Soviet Invasion (album)

Soviet Invasion
EP by Witchfinder General
Released	1982
Genre	Heavy metal, doom metal
Length	13:01
Label	Heavy Metal Records
Witchfinder General chronology
Burning a Sinner (1981) Soviet Invasion (1982) Death Penalty (1982)

Soviet Invasion is the second release from British doom metal band Witchfinder General. It was released in 1982 ^[1] on Heavy Metal Records. The EP was released on 12" vinyl. In 2004 it was reissued on 12" vinyl with "Soviet Invasion" and "Rabies" on the A-side and the "Burning a Sinner" single on the b-side ("Burning a Sinner" and "Satan's Children"). In 2007 it was released on CD for the first time on the compilation Buried Amongst the Ruins. The song was written by the Phillip Cope & Zeeb Parkes Partnership before the Berlin Wall came down and the end of the Cold War. The so-called 'live' track on the single 'Rabies' was not actually a live recording at all. It was in fact a studio production with crowd effects over-dubbed. The fake live recording was done at the request of Paul Birch Head of Heavy Metal Records.

Track listing

1. "Soviet Invasion"
2. "Rabies"
3. "R.I.P (live)"

Credits

• Zeeb Parkes – vocals
• Phil Cope – guitar
• Toss McCready – bass
• Steve Kinsell – drums (as Kid Rimple)

References

1. "The History Of Doom Metal Part One". Metal Storm. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2024.