Long bus ride ahead, here's the soundtrack. Angel Witch has always been my favorite #nwobhm band and though I don't listen to much metal anymore, they're still part of my regular playlist. I always thought of them being the perfect blend of Black Sabbath and the classic NWOBHM sound, bridging 70s and 80s sound seamlessly, and I guess that's why I still like them so much. #angelwitch #heavymetal
A final note. The Fallen Angels Entering Pandemonium was formerly attributed to John Martin. But look at the detail! (There isn’t as much, is there?) That’s one reason the attribution is now doubted.
It’s still amazing. I got to know it as the cover of the 1980 debut album by #nwobhm metal band #AngelWitch. It captured the sense of doom, isolation and exile just right.
They did a comeback in 2012, and used a John Martin painting there too - a bit of his 1845 triptych, ‘The Last Judgement’.
From today’s #aiart project: An autumnal woodcut set of folk-horror tarot cards.
Designed in #midjourney and taking inspo from sources such as British folklore, ‘70s Hammer movies and NWOBHM bands like AngelWitch and modern ones like Green Lung.
