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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). InchI thought »Axe To Grind« was a great comeback album,Inch comments guitarist and founding member Mike Koch today. InchWe 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.Inch InchWe were blown away with how the press praised us,Inch continues the Witch Cross guitarist. InchIt felt good and made us believe that the band had done the right thing, even though »Fit For Fight« was such a cult album.Inch There was one exception though InchTo be fair, in our home country »Axe To Grind« didn't get as much attention as we had hoped. But the concerts we played there were great.Inch »Axe To Grind« was the band's second album after a long hiatus, so how did the re-union come about in the first place, and when and why did Mike Koch decide to record a new studio album after all InchI had been busy doing a lot of different music and wanted to write a metal album,Inch he explains. InchSo I began putting some ideas together, and when we played at Keep It True in 2012 we had already recorded the demo for 'Demon In The Mirror', which we played at the festival just to see ho
