Black Masses

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Black Masses is an album by the doom metal band Electric Wizard. It is the band's seventh album and first with bassist Tas Danazoglou. It was released on 1 November 2010. A 'die hard' two LP gate-fold vinyl edition was also released, as with the previous album, Witchcult Today.

This is their first album since Electric Wizard to not feature a song longer than 10 minutes in length.

Venus In Furs Based on the book of the same name by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch although it makes refences to the film of the same name), by Jesús Franco.

Satyr IX is a reference to the film company of the same name.

Track listing

1. "Black Mass" - 6:06
2. "Venus in Furs" - 6:22
3. "The Nightchild" - 8:02
4. "Patterns of Evil" - 6:30
5. "Satyr IX" - 9:58
6. "Turn Off Your Mind" - 5:51
7. "Scorpio Curse" - 7:31
8. "Crypt of Drugula" - 8:49

Personnel

• Jus Oborn - guitar, vocals
• Liz Buckingham - guitar
• Tas Danazoglou - bass
• Shaun Rutter - drums
• Mellotron on 'The Nightchild" by Edryd Turner
• All Lyrics by Jus Oborn
• All music by Oborn, except Black Masses, Turn off your Mind and The Nightchild by Oborn/Buckingham
• Produced, Mixed and Engineered by Liam Watson
• Art, Layout and design by Justin Oborn
• Band photo by Ester Segarra

Release history

Year	Label	Format	Country	Out of Print?	Notes
2010	Rise Above	CD	U.K.	No	limited edition with sleeve and alt artwork version
2010	Rise Above	CD	U.K.	No	Standard jewel case edition
2010	Rise Above	LP	U.K.	Yes	Die Hard Edition - Deluxe boxed edition x 400 copies. Contains; Spot gloss box, Crypt of Drugula 16 page comic, embroidered patch, A1 Poster and double gatefold album on 180gm black vinyl with full colour printed inners.
2010	Rise Above	LP	U.K.	Yes	X 400 Solid white, X 400 Transparent Green, X 400 Transparent Blue, X 400 Transparent Red,
2010	Rise Above	LP	U.K.	No	X 400 Solid Grey, X 500 White/Black two colour split.