Audio CD review:
Electric Wizard - Witchcult Today

Electric Wizard - Witchcult Today

Band: Electric Wizard Title: Witchcult Today Rating: Release Date: 2007-11-20 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Witchcult Today 2: Dunwich 3: Satanic Rites of Drugula 4: Raptus 5: The Chosen Few 6: Torquemada 71 7: Black Magic Rituals & Perversions: Frisson des Vampires/Zora [Instrumen 8: Saturnine

over the top Like it better than Dopethrone, I just couldn't take the vocals on that, too much distortion for me. Their best, IMHO. "Torquemada 71" is great, one of my favorite songs ever. OK this is almost like pop music, only real SLOW and loud. Anyway, if you like Sleep, Kyuss, Hawkwind etc you'll for sure dig this. And they sure LOOK better than ever. Child of Dunwich, Massachusetts,...RISE! They strike the chord from the git-go, and they just keep it up. More of a vintage feel than any of their previous albums. Lyrics like, "Legalize drugs, and murder. " This album might be a more-rounded album than even Dopethrone. Yeah, I said it! Buy Dopethrone first, though. I agree with the guy who didn't like it I think the last two albums are major divergences from the bands no frills doom vibe. I'm a huge fan, but this album isn't good. It's kind of a diluted, cheesier version of albums past. It's not as heavy, but it's more than that. Its lost its cohesiveness and grit. I don't know how else to say it, it's hard to articulate why a band isn't good anymore. maybe its a classic jump the shark. . . they lost it and I don't think they'll ever get it back. Sort of like Metallica once they put out the black album. . . I can see they're trying but the departed band members' vision and creativity is gone forever. Maybe they're trying too hard to be something they're not anymore. I don't think its the best album since Dopethrone, I think Let Us Prey was, and since then its all been kind of pathetic. Go buy their earlier stuff if you want to know what the Kings of doom metal were all about, this one just isn't worth the money. I don't mean any disrespect to this band, in years past the crown of "kings of doom metal" was worn proudly by these gods of doom for a very long time. Don't look mom, the kings aren't wearing clothes anymore!. Back with a bong! I love the sense of humor in the lyrics. One of the few bands that do this type of music the right way. The one about Count Drugula is awesome. Too many of these bands take themselves WAAAY too seriously and forget the rock n roll elements to Sabbath. Chances are if you're really into stoner/doom metal you won't like Mighty High. . . In Drug City, but check it out anyway. You'll like the album cover at least. Easily Strongest Doom Metal Album I've Herd In Awhile! The lyrics and subject matter are something you should come to expect with the group. Electric Wizard having started in 1993 succeeded thoroughly in the Doom Metal genre with past albums (like Dopethrone), and with roughly six albums under their belt they are still holding up! Combining elements closely associated with Black Sabbath, stoner music and dare i say sludge,hails them a notch above. Witches, common horror plots, cultish voodoo ritualistic 'stuff', are kinda their supremacy. The songs aren't too varied but hold up well. Strong bassy, heavy as metal of its kind should be. The songs are obviously on the longer end of the scale, but hold nicely. Overall the album is a strong recommendation to a growing metalheads colletion, but bewarned new comers to the Doom Metal genre. . . Doom metal in no way is as 'hardcore' as people associate its name with. Doom metal is dubbed heavy though, which in return is often confused for being 'hard' (think Death Metal/Black Metal?). Thus confusion I hope I resolved. . You can see a complete list of all Electric Wizard discography, or go back to the Electric Wizard tabs