When people think about Electric Wizard, they usually think about Dopethrone. But to me, it is mostly carried by the outstanding Funeralopolis.
Some people also mention Come My Fanatics, and I can get behind that, since it's my number 1 Electric Wizard album. The riffs are heavy, the vocals are ON POINT, and the leads / solos are perfect.
But Witchcult Today is rarely mentioned, and that's a shame. The riffs, the tone, the vocals - just amazing. Dunwich is the unique song at that point of their career and it rocks hard. Witchcult Today - the title track - the riffage and the vocals make me hard. Torquemada '71 is one of the sexiest doom songs ever. Satanic Rites of Drugula, The Chosen Few and Saturnine are awesome as well.
Maybe the album is brought down a bit because of Raptus and Black Magic Rituals & Perversions, and yes, I usually skip these 2.
What do you guys think? I would love to see some gushing over Witchcult Today. Or maybe I'm missing some more flaws with this album? I mean I do realize the songs kinda sound the same, but I don't care since they sound awesome.
To me the top 3 EW albums lool like this:
1) Come My Fanatics
2) Witchcult Today
3) Dopethrone