David Marfield

A serious study of their art

Revisado: 07-22-23

I loved this! It’s maybe the most intelligent, literate book about a band that I’ve ever read. Don’t expect a bunch of wacky stories about the band’s antics; this is a deep and fascinating exploration of the music itself, what they were trying to achieve, what inspired them, etc. Of course there are some fun biographical elements woven in throughout, but always in service of illuminating the art.

While I deeply love their albums, I’ve only been lucky enough to make it to one Electric Wizard show in my life. The powerful music and projected images were outstanding, but they were expected. What surprised me was the remarkable diversity of the crowd. Maybe a third of it looked like the standard metal crowd, but every part of society was represented in the other two thirds, young and old, every race, many styles of dress you would never expect at any rock show (from accountant to punk). It was more the crowd you might expect to see at the opening of a really cool art show. And maybe that’s exactly what it was. Electric Wizard is very far from being a “standard rock band,” and this book gives their aesthetic, their mythos, and their fans the respect and depth they deserve. I plan to read it a second time.

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