Soviet Invasion (album)

Soviet Invasion
EP by Witchfinder General
Released	1982
Genre	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 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)