{"product_id":"witchfinder-general-soviet-invasion-purple-vinyl","title":"Witchfinder General Soviet Invasion (Purple Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003eHeavy Metal Records presents a special edition of Soviet Invasion by Witchfinder General, available on maroon vinyl and a black polycarbonate “vinyl-effect” CD, compiling all the band’s singles from their first two-album era in a format never previously released.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormed in 1979 in Stourbridge by Zeeb Parkes and Phil Cope, the band emerged from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with a raw, doom-driven sound heavily influenced by Black Sabbath. Though initially overlooked, they went on to become cult pioneers of doom metal through releases like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDeath Penalty\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1982),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFriends of Hell\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(1983), and the original\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSoviet Invasion!\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eEP, earning lasting recognition for their dark themes, controversial imagery, and enduring influence on the genre.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis release captures the band at their most formative and uncompromising, presenting a definitive collection of their early output in one place. By bringing together these recordings in a fresh and collectible format, it offers both longtime fans and new listeners a chance to experience the origins of doom metal as it was first forged, loud, unpolished, and unmistakably heavy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Record Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53329280925962,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0856\/3710\/3882\/files\/2000x2000bb_f0379549-bbbd-4a39-abb0-cd15918521dc.webp?v=1783516798","url":"https:\/\/www.therecordstoreashford.co.uk\/products\/witchfinder-general-soviet-invasion-purple-vinyl","provider":"The Record Store ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}