Wizzard were an English glam rock band formed by Roy Wood, former member of the Move and co-founder of the Electric Light Orchestra. [6], The band's 2011 album ...Of Wariwulfs and Bluotvarwes received a positive review from SLUG Magazine reviewer Dylan Chadwick noting that "well trodden, and admittedly formulaic, it's a resoundingly competent platter of steel-willed, fist pounding heavy metal that'll satisfy the most voracious headbanger's hunger. [1] The band was often called "Germany's answer to Manowar". Dano Boland became a new guitarist for the band in early 2004. In 2006 the band left the label Limb Music after three albums and joined the somewhat larger label Massacre Records, with a new album in mind to be released on January 27, 2007, titled Goochan. Angel Fingers (A Teen Ballad) - 2006 Remaster, You Can Dance Your Rock 'n' Roll - 2006 Remaster, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. On May 18, 2007, Michael Maass returned to the band after a four-year break. The band was often called "Germany's answer to Manowar". (3) A heavy metal band from Belgium — (1) … A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site.

Eccentric pop genius Ulysses Adrian "Roy" Wood developed the Electric Light Orchestra out of the Move, a truly great British band in an era of great British bands. (2) A 'blackened' heavy metal band from Finland. 7 more photos, Javascript is required to view shouts on this page. Most of the band's lyrics are about battles, metal, war and steel. Wizard is a German power metal band, formed in 1989 by the drummer Sören "Snoppi" van Heek. Leave feedback, There are three artists under this name: (1). Teemu moved the band to Germany in April 1997 adding new local musicians CY and Daniel to the line-up. Add image [6], The band's 2009 album Thor received a positive review from The Pit reviewer Frank Heise, who praised "The Visitor" as the best track on it. Scrobbling is when Last.fm tracks the music you listen to and automatically adds it to your music profile. The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits states, "Wizzard was Roy Wood just as much as Wings was Paul McCartney."

Go directly to shout page. "[7], For the 1970s British glam rock band, see, Jon Huntsman, Jr.#Early life and education, "DRAGONLORD Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival", "MANOWAR: Video Footage From The Studio Posted Online", "WIZARD To Release 'Goochan' In February", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wizard_(band)&oldid=951706005, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 18 April 2020, at 12:56.

[5], In 2003 longtime guitarist Michael Maass quit the band because of health problems.

Wizard is a German power metal band, formed in 1989 by the drummer Sören "Snoppi" van Heek. Wizard played at Wacken Open Air 2002,[3] Bang Your Head!!!

Let us know what you think of the Last.fm website. Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform. Some user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. The band was founded by Teemu Kautonen as his solo-project in August 1995, and he handled all the instruments on the first demo. Wizzard Biography by Doug Stone + Follow Artist. 1995-1996 (as Wizard), 1996-? There are some exceptions, for example "Odin", which is a concept album about Norse mythology, "Goochan" which is a fantasy story about a witch (written by Volker Leson and author William B. Nuke), "Thor" which is also about Norse mythology and "... Of Wariwulfs and Bluotvarwes" which is about vampires and werewolves (written by Wizard and Andre Wiesler, German author). They are most famous for their 1973 Christmas song "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday", which has been played during every Christmas season in the UK since its release. Let us know what you think of the Last.fm website. [2] Most of the band's lyrics are about battles, metal, war and steel. We don’t have any upcoming events for this artist right now. There are some exceptions, for example "Odin", which is a concept album about Norse mythology, "Goochan" which is a fantasy story about a witch (written by Volker Leson and author William B. Nuke), "Thor" which is also about Norse mythology and "... Of Wariwulfs and Bluotvarwes" which is ab… 2002, Keep It True 2004, Dokk'em Open Air 2006, Magic Circle Festival 2009[4] and is in the 2012 line-up of Hammerfest IV.