Time to die

"Immersed in macabre kitsch and THC'd into hellish oblivion, the Wizard's trademark sound eschews experimentation in favour of the fervent pursuit of inconceivable, remorseless heaviness, replete with mesmerising repetition and enough reverb to make the whole harrowing enterprise feel like a slow-motion nose-dive into the abyss. The bleak, lumbering likes of I Am Nothing and Lucifer's Slaves are the mutant children of Black Sabbath's revered blueprint, driven by anti-cosmic desolation and wielding immense hypnotic power".

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"Doom metal needs chaos and angst, so news of acrimonious splits is welcome, if not for former label Rise Above and original drummer Mark Greening (recalled to play on 'Time To Die' and booted out again). `Incense For The Damned' opens tranquil before Jus Oborn's rancid howls gush like a leaky petrochemical plant. Released on a bigger label, the urge to cross over into the mainstream is audible but `SadioWitch' and the title track are no less fucked up for it".

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