Angel Witch: Difference between revisions

'''Angel Witch''' are <!-- Per WP:ENGVAR, bands that originate from Great Britain are treated plural. Do not change "are" to "is". --> a British [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band which formed in London in 1976. Despite never achieving major success, they are known for being integral part of the early 1980s [[new wave of British heavy metal]] (NWOBHM) movement,<ref>{{cite book |last1=Macmillan |first1=Malc |title=The N.W.O.B.H.M. encyclopedia |date=2005 |publisher=I.P. Verlag Jeske/Mader GbR |location=Berlin |isbn=3931624161 |pages=34 |edition=2nd}}</ref> and have been acknowledged as an influence by many bands of the then-emerging [[thrash metal|thrash]], [[speed metal|speed]], [[doom metal|doom]] and [[extreme metal]] genres.<ref name="1991 reissue">{{cite AV media notes | title=Angel Witch | year=1991 | others=[[Angel Witch]] | type=liner notes | publisher=[[Castle Communications|Castle Classics]] | id=CLACD 239}}</ref><ref name="2024 loudersound">{{cite web|last1=Butler-Terry|first1=Jack|title=10 obscure but amazing New Wave Of British Heavy Metal bands that should have been far, far bigger|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/amazing-nw-bhm-bands-should-have-been-bigger|magazine=[[Metal Hammer]]|date=January 31, 2024|access-date=February 5, 2024}}</ref> Angel Witch have had several lineup changes throughout its {{Age|1976|1|1}}-year career, leaving frontman and lead guitarist Kevin Heybourne as the only constant member.