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This iteration of White Wizzard shares only one member -- the bassist -- with the one that recorded 2009's seven-song High Speed GTO EP, and based on the auditory evidence, that's a good thing. The New Wave of British Heavy Metal riffs and galloping tempos are even sharper and more headlong than they were before, the new vocalist's upper-register yowls are utterly convincing, and the band as a whole is a tight riffing machine. There's plenty of dual-guitar lead action, including traded solos, too, which is always a plus. The lyrics, of course, are patent nonsense, with songs like "Live Free or Die" and the title track offering positive-thinking mantras Ronnie James Dio would love. They have their own theme song, too; "White Wizzard" kicks off with a doomy intro, quickly becoming a midtempo, primarily instrumental anthem with a prominent bassline in the classic Iron Maiden style. On this album, White Wizzard aren't much more than the sum of their influences, but they do hark back to a time before grunge (even before hair metal) when metal was fun, and that's something.
© Phil Freeman /TiVo
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White Wizzard, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
2009 Earache Records Ltd 2009 Earache Records Ltd
White Wizzard, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
2009 Earache Records Ltd 2009 Earache Records Ltd
White Wizzard, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
2009 Earache Records Ltd 2009 Earache Records Ltd
White Wizzard, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
2009 Earache Records Ltd 2009 Earache Records Ltd
White Wizzard, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
2009 Earache Records Ltd 2009 Earache Records Ltd
White Wizzard, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
2009 Earache Records Ltd 2009 Earache Records Ltd
White Wizzard, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
2009 Earache Records Ltd 2009 Earache Records Ltd
White Wizzard, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
2009 Earache Records Ltd 2009 Earache Records Ltd
White Wizzard, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
2009 Earache Records Ltd 2009 Earache Records Ltd
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White Wizzard, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
2009 Earache Records Ltd 2009 Earache Records Ltd
White Wizzard, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
2009 Earache Records Ltd 2009 Earache Records Ltd
Album review
This iteration of White Wizzard shares only one member -- the bassist -- with the one that recorded 2009's seven-song High Speed GTO EP, and based on the auditory evidence, that's a good thing. The New Wave of British Heavy Metal riffs and galloping tempos are even sharper and more headlong than they were before, the new vocalist's upper-register yowls are utterly convincing, and the band as a whole is a tight riffing machine. There's plenty of dual-guitar lead action, including traded solos, too, which is always a plus. The lyrics, of course, are patent nonsense, with songs like "Live Free or Die" and the title track offering positive-thinking mantras Ronnie James Dio would love. They have their own theme song, too; "White Wizzard" kicks off with a doomy intro, quickly becoming a midtempo, primarily instrumental anthem with a prominent bassline in the classic Iron Maiden style. On this album, White Wizzard aren't much more than the sum of their influences, but they do hark back to a time before grunge (even before hair metal) when metal was fun, and that's something.
© Phil Freeman /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:37
- Main artists: White Wizzard
- Composer: White Wizzard
- Label: Earache Records Ltd
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
2009 Earache Records Ltd 2009 Earache Records Ltd
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