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For fans of electric wizard, lovers of doom and psychedelic metal, and listeners interested in horror-inspired music.
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THE REVIEW

They are witches devoted to Satan, cruel women without God. They live in this abandoned village to escape the Inquisition.

Your grandmother condemns this album for the absence of Violence. The Violence was in "Dopethrone".
Your grandmother condemns this album for the absence of that dirty, abrasive sound. Like "My Fanatics" & "Supercoven" sandpapered the speakers.
Your grandmother condemns this album for the absence of those trips so sick and depressed that only she can digest them, and that makes her feel ahead. They were in "Let Us Pray".
Your grandmother condemns this album for the absence of more varied Riffs, of songwriting subject to more changes. We Live, damn it, We Live.
Your grandmother might even have the guts to say "but damn, a little classic doom is needed!" But what's the homonymous album for?

The cult of witches, today in Dorset, is more alive than ever. A more relaxed, in-love, detoxified Oborn. An Oborn realizing - once again - something different from the previous work. Matthew Hopkins returns home: now we cheer for the prey. If before you could compare works like Dawn of the Dead, The Hills Have Eyes, etc. etc... now we are in the heart of the '60s. A softer Horror, a black and white where you see very little blood. A more mental and less physical Horror, something more finely finished where there's a crime and not a massacre. Still a Horror, but hear this: in this album Jus commits to singing. The psychedelia is no longer sick, no longer depressed, and much less heavy. But damn, there's so much of it. Un Bè. Olè.

Because you must always keep in mind that your grandmother - may God bless her - never understood a damn thing about Doom.

They are witches devoted to Satan, cruel women without God. They live in this abandoned village to escape the Inquisition... They are witches devoted to Satan, cruel women without God. They live in this abandoned village to escape the Inquisition... They are witches devoted to Satan, cruel women without God. They live in this abandoned village to escape the Inquisition... They are witches devoted to Satan, cruel women without God. They live in this abandoned village to escape the Inquisition... They are witches devoted to Satan, cruel women without God. They live in this abandoned village to escape the Inquisition...

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The review highlights Electric Wizard’s album Witchcult Today as a shift from abrasive violence to a softer, psychedelic doom style. It praises the album’s horror-inspired themes, refined production, and the band’s evolution, especially noting Jus's vocal contributions. The album retains doom metal roots while embracing a more mental and classic horror atmosphere. It contrasts with previous works like Dopethrone by offering a more relaxed, less harsh experience.

Tracklist Videos

01   Witchcult Today (07:54)

02   Dunwich (05:34)

03   Satanic Rites of Drugula (06:05)

04   Raptus (02:13)

05   The Chosen Few (08:18)

06   Torquemada '71 (06:42)

07   Black Magic Rituals & Perversions (11:00)

08   Saturnine (11:03)

Electric Wizard

Electric Wizard are an English doom metal band known for heavily distorted, slow, riff-driven songs and occult/horror-themed imagery; founded in Dorset and led by Jus Oborn.
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