Fronted by former model
Doro Pesch, the German metal band
Warlock consisted of guitarists
Rudy Graf and Peter Szigeti, bassist Frank Rittel, and drummer Michael "Micha" Eurich. Originally formed in 1982, the group was heavily influenced by such fellow European metal outfits as
Iron Maiden,
Judas Priest, and
Accept, both musically and with their lyric/subject matter. The quintet issued their debut album in 1984,
Burning the Witches, following it up with 1985's
Hellbound, 1986's
True As Steel (the same year
Warlock played at England's annual mammoth metal festival, Castle Donnington), and 1987's
Triumph and Agony.
Warlock called it quits by 1988, as
Pesch launched a solo career. ~ Greg Prato