Electric Wizard   Black Masses
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Ranking: #118 for 2010

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3.6 greatErwann S. STAFF | February 8th 22

Fuzzy without being necessarily that heavy, Black Masses is Electric Wizard going towards more psychedelic territories - and it works, mostly thanks to the vocals resembling Ozzy trapped in a pedal. Riffs aren't hard-hitting but nevertheless feel like good doobie music.

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4.0 excellentInveigh | November 4th 10

This is some of Electric Wizard's tightest songwriting yet; complete with monster grooves, walls of sound, clouds of smoke, (insert additional cliche EW description) etc. -- but what really sets this apart is that it's catchy as fuck. Maybe my rating will drop after the new-album high, but this is an easy contender for metal album of the year.

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3.0 goodMikk | November 2nd 10

Kinda average for me, I got bored about half-way through. About the same as their previous one, and doesn't come near their earlier work.

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