Angel Witch – Angel Witch (1980)

May 2, 2024

Legendary, obviously, but drops off for me as the record goes on, generally. I’m talking in a songwriting sense only, because the production on this thing is just absolutely to die for; proper analogue warmth with space and definition between the bass and lead guitars, not to mention the percussion. Really makes tracks like the title-track, “Atlantis” and “White Witch” pop out of the stereo. As I kind of touched on, I love how strong this is at the start but it’s totally front loaded. I wouldn’t say that there’s a gradual decline in quality that tapers off as the record goes on, but the first third of the album is significantly stronger than the rest of it. Despite this, it is still a thoroughly entertaining listen.