Description

Rare 2007 cd release with a thick booklet packed with photo’s and liner notes.

There is simply no denying that Witchfinder General was one of the heaviest and most evil heavy metal bands of its time. The legacy of Witchfinder General is well known and need not be recounted here. Suffice to say that, at the time of its release in 1982, no band had riffs as slow and heavy as those on the Soviet Invasion 12” EP. Even though Witchfinder General is usually considered to be part of the NWOBHM scene, their style was always heavier and darker and more akin to Black Sabbath than to the more punk influenced heavy metal acts that were prevalent in the UK at that time. Arguably their best recording, Soviet Invasion has long been out of print save for a few bootleg versions that have been circulated. Now these megalithic tracks are available on cd for the first time. In addition to this, Buried Amongst The Ruins also includes four recently unearthed live tracks from 1981 (including one song, Phantasmagorical, that was never recorded except during this live performance) as well as the legendary first EP, Burning A Sinner, originally released in 1981.

Track list:
1. Soviet Invasion
2. Rabies
3. R.I.P.
4. Satans Children-live
5. Rabies-live
6. Phantasmagorical-live
7. Soviet Invasion-live
8. Burning A Sinner
9. Satans Children