Music: Doom
Duration: 55.46 (6 songs)
Cool songs: Eko Eko Azarak, We Live, Another Perfect Day?
Website: www.eelctricwizard.net
By all reports, Electric Wizard was a virtual train wreck after the disastrous US tour of 2002. Bassist Bagshaw and drummer Greening walked upon returning to the UK, leaving core dopester Jus Osborn to pick up the pieces. Kind of a blessing really – with the addition of ex-Iron Monkey skinsman Justin Greaves, bassist Rob Al-Issa and second guitarist Liz Buckingham (ex Sourvein and 13), Electric Wizard Mark II has turned out to be a much stronger and more cohesive unit. The resulting product is We Live, a simply monstrous ride into the oppressive world of doom metal. Few bands do it as well as this outfit. Dopethrone and the ill-fated Let Us Prey are undeniable in the establishment of EW as a monolithic doom force. However, I hasten to add that We Live might just be their crowning achievement. Maybe its because of the tighter musicianship, the thoroughly delivered production and the more accessible, cleaner vocal performance of Jus Osborne. Or just maybe, its the improved songwriting and the hint of melody buried under those gargantuan mammoth like riffs that takes We Live to unexplored corners of the doom universe. Electric Wizard has this uncanny ability to make their music surge and ooze like an unstoppable lava flow – everything at sloth like speed – but with similarly dramatic and deadly results. We Live is a truly inspired sounding doom album – clearly the injection of his new members has born Jus new motivation. Unlike the unpredictable nature of his previous incantation, Electric Wizard is now a fully laden, firing on all cylinders, inexorable doom machine. And quite frankly, We Live is as good a doom metal album that youre likely to hear. Until their next one!
note: 9.0/10
Tracklist
1.Eko Eko Azarak
2.We Live
3.Flowers of Evil a.k.a Malfiore
4.Another Perfect Day?
5.The Sun has turned
6.Black Saturns Children
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