title: Burning the Witches
text: # Burning the Witches
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  | Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10 |
  | Kerrang! | (favorable) |
  | Metal Forces | (9/10) |
  
  Burning the Witches is the debut studio album by German heavy metal band, Warlock, released in 1984 through the Belgian independent label Mausoleum Records. The album was re-released in late 1984 by Vertigo Records, which went on to release all future Warlock albums.
  
  ## Personnel
  
  ### Warlock
  
  * Doro Pesch – vocals
  * Peter Szigeti – guitar
  * Rudy Graf – guitar
  * Frank Rittel – bass
  * Michael Eurich – drums
  
  ### Production
  
  * Axel Thubeauville – producer
  * Ralf Hubert – engineer
  * Peter Zimmerman – executive producer, management
  * Rainer Assmann and Henry Staroste – remixing (uncredited)
  * Nico Chiriatti – album concept
  