Dopethrone
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| Studio album by Electric Wizard | |||||
| Released | September 25, 2000 | ||||
| Recorded | May-June 2000 at Chuckalumba Studios in Dorset | ||||
| Genre | Doom metal Stoner metal Sludge metal |
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| Length | 71:01 | ||||
| Label | Rise Above Candlelight (reissue) JVC Victor (reissue) The Music Cartel (reissue) |
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| Producer | Rolf Startin John Stephens (assistant) |
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Dopethrone is the third full-length album by the doom metal band Electric Wizard. It was released in 2000 through Rise Above Records and re-released by the same label in 2004 and 2007 with an extra song.
Dopethrone, along with Come My Fanatics..., is often cited as Electric Wizard's seminal release and the highpoint of their career. Reviewers have described it as "some of the absolute slowest, heaviest doom imaginable" [1], and have said "it may well be the finest record to emerge from the whole British stoner-rock scene".[2]
On this album, Electric Wizard's very slow, heavy and psychedelic sound became more abrasive and aggressive. Jus Oborn's vocals are heavily manipulated and low in the mix, the guitars are extremely fuzzy, and a couple of songs - "Vinum Sabbathi" and "We Hate You" - are under six minutes in length, which is rare for Electric Wizard songs.
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[edit] Track listing
- "Vinum Sabbathi" – 3:06
- "Funeralopolis" – 8:43
- "Weird Tales" – 15:04
- I. "Electric Frost"
- II. "Golgotha"
- III. "Altar of Melektaus"
- "Barbarian" – 6:29
- "I, The Witchfinder" – 11:04
- "The Hills Have Eyes" – 0:46
- "We Hate You" – 5:08
- "Dopethrone" – 20:48 (10:35 on versions featuring the song "Mind Transferral")
- "Mind Transferral" – 14:54 (reissues only)
[edit] Sound clips
- "Vinum Sabbathi" and "Mind Transferral" contain sound slips from the May 16, 1985 episode of 20/20, discussing Satanism.
- "Barbarian" contains a sound clip from a scene in the film Conan the Barbarian.
- "I, The Witchfinder" and "Dopethrone" contain sound clips from the film Mark of the Devil.
[edit] Personnel
- Jus Oborn - electric guitar, vocals, lyrics, artwork
- Tim Bagshaw - bass guitar, artwork
- Mark Greening - drums
- Hugh Gilmour - artwork and photography
[edit] Release history
| Year | Label | Format | Country | Out of Print? | Notes |
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| 2000 | Rise Above | CD | U.K. | Yes | original CD release |
| 2001 | JVC Victor | CD | Japan | Yes | includes bonus track |
| 2001 | The Music Cartel | CD | U.S. | Yes | |
| 2004 | Rise Above | CD | U.K. | Yes | includes bonus track |
| 2004 | Rise Above | 2LP | U.K. | Yes | includes bonus track; limited 1500 copies (1000 white, 500 black) |
| 2007 | Rise Above | 2LP | U.K. | Yes | includes bonus track; limited 800 copies (50 purple silk, 100 transparent amber, 100 clear, 550 black) |
| 2007 | Rise Above | DigiCD | U.K. | No | remastered version; includes bonus track |
| 2007 | Candlelight | DigiCD | U.S. | No | remastered version; includes bonus track |
