Witchcult Today

Witchcult Today
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Studio album by Electric Wizard
Released	12 November 2007
Recorded	April–August 2007 at Toe Rag Studios in London, England
Genre	Doom metal, stoner metal
Length	58:53
Label	Rise Above Records (UK) Candlelight Records (US) Leaf Hound Records (Japan)
Producer	Liam Watson
Electric Wizard chronology
We Live (2004)We Live2004 Witchcult Today (2007) Black Masses (2010)Black Masses2010

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Witchcult Today is the sixth studio album by English doom metal band Electric Wizard. It was recorded entirely on vintage 1970s equipment at Toe Rag Studios and was released in November 2007. The sound of Witchcult Today was less harsh than preceding albums and Jus Oborn's vocals are much more prominent. It was the band's most well-received album in seven years.

The band's fascination with horror movies and writers continues here with "Satanic Rites of Drugula", a reference to the Hammer Studios horror film The Satanic Rites of Dracula, and "Dunwich", a reference to H.P. Lovecraft's short story The Dunwich Horror; also "Black Magic Rituals & Perversions (I. Frisson Des Vampires II. Zora)" makes reference to Jean Rollin film Le Frisson des Vampires (Shiver of the Vampires) and to Italian comic book character Zora the Vampire. Furthermore the album cover of "Witchcult Today" is edited from the poster for The Devil Rides Out and is reminiscent of a scene from the 1975 occult thriller Race with the Devil.

Track listing

1. "Witchcult Today" – 7:54
2. "Dunwich" – 5:34
3. "Satanic Rites of Drugula" – 6:06
4. "Raptus" – 2:13
5. "The Chosen Few" – 8:19
6. "Torquemada '71" – 6:42
7. "Black Magic Rituals & Perversions" – 11:01

   I. "Frisson Des Vampires"

   II. "Zora"

8. "Saturnine" – 11:04
9. "Raptus Reprise" – 2:21 (Japanese edition bonus track)

Personnel

• Jus Oborn – guitar, vocals, sitar
• Liz Buckingham – guitar, Hammond organ
• Rob Al-Issa – bass
• Shaun Rutter – drums
• All lyrics – Jus Oborn
• All music – Electric Wizard
• Cover artwork – Jus Oborn
• Produced, Mixed and Engineered by Liam Watson
• Mastered by Noel Summerville

Release history

Year	Label	Format	Country	Out of Print?	Notes
2007	Rise Above	CD	UK	Yes	Limited black disc/foil sleeve version
2007	Rise Above	CD	UK	No	Standard jewel case edition
2007	Leaf Hound	CD	Japan	No	Includes bonus track
2007	Candlelight	CD	US	No	Standard jewel case edition
2007	Rise Above	2LP	UK	Yes	Special "die-hard" edition; includes screened poster and patch; limited 500 copies (100 purple, 200 black/silver sparkle, 200 green)
2007	Rise Above	2LP	UK	Yes	Limited 1500 copies (500 black, 500 clear, 500 silver/grey)
2010	Rise Above	2LP	UK	No	"Black Edition", features slightly altered cover art. Non-Gatefold.