ELECTRIC WIZARD SCRATCHES OUR ITCH FOR NEO-SABBATH DOOM
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007 at 2:01pm by Vince Neilstein
Our pals over at Crustcake have posted a retrospective on ’90s UK doom masters Electric Wizard, recently reformed after breaking up in 2002. Back with a new lineup in which Jus Oborn is the only original member (though he’s added his wife, Liz Buckingham on guitar), the band released a new record last month, Witchcult Today on Candlelight Records.
Head on over to Crustcake for some mp3s that will make your bowels rumble (actually… maybe it’s the coffee I just drank…) and a more detailed look at the band and their new album.
-VN
What the hell is a ‘crustcake’?!?
For a super-stony older Electric Wizard track, check out this Saturday Song To You-Know-What To: http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=2586
sounds delish!
Yeah Kip! Dopethrone is crucial. Probably their most critically-lauded album.
Though not as overwhelming as Dopethrone, Witchcult Today is still one of my favourite albums of ‘07…
It’s like King Diamond hired lesser musicians and got really stoned. Sludgy Mercyful Fate.
Yeah, I only got into these guys relatively recently but it’s good stuff. Think Sabbath on codeine & beer minus the love vibe.
Love the tone and tar pit vibe but the vocals aren’t ballsy enough for me to really embrace it.
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