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Wizz Wizzard: Tears From The Moon
 Wizz Wizzard are proudly waving the banner for old school classic rock and metal, Tears From The Moon marks their debut full length album and also finds the Belgian quintet becoming the latest quality addition to the ever increasing RockSector roster. Fronted by the charismatic frontman Wizz, who became a radio DJ at the age of just 12, the band blaze through ten fist pumping, head banging anthems that includes eight studio tracks and two live cuts, 'Crazy Wizzard' and their show of affection to Lemmy & Co with the pulsating 'Motorhead'.
Having been fortunate enough to witness the band live at 2012's SOS Festival it is clear that Wizz Wizzard are all about having fun and throwing those horns in the air. Whilst there is no substitute for the live experience Tears From The Moon comes close to capturing all that is great about this band with the likes of 'Vampires In The Valley', 'Demons, Bad Witches' and the title track have that melodic metal formula that combines hooks, melody and powerful riffs with Wizz's vocals ringing our strong and true. If you love your traditional metal then be sure to check out Tears From The Moon, released on Rocksector Records on 18th March 2013.
Track List:-
1. Demons, Bad Witches
2. Six Feet Underground
3. Hidden Paradise
4. Tears From The Moon
5. Insanity
6. Vampires In The Valley
7. Crazy Wizzard (live)
8. Motorhead (live)
9. Reflections From Hell
10. Desire
Added: April 2nd 2013
Reviewer: Dean Pedley
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Related Link: Band Website
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Language: english
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Wizz Wizzard: Tears From The Moon
Posted by Steven Reid, SoT Staff Writer on 2013-04-01 20:04:09
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Hailing from Belgium, Wizz Wizzard proudly proclaim to be reliving the heydays of rock and metal through their Sabbath meets Maiden sounds. It is a potent potion, however in the end the band's debut offering Tears From The Moon becomes a strange hodgepodge of studio recordings, live tracks and what sound like demos. The results going a long way to dilute the power of the full-on studio tracks that introduce this band in fine style.
Vocalist Wizz (who else?) has a classic delivery sitting somewhere between Lee Dorrian (Cathedral), Steve Bettney (Saracen) and the lower register of King Diamond, and the odd dropped note aside, he is an enigmatic performer. Alongside him Smb and Sluize (they made these names up, not me...) hammer our riffs and solos that grab you by the throat and don't let go until you hang there limp, while bassist D-troy and drummer Steve DC (who obviously missed the stupid stage-name memo) are the glue that never comes unstuck. The opening six tracks are where Tears From The Moon makes its mark, through a collection of tracks that have gargantuan groove, ripping riffage and vicious vocals, with "Demons, Bad Witches" making a grand entrance, while "Vampires In The Valley" adds a theatrical atmosphere that makes it the best offering on the whole album. From there two energetic live tracks "Crazy Wizzard", which has all manner of silliness about "Doing The Wizzard" (I presume it's a dance and not an invitation) and "Motorhead" a song about, um... Motorhead, while being great fun, bear little resemblance to what has come before. Then, oddly, it is back to the studio for the slightly lo-fi sounding "Reflections From Hell" and "Desire", which while again bringing mighty energy and heaviness to be admired, add little to what has come before.
I can't help but think that the debut album from Wizz Wizzard would have actually made for a cracking six track EP that would have left us intrigued and excited to hear more. However in an effort to add to the playing length and possibly (to be fair) value for money, the closing four tracks simply don't make the same impact. Full studio versions of all four would have been far more interesting. Still as first steps go Tears From The Moon is well worth a few listens and it has to be said that Wizz Wizzard have far more potential than many bands making great strides in this genre. Hopefully their next release will give a stronger indication of exactly that.
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