Electric Wizard is a British rock band formed in 1993 in Dorset , England , by vocalist and songwriter Justin Oborn , who performs doom metal with stoner elements and slug metal and mostly occult lyrics. Albums such as Come My Fanatics ... and Dopethrone are considered classic in their genre, [1] [2] and Electric Wizard stands out as one of the founding groups in the doom / stoner metal scene. [3]
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 Electric Wizard at the Hole in the Sky Festival. Norway, 2008 | |
| basic information | |
| Genres | Doom metal Stoner rock Sludge metal |
| Years | from 1993 to the present |
| A country |  United Kingdom |
| City | Dorset England |
| Where from | |
| Language of songs | English |
| Label | Rise above |
| Structure | Jus oborn Liz buckingham Clayton burgess Simon poole |
| Former the participants | Tim bagshaw Mark greening Justin greaves Rob Al-Issa Shaun rutter Tas danazoglou |
| Other projects | Ramesses Sourvein 13 Iron monkey Teeth of lions rule the divine Crippled black phoenix |
In 2003, two members of the first roster, Tim Bagshaw and Mark Greening left the Electric Wizard and formed the Ramesses .
Content
- 1 members
- 1.1 Current composition
- 1.2 Former members
- 1.3 Timeline
- 2 Discography
- 2.1 Studio albums
- 2.2 EPs
- 2.3 Compilation
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Members
Current squad
- Jas Oborn - guitar , vocals (since 1993)
- Liz Buckingham - guitar , keyboards (since 2003)
- Clayton Burgess - bass (since 2014)
- Simon Poole - drums (since 2012)
Former members
- Tas Danazoglow - bass (2008-2012)
- Sean Rutter - drums (2006-2012)
- Rob Al-Issa - Bass Guitar (2003-2008)
- Tim Bagshaw - bass guitar (1993-2003)
- Mark Grinin - drums (1993-2003)
- Justin Greaves - drums (2003-2006)
- Glenn Charman - bass (2012-2014)
Timeline
Discography
Studio Albums
All albums are released by Rise Above Records .
- 1995: Electric Wizard
- 1997: Come My Fanatics ...
- 2000: Dopethrone
- 2002: Let Us Prey
- 2004: We Live
- 2007: Witchcult Today
- 2010: Black Masses
- 2014: Time to Die
- 2017: Wizard Bloody Wizard
EPs
| Year | Headline | Label | Notes |
| 1996 | Demon lung | Rise above | Split 7 "with Our Haunted Kingdom |
| 1997 | Chrono.Naut | Man's ruin | |
| 1997 | Chrono.Naut / Nuclear Guru | Man's ruin | Split CD with Orange Goblin |
| 1998 | Supercoven | Bad acid | reissued in 2000 |
| 2008 | The house on the borderland | Rise above | 12 "split with Reverend Bizarre |
| 2008 | The processean | Rise above |
Compilation
- 1999 - Come My Fanatics ... Electric Wizard (Rise Above)
- 2006 - Pre-Electric Wizard 1989-1994 (Rise Above)
Notes
- β Rivadavia, Ed Come My Fanatics ... Review . allmusic . - "Essential doom." Date of treatment February 3, 2008. Archived April 17, 2012.
- β Rivadavia, Ed Dopethrone Review . allmusic . - "with Dopethrone, Electric Wizard has raised the bar for doom metal achievement in the new millennium." Date of treatment February 3, 2008. Archived April 17, 2012.
- β Chris Steffen. Dancing to Metal With Electric Wizard's Jus Oborn . Allmusic (Nov. 17, 2017).
Links
- Electric Wizard @ Rise Above Records
- Electric Wizard @ MySpace
- Electric Wizard (link not available) @ MusicMight
- Electric Wizard / Pod People (link not available) , Australian Tour Diaries
- Electric Wizard - Interview with Justin Oborn