Are you an angel witch? Kevin Heybourne<\/b>, sole remaining founding member of the legendary band, certainly is. Formed in 1978 and with a now-legendary debut album in 1980, Angel Witch<\/b> has some of the strongest name recognition from the original NWOBHM movement, much of it based on the strength of dark and catchy tracks that just didn\u2019t propel them to the popularity they deserved back in the day.<\/p>\n
Years after their original disbanding, Angel Witch reformed and started slowly ramping up activity, with a second modern album titled Angel of Light<\/i> slated to be released next Friday. Fortunately, Kevin was willing to answer some of my questions about the band.<\/p>\n
Angel Witch is moving slowly since reforming, with a seven year delay between albums. What made it the right time to unleash <\/b>Angel of Light<\/i><\/b> on the world?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
Well, we never intended it to take that long. But we never intended it not<\/i> to, either. There wasn\u2019t really a grand plan and I work at my own pace.<\/p>\n
But, looking back, there was a weirdness with our former drummer, which really kicked in on a tour in early 2013, and when you have such negativity in a band, you can be sure nothing creative is going to happen! We had to make some changes to get the whole thing back on track, and by the tail end of 2017 we\u2019d had a good ten months with a solid new line up, and everyone was feeling good, so I just decided it was time to work on new material. When you have a good unit of people who are all pulling in the same direction, it happens a lot easier. I mean, it\u2019s not \u201ceasy\u201d to write songs, but it\u2019s a lot better when you have three other guys who are all on the same page.<\/p>\n