They got lots of airtime in the NWOBHM era and were influential for other bigger bands too. When this song came out, Maiden was in it's Paul Di'Anno era and I actually saw Maiden on their Killer tour the next year, before that new guy took over on vocals. But in the end, the question 'why didn't this band do more' is almost always the same - material/writing.
Holy shit the vocalist is insanely talented. Sing while play a lead guitar line is stupidly hard,I mean how the hell he could perform a cool voice and epic guitar solo at the same time
I got my hair cut straight across like the lead singer when i was a freshman in high school around 2009. The hair cutter lady said "you know youll look like a little girl right?" I just ignored her and then told her to cut it as i said
Tone Thicc You do you bro 🤘🏼😈. I hade a pink Spider-Man backpack in second grade and people would try to heckle, but I was just too damn stoked on my Spider-Man backpack to give a shit lol.
@@RowdyGrunt Well there a lot of horror stories of bands getting f’d over by their management. Black Sabbath was famously one such case in the 70s, Once they found out they were getting royally screwed (out of royalties) they fired their corrupt manager. The ensuing indulgence of liquor and drugs without the oversight of a manager contributed to the band’s eventual downturn and the firing of Ozzy in 1979.
That first line-up from the debut was absolutely killer. Kevin has always been the soul of the band, but I want to say how much I appreciate the bass playing of Kevin Riddles, and Dave Hogg's drumming. Laying down the low end and rhythm with power!
For those who haven't heard it the debut album is a masterpiece, easily one of my top 5 albums of all time. Heavy, catchy, tight and sang fantastically. Check it out
Great memories of the Ruskin Arms pub in East Ham London, where you could hear Angel Witch in their full glory. Even recall the time they cleared the music bar because all the smoke effects went off in one hit. Fantastic times.
I think Dave Mustaine has always been a big fan of them. He wears Angel witch shirt in magazine cover, I think its Metal hammer or Decibel , cant remember though.
@muzuhope4206 Quote: "His riffing reminds me of Dave mustaines riffs". Almost right, but what you mean is that Dave Mustaine's riffs remind you of Kevin Heybourne's riffs, a fact that Dave would be the first to acknowledge, as would the guys in Metallica.
That intro riff is the golden standard. Rest of the song is nice and fun to cover and a wicked song, but that intro riff just eats fretting fingers. Heybourne is criminally underrated!
I saw them way back , at the Dutch House on the Sidcup bypass 1978 when they were still a four piece. They had strobes and flash bombs , really impressive.
A gang of us followed these all over N London/Herts in 79/80. One of my mates girlfriends was so thick we used to sing 'You're a dozy bitch, You're a dozy bitch!' at her, the poor mare. Horrible lot we were!
Nobody else can see you the same way as myself Fly high and touch the sky, you're the angel I adore If only you could feel for me that I feel for you Why do you ignore me, angel, why can't I go with you You're an angel witch, you're an angel witch You're an angel witch, you're an angel witch The more love I feel for you, the more you fade away Why can't you come and love me, do I have to stay this way I'm going to go insane if nothing happens soon I look out at the night to see your shadow by the moon You're an angel witch, you're angel witch You're an angel witch, you're angel witch Walk through the forest I can feel that you're there Why do you run away? I'd never hurt you, I'd never hurt you That's the last thing I'd do You're an angel witch, you're an angel witch You're an angel witch, you're an angel witch
You guys were my favourite heavy metal band I used to go to the beehive in edgeware to see you and everywhere else I could get to …I was 16 years old and london was the Center of the Universe
😊"Skids" @2:30 doing the classic "I can't hear you" gesture on a playback video - Angel Witch may not have conquered the world, but it wasn't for lack of trying. Kudos to you, Dave, for being there and providing the backbeat to what many metalheads consider the NWOBHM's finest album. I hope you still get the occasional call from Kevin, maybe even an invite to sit in on a number at one of the festival shows. 👍👏✌️
One of my favorites from 79 - 80 would've killed to see this line up Angel Witch , JP Sad wings of destiny tour and the original Iron Maiden tour without Bruce Dickenson
A friend and I were kicked out of class once in the 9th grade for singing this in class. The teacher actually thought we were singing it about her.
Aaron W ahaahahaha
hahahaha
Imagine what would happen if they were singing White Witch
Lol
😂😂😂
One of the most catchy tunes from the 80s.
MetalJesusRocks I agree. This one and Wall of Sound.
MetalJesusRocks their clothes are the shit too!
Indeed. Pretty rockin'.
MetalJesusRocks the whole album is super underrated! Every track is killer!
MetalJesus
I would ask "what are you doing here"
But honestly I'm not surprised haha
One of the greatest metal tracks in history for sure
They we’re definitely overshadowed by Judas Priest and Iron Maiden but should’ve been right there with them
So does Tank and Diamond head. For whatever reason, these bands lost their momentum after their superb debut albums.
@@vicrattlehead6386 ...Angel Witch..said crappy management..marketing..
Also check out band called Satan and album called "Court in the Act".
As well as tygers of pan tang and savage
They got lots of airtime in the NWOBHM era and were influential for other bigger bands too. When this song came out, Maiden was in it's Paul Di'Anno era and I actually saw Maiden on their Killer tour the next year, before that new guy took over on vocals. But in the end, the question 'why didn't this band do more' is almost always the same - material/writing.
Holy shit the vocalist is insanely talented. Sing while play a lead guitar line is stupidly hard,I mean how the hell he could perform a cool voice and epic guitar solo at the same time
....this has boggled my scrotem for 41 yrs now⚡️🤘 Bright Moments from Australia 💫
It ain't no witchcraft lmfao. It's called practice and dedication
@@speed_metal3449 it is witch craft cus he is a Angel Witch
@@Ritsu1 lmao
its pretty easy if you have played guitar for more than 5 minutes, and have muscle memory.
I got my hair cut straight across like the lead singer when i was a freshman in high school around 2009. The hair cutter lady said "you know youll look like a little girl right?" I just ignored her and then told her to cut it as i said
I assume you looked like a girl? 😂😂
@@kevinsutter5805 you are correct.
Tone Thicc
You do you bro 🤘🏼😈.
I hade a pink Spider-Man backpack in second grade and people would try to heckle, but I was just too damn stoked on my Spider-Man backpack to give a shit lol.
You can have long hair with looking like a girl
@@somethingsomething9008 Wow that's incredible man i never knew women could have long hair
lead guitarist and vocalist, like wow
@David Bolger lol. No
Same as Chuck Schuldiner
....Kevin Heybourne...is on another level than those guys....not always the best talents get the record deals and $$$ ⚡️
I can't understand why this band didn't go to the mainstream. They're very cool!
I know right! The fact that Kevin Heybourne can sing and play lead guitar is very talented and amazing.
The mom/manager kept holding out for a "better deal". No joke...
@@RowdyGrunt Well there a lot of horror stories of bands getting f’d over by their management. Black Sabbath was famously one such case in the 70s, Once they found out they were getting royally screwed (out of royalties) they fired their corrupt manager. The ensuing indulgence of liquor and drugs without the oversight of a manager contributed to the band’s eventual downturn and the firing of Ozzy in 1979.
@@RowdyGrunt..no s##t? Didn’t know that 🤘
They inspired one of the greats!
N. W. O. H. M.
Heavy Metal since 1980
Angel Witch
The best underrated Band of 30 years
Edison Mustaine Thrash 666 agreed 100%
B****
That first line-up from the debut was absolutely killer. Kevin has always been the soul of the band, but I want to say how much I appreciate the bass playing of Kevin Riddles, and Dave Hogg's drumming. Laying down the low end and rhythm with power!
Yes! Those drums kick me in the face every time I play this record.
What a fucking riff man!
That drummer is having the time of his life!
Haha no something made me laugh 👍
@@davehogg2420 😂
Angel Witch from Angel Witch by Angel Witch
This is awesome. One of the best bands from the NWOBHM
Exactly. This is trve heavy old school metal 💀 lml
These guys have alot of potential, I hope they make it some day.
I know you're joking but man they were good 😔
For those who haven't heard it the debut album is a masterpiece, easily one of my top 5 albums of all time. Heavy, catchy, tight and sang fantastically. Check it out
*¿Who Listening This Underrated NWOBHM* *Band Of Heavy Metal During The Quarentine?*
*Long Live British Heavy Metal,Stay Angel Witch Forever*
Me
@@timmynator8036 *-Heavy Metal Never Dies.*
I wonder if this is why Cliff Burton chose to play the Aria pro bass.
Great memories of the Ruskin Arms pub in East Ham London, where you could hear Angel Witch in their full glory. Even recall the time they cleared the music bar because all the smoke effects went off in one hit. Fantastic times.
Iconic even my mates who don't like rock love this
First Album is one of the best heavy metal genre
Love how the sound recording & video reflect the era. Fabulous
His riffing reminds me of Dave mustaines riffs.
one of the favorite bands, Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield !
I think Dave Mustaine has always been a big fan of them. He wears Angel witch shirt in magazine cover, I think its Metal hammer or Decibel , cant remember though.
@@vicrattlehead6386 There's an interview when he was in Metallica and the interviewer asked them their influences and he mentions Angel Witch.
@muzuhope4206 Quote: "His riffing reminds me of Dave mustaines riffs". Almost right, but what you mean is that Dave Mustaine's riffs remind you of Kevin Heybourne's riffs, a fact that Dave would be the first to acknowledge, as would the guys in Metallica.
This bands kicks ass! 2021 still listening, still hear.
I think this is the greatest and most underrated heavy metal savagery in history... That intro is almost IMPOSSIBLE to play.
Its actually easy to play.
@@emperordeath it's actually not
A 19 year old Heybourne... already a legend
Great band , used to play the Dutch house pub in south London a lot in the late 70s
used to go to the Dutch house with my mates, Barb, Mole, Phil, Karen
That intro riff is the golden standard. Rest of the song is nice and fun to cover and a wicked song, but that intro riff just eats fretting fingers. Heybourne is criminally underrated!
Damn its almost 40 years old 😳
Like me LOL
I remember buying it like it was yesterday. Time goes too quickly.
Brave Dave 91 how the f did that happen...
And they still kick-ass
You're an angel witch!!
Saw them so many times in the 80's. Shame they never got the fame they deserved.
They never really took off did they, I also saw them many times as a support band
melbman43 yeah. IIR they were known as a support band that will fill the venue back then. I guess they just fell by the wayside.
One of my favourite 1980's debuts
Sure. Along with Satan's 'Court In The Act'.
Jack Black on the bass 😂
I just discovered this song and it is f*%&ing amazing!
I so fucking love this song!!!!
love kevin heybourne's voice
I saw them way back , at the Dutch House on the Sidcup bypass 1978 when they were still a four piece. They had strobes and flash bombs , really impressive.
02:36 van halen tapping made in 1980 !!!!!!!
A gang of us followed these all over N London/Herts in 79/80. One of my mates girlfriends was so thick we used to sing 'You're a dozy bitch, You're a dozy bitch!' at her, the poor mare. Horrible lot we were!
This song is so beautiful!!!
One of the most influencial heavy black band!. Stay Heavy, Stay Hard, Long Live Rock'N'Roll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A young Jack Black at the bass
my favorite part was the one where he said "Angel Witch" lol
Nobody else can see you the same way as myself
Fly high and touch the sky, you're the angel I adore
If only you could feel for me that I feel for you
Why do you ignore me, angel, why can't I go with you
You're an angel witch, you're an angel witch
You're an angel witch, you're an angel witch
The more love I feel for you, the more you fade away
Why can't you come and love me, do I have to stay this way
I'm going to go insane if nothing happens soon
I look out at the night to see your shadow by the moon
You're an angel witch, you're angel witch
You're an angel witch, you're angel witch
Walk through the forest I can feel that you're there
Why do you run away?
I'd never hurt you, I'd never hurt you
That's the last thing I'd do
You're an angel witch, you're an angel witch
You're an angel witch, you're an angel witch
gg zz thanks
Brutal vocals, sound exactly like on the record... In 1980....... Extremely underrated band. Wow. Fuck.
Well yeah they’re not plying live so it’s gonna sound exactly like the record
I like the vocals, but I don't think I'd call them "brutal" lol
One the best band of N. W. O. B. H. M.
That chorus will stick with you for weeks
It has stuck with me for decades.
Saw this lineup at the Warehouse Liverpool 1981, fantastic gig....Long feckin time ago!!!!
HEAVY METAL 🎸
NEW WAVE OF BRITISH HEAVY METAL 🇬🇧🎸
Still one of my favourite guitarists of the genre
Amazing!!!!!!, love Angel Witch!!!!!
I love that hair whip at 1:03
Saw them in the Manchester Apollo in 1980? supporting April Wine. Still have this single on 7"
Think I was there too, was Kroukus on the bill as well?
It's sad that bands such as angel Witch, tank or diamond head didnt had careers with many good records such as saxon or motorhead
One of my fav bands of mine.The first album is a masterpiece.I´m an Angelwitcher! Life On!!
Thats pure essence of speed metal ...awesome piece of art...
This Music is so awesome
The opening is so good ugh
See you soon in Spain next 2018 !!! I´m An Angel Witch and I´m Proud of Being!!! Cheers and Life On !!!
David Gadea Man, did you see them live? Was it awesome?
Bloody glorious! Ah the Green Man Plumstead. . . I remember it well!
floouk didn't Bruce Bruce play there?
You guys were my favourite heavy metal band I used to go to the beehive in edgeware to see you and everywhere else I could get to …I was 16 years old and london was the Center of the Universe
These guys are awesome! Love this song.
The Game Brutal Legend got me hooked on this song, extremely underrated and not appreciated in their time
Bom demais !
bought this single back in the day when i was 20 what a great metal punk crossover single always thought they would be bigger than they were shame
Not listened to this in 40 years F@*k has it been that long?
These guys were a staple back in the day in Penfield NY, still are for me \m/
I like that Uriah Heep-esque organ during the chorus toward the end!
One of my favorite band....,,,,blood running through all my veins wen I hear this kind of songs...haaaaaa...haaa
Fucking classic. Still holds up almost 40 years later.
Fu##ing brilliant!
🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘great days.
Many thanks for posting
Mercilless playback - but...what a relic!!!!
Angel Witch propably played it live, but for the music video they changed it in studio with the album version.
This is my favorite Angel Witch song the self titled song of the band!
This guy sings very good, and also is a good guitar
Kirk Hammet loves these guys.....so good enought for me
当時 かっ飛んでいた ROCK Band🤩
This is how the band Sweet WANTED to sound like... DAMN!!!
Isso é obra prima.
Concordo
Hello Fabiana
Great band.
This is so fucking underrated holy shit
Angel witch your Angel witch heavy best ever metal stand up and shout
I can listen to this 40 times in a row
Michael Madison cutting off a coppers ear. Priceless.
love the druid clothes out the front - BUT - the Hawaiian shirt up the back !!!! hahaha
,,,,😂😂😂😂
Awesome band from the '80s
Cheers Dave, love this tune
Happy Aniversary to this album
Super video and classic NWOBHM songs and bands
Fantástic
This is Classic rock
👍👍👍👏👏👏👏
FUCKING AWESOME!!!
Good stuff!
Man wish the audio was as good as the video.... Love the song!
I wish the whole lot had been recorded " LIVE "
i love that final soccer like chant as a stadium singing about an angel witch, song sounds like an evil BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN
Thats pure fricking heavy\m/
😊"Skids" @2:30 doing the classic "I can't hear you" gesture on a playback video - Angel Witch may not have conquered the world, but it wasn't for lack of trying. Kudos to you, Dave, for being there and providing the backbeat to what many metalheads consider the NWOBHM's finest album. I hope you still get the occasional call from Kevin, maybe even an invite to sit in on a number at one of the festival shows. 👍👏✌️
Good stuff.
One of my favorites from 79 - 80 would've killed to see this line up Angel Witch , JP Sad wings of destiny tour and the original Iron Maiden tour without Bruce Dickenson
My dad roadied for you, Spence
Foda demais pai ceh loko
¡Joya!
The beginning to this song reminds me of Iron Maiden.