Formed in 1981 and releasing their first album in 1984, Stormwitch were at the forefront of German heavy metal, pairing blistering solos with extremely catchy melodies and the soaring vocals of Andy Aldrian. While they might not have made a huge impact on the US market, Stormwitch found their own fanbase with a look and sound that managed to blend classically inspired European power metal with catchy western pop. Known as the Masters of Black Romantic by their fans, Stormwitch have released 11 albums with the most recent, Bound to the Witch, out in 2018. I take a look at all of them and do my best to tell the Stormwitch story without any English language interview footage available. Much thanks to my German metal brother, Ingo, for all of his help with this one!
Live in Geislingen (1984): https://youtu.be/l2_ob07tjVA
Live in Giengen (1986): https://youtu.be/AR_JB3w07co
Live in Ostrava (1989): https://youtu.be/atng9Zorvak
Emerald Eye music video: https://youtu.be/MU7xvwPccBM
Eye of the Storm music video: https://youtu.be/3d4465EYMl0
Fallen from God music video: https://youtu.be/vRXZUmjVUuc
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