Friends of Hell

Friends of Hell
Studio album by Witchfinder General
Released	1983
Recorded	March 1983[1]
Studio	Horizon Studios, Coventry, England
Genre	Doom metal
Length	36:16
Label	Heavy Metal Records
Producer	Robin George
Witchfinder General chronology
Death Penalty (1982) Friends of Hell (1983) Live '83 (2005)
Singles from Friends of Hell
"Music" / "Last Chance" Released: 1983

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	10/10[3]

Friends of Hell is the second studio album by the British doom metal band Witchfinder General. It was released in 1983 on Heavy Metal Records. Drummer Graham Ditchfield was dismissed at the end of the recording sessions and is not listed as a band member.^[1]

Track listing

All songs by Zeeb Parkes and Phil Cope, except where indicated

Side one

1. "Love on Smack" (Parkes, Cope, Rod Hawkes) - 4:10
2. "Last Chance" - 3:50
3. "Music" - 3:05
4. "Friends of Hell" - 6:12

Side two

1. "Requiem for Youth" - 4:35
2. "Shadowed Images" - 4:15
3. "I Lost You" - 2:55
4. "Quietus" - 6:20
5. "Quietus Reprise" (Cope) - 0:38

Personnel

Witchfinder General

• Zeeb Parkes – vocals
• Phil Cope – guitars
• Rod Hawkes - bass

Additional musicians

• Graham Ditchfield – drums

Production

• Robin George - producer
• Dave Lester - engineer
• Tim Young - mastering at C.B.S. Studios
• Joanne Latham - cover model

References

1. "Phil Cope interview". Witchfinder General Official Website. November 2004. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
2. Rivadavia, Eduardo. Friends of Hell at AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
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.