List of Angel Witch members

Angel Witch are a British heavy metal band from London. Formed in 1978 following the breakup of earlier outfit Lucifer, the group originally included vocalist and lead guitarist Kevin Heybourne, rhythm guitarist Rob Downing, bassist and keyboardist Kevin "Skids" Riddles, and drummer Dave "Day Vog" Hogg. The group's current lineup includes Heybourne, bassist Will Palmer (since 2009), rhythm guitarist Jimmy Martin (since 2015) and drummer Fredrik Jansson (since 2016).

Angel Witch performing in 2010.

History

1978–1990

After the breakup of Lucifer in 1978, Kevin Heybourne and Rob Downing formed Angel Witch with bassist Kevin "Skids" Riddles and drummer Dave "Day Vog" Hogg.[1] The band released their first demos over the next year, before Downing left in December 1979 and the group became a trio.[2] Shortly after the recording of their self-titled debut album, Hogg was forced to leave Angel Witch due to illness, with Dave Dufort taking his place.[3] In the second half of 1981, both Dufort and Riddles left to form Tytan together.[4] Heybourne subsequently disbanded Angel Witch and joined Deep Machine.[5]

Heybourne reformed Angel Witch less than a year later, bringing vocalist Roger Marsden and drummer Ricky Bruce from Deep Machine, and adding bassist Jerry Cunningham.[3] Marsden left shortly after due to stylistic differences, with Heybourne taking up lead vocals again.[3] By 1983, Angel Witch had disbanded again as Heybourne had joined Lou Taylor's new group Blind Fury, where he remained for "about eight months" before leaving at the end of the year.[6][7] He reformed Angel Witch in 1984 with returning drummer Dave Hogg, plus bassist Peter Gordelier and vocalist Dave Tattum.[8]

Shortly after the release of 1985's Screamin' 'n' Bleedin', Hogg left again and was replaced by Spencer Hollman.[8] Frontal Assault followed the next year, after which Tattum was dismissed and Heybourne returned to the role of lead vocalist.[9] Adding rhythm guitarist Grant Dennison, the band recorded a live album in 1989, Angel Witch Live, which was issued the following year.[10]

1990–2003

In 1990, Heybourne moved to the United States and formed a new incarnation of Angel Witch with bassist Jon Torres and drummer Tom Hunting.[11] The trio recorded the three-track demo Twist of the Knife, which remained unreleased until the Resurrection compilation in 2000.[11] Adding rhythm guitarist Doug Piercy, the band planned a tour of the United States later in the year.[6] However, due to legal issues regarding his immigration to the US, Heybourne was deported back to the UK.[8] The band subsequently dissolved, as Heybourne returned to his full-time job as a tree surgeon.[12]

In 1997, Heybourne, Torres and Hunting reunited in the UK to record the Resurrection demo, which was included alongside 1990's Twist of the Knife and 1987's Psychopathic demos on the compilation of the same name.[11] The group reformed officially in early 2000, with Heybourne joined by guitarist Keith Herzberg, bassist Richie Wicks and drummer Scott Higham.[13] After issuing 2000: Live at the LA2 and recording the Halloween Session demo, Higham left in mid-2001.[14] The group subsequently decided to disband, although by the following summer had reformed with the same lineup.[15]

The reformation of Heybourne, Herzberg, Wicks and Higham was short-lived, however, as in January 2003 the frontman announced a new lineup featuring guitarist Lee Altus and returning rhythm section Jon Torres and Tom Hunting.[16] Within two months, Hunting had bowed out and been replaced by Altus's Heathen bandmate Darren Minter for a short run of shows.[17][18]

Since 2008

After another five-year break, Kevin Heybourne reformed Angel Witch in 2008, adding new guitarist Chris Fullard, bassist Will Palmer and drummer Andy Prestidge.[19] In September 2010, Fullard was replaced by Carcass guitarist Bill Steer.[20] 2012 saw the release of As Above, So Below, the group's first new studio material since 1998,[21] and the following year saw Steer replaced by Tom Draper.[22] By 2015, Draper had been replaced by Jimmy Martin, and the following year Fredrik Jansson had taken over on drums, following a brief stint by Alan French following Prestidge's departure.[22]

In 2019, Angel Witch released their fifth full-length studio album, Angel of Light.[23]

Members

Current

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	Kevin Heybourne	1976–1981 1982–1983 1984–1990 1997–1998 2000–2001 2002–2003 2008–present	lead vocals lead guitar	all Angel Witch releases
	Will Palmer	2008–present	bass	all Angel Witch releases from Burn the White Witch: Live in London (2009) onwards, except Seventies Tapes (2017)
	Jimmy Martin	2015–present	rhythm guitar backing vocals	Angel of Light (2019)
	Fredrik Jansson	2016–present	drums

Former

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	Kevin "Skids" Riddles	1978–1981	bass keyboards backing vocals	all Angel Witch releases from 1978 demo to Give It Some Tickle (1981) Sinister History (1999)
	Dave "Day Vog" Hogg	1978–1980 1984–1985	drums percussion backing vocals	all Angel Witch releases from 1978 demo to Angel Witch (1981) Screamin' 'n' Bleedin' (1985) Sinister History (1999)
	Rob Downing	1978–1979	rhythm guitar	1978 demo 1979 demo Sinister History (1999)
	Dave Dufort	1980–1981	drums	"Loser" (1981) Give It Some Tickle (1981) Sinister History (1999)
	Jerry Cunningham	1982–1983	bass	Demo #3 (1983) '82 Revisited (1996)
	Ricky Bruce		drums
	Roger Marsden	1982	lead vocals	none
	Pete Gordelier	1984–1989	bass backing vocals	Screamin' 'n' Bleedin' (1985) Frontal Assault (1986) Psychopathic demo (1987) Angel Witch Live (1990)
	Dave Tattum	1984–1986	lead vocals	Screamin' 'n' Bleedin' (1985) Frontal Assault (1986)
	Spencer Hollman	1986–1989	drums backing vocals	Frontal Assault (1986) Psychopathic demo (1987) Angel Witch Live (1990)
	Grant Dennison	1989	rhythm guitar	Angel Witch Live (1990)
	Jon Torres	1990 1997 2003 (died 2013)	bass rhythm guitar	Twist of the Knife demo (1990) Resurrection demo (1998)
	Tom Hunting	1990 1997 2003	drums backing vocals
	Doug Piercy	1990	rhythm guitar	none
	Myk Taylor	1997 (died 2003)	rhythm guitar keyboards	Resurrection demo (1998)
	Keith Herzberg	2000–2001 2002	rhythm guitar	2000: Live at the LA2 (2000) The Halloween Session demo (2000)
	Richie Wicks		bass backing vocals
	Scott Higham		drums
	Lee Altus	2003	rhythm guitar	none
	Andy Prestidge	2008–2015	drums	Burn the White Witch: Live in London (2009) As Above, So Below (2012)
	Chris Fullard	2008–2009	rhythm guitar	none
	Bill Steer	2010–2013
	Tom Draper	2013–2015
	Alan French	2015–2016	drums

Timeline

Lineups

Period	Members	Releases
1978–1979	Kevin Heybourne – lead vocals, lead guitar Rob Downing – rhythm guitar Kevin Riddles – bass, keyboards, backing vocals Dave Hogg – drums, percussion, backing vocals	Untitled 1978 demo Untitled 1979 demo Sinister History (1999) – two live tracks
December 1979 – December 1980	Kevin Heybourne – lead vocals, guitar Kevin Riddles – bass, keyboards, backing vocals Dave Hogg – drums, percussion, backing vocals	Sweet Danger (1980) Angel Witch (1981)
December 1980 – September 1981	Kevin Heybourne – lead vocals, guitar Kevin Riddles – bass, keyboards, backing vocals Dave Dufort – drums, percussion	"Loser" (1981) Give It Some Tickle (1981) Sinister History (1999) – four live tracks
Band inactive September 1981 – early 1982
Early 1982	Roger Marsden – lead vocals Kevin Heybourne – guitar, backing vocals Jerry Cunningham – bass Ricky Bruce – drums	none
Mid-1982 – early 1983	Kevin Heybourne – lead vocals, guitar Jerry Cunningham – bass Ricky Bruce – drums	Demo #3 (1983) '82 Revisited (1996)
Band inactive early 1983 – early 1984
Early 1984 – late 1985	Dave Tattum – lead vocals Kevin Heybourne – guitar, backing vocals Pete Gordelier – bass, backing vocals Dave Hogg – drums, percussion, backing vocals	Screamin' 'n' Bleedin' (1985)
1985–1986	Dave Tattum – lead vocals Kevin Heybourne – guitar, backing vocals Pete Gordelier – bass, backing vocals Spencer Hollman – drums, backing vocals	Frontal Assault (1986)
1986–1989	Kevin Heybourne – lead vocals, guitar Pete Gordelier – bass, backing vocals Spencer Hollman – drums, backing vocals	Psychopathic demo (1987)
1989	Kevin Heybourne – lead vocals, lead guitar Grant Dennison – rhythm guitar Pete Gordelier – bass, backing vocals Spencer Hollman – drums, backing vocals	Angel Witch Live (1990)
1990	Kevin Heybourne – lead vocals, lead guitar Jon Torres – bass Tom Hunting – drums, backing vocals	Twist of the Knife demo (1990)
1990	Kevin Heybourne – lead vocals, lead guitar Doug Pierce – rhythm guitar Jon Torres – bass Tom Hunting – drums, backing vocals	none
Band inactive 1990–1997
1997 (temporary recording lineup)	Kevin Heybourne – lead vocals, lead guitar Myk Taylor – rhythm guitar, keyboards Jon Torres – bass, rhythm guitar Tom Hunting – drums, backing vocals	Resurrection demo (1998)
Band inactive 1997–2000
Early 2000 – mid-2001	Kevin Heybourne – lead vocals, lead guitar Keith Herzberg – rhythm guitar Richie Wicks – bass, backing vocals Scott Higham – drums	2000: Live at the LA2 (2000) The Halloween Session demo (2000)
Band inactive late 2001 – summer 2002
Summer 2002	Kevin Heybourne – lead vocals, lead guitar Keith Herzberg – rhythm guitar Richie Wicks – bass, backing vocals Scott Higham – drums	none
January – March 2003	Kevin Heybourne – lead vocals, lead guitar Lee Altus – rhythm guitar Jon Torres – bass Tom Hunting – drums, backing vocals
March – summer 2003	Kevin Heybourne – lead vocals, lead guitar Lee Altus – rhythm guitar Jon Torres – bass Darren Minter – drums
Band inactive summer 2003 – summer 2008
Summer 2008 – September 2010	Kevin Heybourne – lead vocals, lead guitar Chris Fullard – rhythm guitar Will Palmer – bass Andy Prestidge – drums	Burn the White Witch: Live in London (2009) (does not feature Fullard)
September 2010 – 2013	Kevin Heybourne – lead vocals, lead guitar Bill Steer – rhythm guitar Will Palmer – bass Andy Prestidge – drums	As Above, So Below (2012) (does not feature Steer)
2013–2015	Kevin Heybourne – lead vocals, lead guitar Tom Draper – rhythm guitar Will Palmer – bass Andy Prestidge – drums	none
2015–2016	Kevin Heybourne – lead vocals, lead guitar Jimmy Martin – rhythm guitar Will Palmer – bass Alan French – drums
2016 – present	Kevin Heybourne – lead vocals, lead guitar Jimmy Martin – rhythm guitar Will Palmer – bass Fredrik Jansson – drums	Angel of Light (2019)

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