About
Black Wizard
Label: LISTENABLE RECORDS
since circa 2008
Already reaping critical hails from media outlets globally, BeatRoute Magazine champions BLACK WIZARD for being, “the only band in town that will add inches to your dick,” while The Obelisk offers, “While basking in the hazy light of an increasingly prevalent (particularly in the Pacific Northwest) post-Red Fang neo-dude party vibe, the four-piece of guitarist/vocalist Adam Grant, guitarist Danny Stokes, bassist Evan Joel and drummer Eugene Parkomenko also pay due homage to Thin Lizzy, Iron Maiden‘s gallop and Judas Priest‘s fist-pump-ready groove. Their tones and upbeat style find breadth in the inclusion of organ on the slower ‘Laughing And Lost’ and the Spanish guitar ending of ‘Vivian Girls,’ the plus-sized riffing of ‘Unnecessary Evil,’ but they never go too far from that metallic underpinning, tying the album together as a unified whole even as individual songs stand out across its span.” Sonic Abuse boasts, “Taking the best bits from thirty years of heavy-ass metal, there are hints of Priest, Maiden, Sabbath, Purple and more, all wrapped up in BLACK WIZARD’s own, patchouli-scented haze. The prog aspects of the album help to make the sound more uni...
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Available for Shows/Gigs
Past Events
07
Oct
2014
21:00
20
Jul
2014
20:30 00:00
19
May
2014
20:30 00:00
31
Jan
2014
13
Sep
2013
21:00 01:00
28
Jun
2013
21:00 01:00
23
Mar
2013
21:00 00:45