WITCH CROSS
FIT FOR A FIGHT

Along with the legendary Mercyful Fate and 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. Their 1984 album "Fit For Fight" is surely one of the Top 5 albums in the history of Danish metal. Witch Cross' first 7” single "Are You There?" was issued in 1983. It took a further year until the debut album "Fit For Fight" was issued in 1984. Originally it was released by a company called Vision Music. “After the single was released we did some interviews and a few gigs in Denmark,” elaborates Mike Wlad. “We heard about a company called MRM, which had looked at our single. After meeting with them we signed a deal, but the label split up when the two partners fell out. One of the guys, Alan Ranfelt, put together Vision Music and released 'Fit For Fight' on his label. We did small tours and gigs in Denmark and Sweden promoting the album. And also a tour of Holland and Germany. We had a lot of new songs which should have been included on a new album, but our manager wasn't happy with the deals available.”  After the demise of the original Witch Cross, Mike Wlad formed a band called Harlot, issuing one rarely seen album entitled "Room With A View" in 1988.