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THE ELECTRIC WIZARD
"WE LIVE"
Doom Metal
THE ELECTRIC WIZARD
"WE LIVE"
Автор: Lord Iffy Boatrace
Оценка: 10
Electric Wizard са уникална група във всяко едно отношение. Въпреки не особено оригиналната, но все още въздействаща визуална комбинация от конопени листа и пушещи козли с пентаграми по челата, обложката на диска те кара да го извадиш измежду всички онези шарени и модни произведения на изкуството и директно да се поинтересуваш за какво става въпрос. Тази преднамерена ъндърграунд арт политика на Rise Above започва все повече да ми допада.
Още с първото парче, което е разделено на две секции, става ясно, че нещата са сериозни. Докато лириките флиртуват с окултизма и наркотиците, аранжиментите представляват чисто и просто саундтрак към любимия ти (ти го кажи) второразреден филм на ужасите от 60-те. За съжаление тогава още не е имало дуум, още по-малко Electric Wizard и заради това горките копелета не са знаели за перфектната музика към това изкуство. Няма страшно, тази грешка вече е поправена. Основният двигател на групата Jus Osborn е довел песните в този албум до чудовищните размери на най-апокалиптичния, тежък и бавен дуум метъл, на който са способни музикантите в Electric Wizard. Сред тях е и новото попълнение в бандата- бившия барабанист на легендарните Iron Monkey - Justin Greaves. Не на последно по значимост място трябва да споменем и продуцента на We Live - Mathias Shneeberger, отговорен за творбите на такива колоси в жанра като Saint Vitus и The Obsessed. Изобщо, диск, който всеки трябва да има!
THE ELECTRIC WIZARD
"WE LIVE" - 2004
Label:
Rise Above
Track List:
1. Eko Eko Azarak
2. We Live
3. Flower Of Evil a.k.a Malfiore
4. Another Perfect Day!
5. The Sun Has Turned To Black
6. Saturn’s Children
Line-up:
Jus Osborn - vocals, guitars
Liz Buckingham - guitars
Rob Al-Issa - bass
Justin Greaves - drums
Discography:
Electric Wizard 1995
Come My Fanatics 1996
Chrono.naut EP 1997
Supercoven EP 1998
Dopethrone 2000
Let Us Pray 2002
Band Website:
http://www.electricwizard.net