed a proper record deal. A shame.

Track list:
1. Nighthunter
2. Damn the Klan
3. Chase Away the Shadows
4. Dr. Jeckyll And Mr. Hyde
5. Midnight Mob
6. Damn the Klan
7. Close to the Edge

Vinyl single:
1. Are You There
2. No Angel