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WHITE WIZZARD (melodic NWOBHM revival)
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Author:  Lucifer's Son [ Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:05 pm ]
Post subject:  WHITE WIZZARD (melodic NWOBHM revival)
Here's something I wasn't expecting in 2009. White Wizzard (from Los Angeles, US of A) play old-school heavy metal à la NWOBHM, on melodic "hard rocky" side of it that is. This sounds a bit like early-Def Leppard mixed with early-Tygers of Pan Tang with some early 80s American hair metal influences (Mötley Crüe, Ratt) and Maidenesque duelling guitars thrown in.
All in all, their debut EP (High Speed GTO) is very entertaining and worth checking for those looking for old-school heavy metal/hard rock sound.

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Author:  Ness [ Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:40 pm ]
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Yeah these guys are pretty damn awesome. I heard them a while back, their videos are cool too.
Author:  The_Voice [ Wed Jul 29, 2009 4:05 pm ]
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Yeah i posted the highspeed Gto video a while ago, havent heard anything else though.
Author:  The Silent Man [ Wed Jul 29, 2009 5:47 pm ]
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Haha that video was retarded. Great song though.
Author:  Ness [ Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:16 pm ]
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The Silent Man wrote:
Haha that video was retarded. Great song though.


Yeah right man, they have a funny sense of humor.
Author:  Thomas [ Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:57 pm ]
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Heard this a while ago. Such a cool band.
Author:  ganeshaRules [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:43 am ]
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Cool band. The video is retarded :lol:
Author:  Radagast [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:52 pm ]
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Nice song. "Nice" video. :lol:
Author:  Holy_Terror [ Tue Aug 11, 2009 5:00 pm ]
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This band is ok. From what I understand the drummer auditioned for Slough Feg before they settled on their current drummer.

Also, great melodic hard rock/nwobhm is a band called High Spirits. They just have demo material but its awesome.
http://www.myspace.com/highspiritsrock
Author:  Lucifer's Son [ Tue Aug 11, 2009 5:30 pm ]
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IMHO, they're a little more than just okay... But maybe they're too "sunny happy" for your grim taste in heavy which I understand perfectly. After all, they're Angelenos and, though rooted in the NWOBHM, they music shows their geographic origin.
Author:  Holy_Terror [ Tue Aug 11, 2009 5:45 pm ]
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I enjoy some good ole light hearted rockin. I do agree that they have shades of the Tygers of Pan Tang in that there is some more light heartedness involved....Def Leppard to as you noted earlier.

You check out that High Spirits band?
Author:  Lucifer's Son [ Tue Aug 11, 2009 6:40 pm ]
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Not yet, but I'll do. :wink:
Author:  Holy_Terror [ Wed Aug 12, 2009 9:28 pm ]
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Lucifer's Son wrote:
Not yet, but I'll do. :wink:


Weeeeelllllll??
Author:  Lucifer's Son [ Wed Aug 12, 2009 9:34 pm ]
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Holy_Terror wrote:
Lucifer's Son wrote:
Not yet, but I'll do. :wink:


Weeeeelllllll??

Not yet.
I wasn't very metal today... It wouldn't have been fair to you and to that band to listen to them.
Author:  Holy_Terror [ Wed Aug 12, 2009 9:36 pm ]
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I understand.
Author:  noodles [ Wed Aug 12, 2009 9:41 pm ]
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I like these guys.
Author:  traptunderice [ Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:41 pm ]
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I can break these cuffs!! That video was pretty fun. Is this as interesting as it gets though?

More bands need Odin to do guest solos.
Author:  RedHawk [ Sun Aug 16, 2009 3:35 pm ]
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Did they change their lead vocalist? The guy in the picture doesnt look like the lead singer in the video "High Speed GTO" ?
Author:  GeneralDiomedes [ Sun Aug 16, 2009 7:47 pm ]
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Holy_Terror wrote:
This band is ok. From what I understand the drummer auditioned for Slough Feg before they settled on their current drummer.

Also, great melodic hard rock/nwobhm is a band called High Spirits. They just have demo material but its awesome.
http://www.myspace.com/highspiritsrock


I sort of agree with this .. wizzard didn't really keep my attention and high spirits just has better riffs. Granted high spirits needs polish, esp with the vocals. Guy needs to learn some control.
Author:  Holy_Terror [ Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:22 pm ]
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I actually like how unrestrained he is sometimes. It's refreshing when a band can just let loose and rock as opposed to these uber technical bands that sound so stiff and dry.
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