Electric Wizard are an English stoner/doom metal band from Dorset. The band formed in 1993 and have recorded nine studio albums, two of which have been considered genre landmarks: Come My Fanatics… (1997) and Dopethrone (2000). Electric Wizard's brand of doom metal incorporates stoner and sludge traits, with lyrics focusing on the occult, witchcraft, H. P. Lovecraft, horror films and cannabis.
Electric Wizard live in 2012
Liz Buckingham live at Damnation Festival 2009
Jus Oborn performing at Hole in the Sky in 2007
Electric Wizard live at Hellfest 2014
Stoner rock, also known as stoner metal or stoner doom, is a rock music fusion genre that combines elements of doom metal with psychedelic rock and acid rock. The genre emerged during the early 1990s and was pioneered foremost by Kyuss and Sleep.
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Stoner metal band Electric Wizard (active since 1993) performing live at Hole in the Sky 2008