Electric Wizard

Electric Wizard
Electric Wizard live at Hole in the Sky 2007
Background information
Origin	Dorset, England
Genres	Doom metal, stoner metal, sludge metal
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Rise Above (1994–2013), Witchfinder Records (2014–present)
Associated acts	Ramesses, Sourvein, 13, Iron Monkey, Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine, Crippled Black Phoenix, Satan's Satyrs
Members	Jus Oborn Liz Buckingham Clayton Burgess Simon Poole
Past members	Mark Greening Tim Bagshaw Rob Al-Issa Justin Greaves Shaun Rutter Tas Danazoglou Glenn Charman

Electric Wizard are an English doom metal band from Dorset. The band formed in 1993 and have recorded eight studio albums, two of which are now considered to be genre landmarks: Come My Fanatics... (1997) and Dopethrone (2000). Electric Wizard's brand of doom metal incorporates stoner and sludge traits, with lyrics focusing on the occult, witchcraft, H.P. Lovecraft, horror films and cannabis. In 2014 they formed Witchfinder Records, an imprint of Spinefarm Records, on which they plan to release all future albums.

The origins of Electric Wizard go back to 1988 and Jus Oborn's band Lord of Putrefaction. They put out three demo tapes from 1989–1991 and also did one split with Mortal Remains. In 1992, the name was changed to Thy Grief Eternal after Adam Richardson left the band. They put out one demo under this name titled On Blackened Wings. In 1993, James Evans left the band and they once again changed their name, shortening it to Eternal. The band released two demos under this name. After Gavin Gillingham left the band, Jus Oborn started Electric Wizard. The recordings from this era were issued on the Pre-Electric Wizard 1989–1994 compilation in 2006.

Electric Wizard began in Wimborne in Dorset, England during 1993, and was composed of guitarist Jus Oborn, bassist Tim Bagshaw, and drummer Mark Greening. The band's name was taken from two Black Sabbath songs: "Electric Funeral" and "The Wizard". Oborn remarked, "Is the name Electric Wizard made out of two Black Sabbath song titles? (smokes a big bud of weed through a can) Hahahaha, yeah it is!"