The oblivion and ecstasy of crushing doom and high grade marijuana, a sonic aural trip far, far away from this world, where only cyclopean walls of crackling vintage tube amps in full overdrive and primal ritualistic beats can wash away all the filth and drudgery of everyday life. Their music can be described as Doom Metal. Their sound is a crushing behemoth of funeral march psychedelia. Violent, bleak and ritualistic.
Born in Dorset, England in 1993, in a quiet country town, initially they were the product of frustration, unemployment and excessive drug abuse. But through hallucinogenic experimentation and occult sciences they realized their true potential. A celebration of outre low brow art like Weird Tales, 70's horror and B-movies, head shop art, drug comix, italian pornohorror comics, Crepax, Lovecraft, Howard etc. etc...coupled with a morbid fascination in cults, witchcraft, freemasonry, biker culture, mysticism and ancient occult sciences and how these dark arts can be applied to music.
Their history actually starts in 1988 when Justin Oborn created a doom-influenced death metal band called Lord of Putrefaction. The above mentioned band released only several demos but it showed the unique talent of Justin Oborn in the art of creating heavy slow riffs. In 1992 Lord of Putrefaction disbanded and Justin Oborn started another band called Thy Grief Eternal which moved more towards the doom metal genre though still it had significant death metal influence.The music was more refined and mature. Then in 1993 Thy Grief Eternal was disbanded and the band Eternal was crated. This band played pure stoner doom though the quality can't even come close to the next and the last band in this history, Electric Wizard. Mark Greening left Ramesses to re-join the band in late 2012.
Discography so far:
1995 - Electric Wizard
1996 - Split EP with Our Haunted Kingdom
1997 - Come My Fanatics...
1997 - Chrono.Naut Split EP with Orange Goblin
1998 - Supercoven EP
1999 - Come My Fanatics.../Electric Wizard Re-release/previously unreleased mix
2000 - Supercoven EP Re-release with extra tracks
2000 - Dopethrone
2002 - Let Us Prey
2004 - Dopethrone Re-release with bonus track
2004 - We Live
2007 - Witchcult Today
2008 - Split 12" with Reverend Bizarre
2008 - The Processean EP
2010 - Black Masses
2013 - Legalise Drugs & Murder EP
2014 - Time to Die
2017 - Wizard Bloody Wizard
2021 - L.S.D. Single
Line-up:
Jus Oborn - Vocals, Guitar
Haz Wheaton - Bass
Liz Buckingham - Guitar
Simon Poole - Drums
Former Members:
Rob Al-Issa - Bass
Justin Greaves - Drums
Tim Bagshaw - Bass
Tas Danazoglou - Bass
Glenn Charman - Bass
Shaun Rutter - Drums
Mark Greening - Drums
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Satanic Rites of Drugula
Electric Wizard Lyrics
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Clawing from the grave my batwings spread
Their blood filled with drugs, so high, so dead
Your dope laced blood shows me new highs
Bloodlust, druglust, count drugula arise...
Strung out on blood I hunt the streets at night
Your naked body dragged to my darkened crypt
I tie you up, dope you up then your blood I sip
Drugula.....
The lyrics to Electric Wizard’s song Satanic Rites of Drugula are centered on the character of Count Drugula who is awakened from eternal sleep by the smoke of dope. The first two lines of the song describe Count Drugula’s condition where he is in eternal sleep waiting under Saturn’s rays, until he is awakened by the scent of dopesmoke that desecrates his tomb. The third and fourth lines introduce Count Drugula from his grave with outspread bat wings while he sees the drug users who have come to partake of their blood, which is now filled with drugs.
The chorus of the song goes “Your dope laced blood shows me new highs. Bloodlust, druglust, count drugula arise…” Here Drugula is portrayed as a blood thirsty animal who feeds on drug-filled blood. He is also portrayed as being empowered by the “new highs” that are brought about by the drug laced blood. The last lines of the song describe how Drugula goes out at night, terrorizing people with his bat form, and preying on them. He drags them to his crypt where he ties them up and feeds on their blood, which is also laced with drugs.
Overall, the song perpetuates the dark and eerie mythology of Count Drugula as: someone unstoppable, insatiable and always thirsty for the blood of drug users. The song's verse is haunting, and the chorus is spellbinding with lyrics that paint vivid imagery of Count Drugula as a supernatural creature fueled by drug-laced blood. The song provides an insight into the devastating aftermath of drug abuse on the user and how it is essential to steer away from such a path.
Line by Line Meaning
Under saturns rays I rest in eternal sleep dopesmoke violates my tomb and awakens me
While resting in my tomb, I'm awakened by dopesmoke which interrupted my eternal sleep under Saturn's rays.
Clawing from the grave my batwings spread
I emerge from my grave and spread my batwings, ready to fly and hunt for fresh blood.
Their blood filled with drugs, so high, so dead
Upon feasting on their blood, I notice that it's filled with drugs, making them appear dead, though they are truly high.
Your dope laced blood shows me new highs
The blood laced with drugs that I consume makes me high, introducing me to new forms of euphoria.
Bloodlust, druglust, count drugula arise...
As I feed on this blood and drugs, I become more obsessed with both, and become an unstoppable entity, Count Drugula.
Strung out on blood I hunt the streets at night
I become addicted to the taste of blood, driving me out to hunt streets for my next victim.
Terror from the sky, in batform I strike
With my terrifying bat form, I swoop down from the sky to strike and attack my unsuspecting targets.
Your naked body dragged to my darkened crypt
After successfully attacking my prey, I drag their naked body to my crypt, a dark and sinister place.
I tie you up, dope you up then your blood I sip
Once I have the victim in my crypt, I tie them up, feed them drugs, and drink their blood to experience more intense highs.
Drugula.....
The name given to my new entity, the blood- and drug-addicted count of terror and death.
Contributed by David Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.