Witchcross- Axe To Grind

High Roller Records, reissue 2023, blue/ white mixed vinyl, ltd 150, insert. Following in the footsteps of the one and only Mercyful Fate and along with some considerably more obscure acts such as Alien Force, Randy and Crystal Knight, Copenhagen's own Witch Cross must rate as one of the best Danish heavy metal bands ever. The band's 1984 album »Fit For Fight« is surely one of the Top 5 albums in the history of Danish heavy metal. After a long pause, »Fit For Fight« was followed by the second album »Axe To Grind« in 2013 (originally released by Hell's Headbangers and now re-issued on High Roller Records for a broader public). "I thought »Axe To Grind« was a great comeback album," comments guitarist and founding member Mike Koch today. "We had some guest players/singers on the album and we had Chris Tsangarides mixing the record, so it was indeed a strong connection to the past. The songs were really good but maybe a bit too old-school, but that's what we wanted on the album." "We were