Electric Wizard - Come my Fanatics [Vinyl]

Electric Wizard, a heavy-metal band formed in Britain by singer and guitarist Justin Oborn (ex-Eternal) in 1993, quickly established itself as one of the most versatile and eclectic stoner acts of the decade. Come My Fanatics (Rise Above, january 1997), containing six lengthy pieces, was even more powerful (even heavier, duller, darker and more sluggish), a tidal wave of gloomy sounds. Whereas the songs of the first album contented themselves with mimicking the classics, Return Trip managed to build an apocalyptic atmosphere out of sheer repetition with increasingly claustrophobic variations, as if heavy metal had wed Steve Reich&minimalism. An elegant balance of droning and riffing (and chanting) is achieved in Doom-Mantia. The band&sound spills over into electronic and abstract territory in two pieces. Ivixor B/Phase Inducer borrows an idea from the Sisters Of Mercy and delves into a gothic-psychedelic atmosphere of sparse noises. The instrumental Solarian 13 sounds like a loop of intricate guitar patterns over a steady beat that is visited by intergalactic spaceships. Tracklist: A Return Trip 00:00 B1 Wizard In Black 10:15 B2 Doom Mantia 18:30 C1 Ivixor B / Phase Inducer 27:24 C2 Son Of Nothing 36:15 D Solarian 13 43:11 Genre: Stoner Rock, Doom Metal Carrier: LP Year of release: 1997 (2011 Reissue) Label: Rise Above Records (RISELP072) Country: UK Audio Codec: FLAC Rip type: tracks Recording format: 24 / 96 Distribution Format: 24 / 96 Playback device...