ELECTRIC WIZARD released “Black Magic Rituals and Perversions Vol. 1”

“Black Mass” is a song taken from the latest Electric Wizard album called “Black Magic Rituals and Perversions Vol. 1”. The record was released mid-December via Spinefarm Records and features eight songs from the doom metal force

The new longplayer is a raw piece of metal and Jus Obom mentions: “It’s raw as fuck. It’s like a lost ’70s black metal demo rehearsal session or something. It’s raw, nasty, screaming in your face. I always promised Electric Wizard was like rats in your face. This is verging on it.”

“Black Magic Rituals and Perversions Vol. 1” results from a jam session during the COVID pandemic, a time when it wasn’t a given if there will be a future for the band. The songs are a celebration of darkness and heaviness. It’s raw and untamed heavy metal with a psych factor that provides the feeling of an endless fever dream.

“It was a more about capturing atmosphere and capturing energy,” says Jus.“I was really excited by the idea of just recording us playing purely live to tape and making it sound as raw as possible, like an old, lost recording. We used shitty mics, crappy old tape machine, put it together as fast as possible and just went for it. No one’s sitting down, no one’s got headphones on, we’re all fucking headbanging, just going for it.”

In case you are curious, check out “Black Mass” here: https://youtu.be/nICDXlzJk6w?si=JnA1fx_fEQWEyKpM