Soviet Invasion!

This EP, while it doesn't reach the greatness of their future records, is an excellent and pretty damn heavy mix of NWOBHM and Doom Metal. Similarities to Black Sabbath abound, but it is not a problem as they incorporate their influences well without ripping them off.

There are only three songs on here, one being a live recording and the other two being studio recorded that wouldn't appear on any future Witchfinder General releases. One thing you must point out about Witchfinder General is that they were heavy as fuck, and this EP is no exception. Sludgy, crushing riffs with soaring, NWOBHM solos is what this release offers, even the short acoustic passages fit in well with the rest of the songs and don't disrupt the song or sound out of place. The best song on here would have to be the title track, with its acoustic beginnings out of which a monster of a riff emerges, that later speeds up into a brilliant solo, and finishes off with the sound of an explosion.

As previously mentioned, this EP isn't as good as their future records, the reason being that the riffs aren't as high quality and their songwriting isn't as impressive as it would become. Still, this complaint is only a slight one, and this remains a classic of the NWOBHM movement (hell, all of their releases are). A highly recommended and near essential piece of Heavy Metal.