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White Wizzard - Break Up


In January, White Wizzard released their newest album, Infernal Overdrive, but it was the calm before the storm, because the heavy metallers' mastermind and founder Jon Leon has announced the end of the band. And there will be no more live shows.

He wrote: "Well the time has come. I started White Wizzard in late 2007 a little over 10 years ago. With the first line up we crafted a great EP that sadly had too much talent in one band to last... From there... I wrote 4 full length albums I am very proud of and had some fantastically talented musicians that played on them.

"Regardless of the internet bullshit written about me or the band, it was formed in the spirit of the music I loved and nothing more. It has always been about the music to me. I feel all of our work has been world class and not only do I feel it is the best and most consistent in the 'classic metal revival' genre so to speak?But I feel our last and final album Infernal Overdrive can hang with anything put out the past 20 years in rock and metal. I am very proud of the work this project has done. I feel it can and will stand the test of time.

"But time does pass and some things run their course. So unfortunately I have to announce that White Wizzard is over. There will be no more albums or live shows. The last album is it. I am glad we got to do it. I am proud of the latest video for Chasing Dragons and I wish all members of the band past and present well in their musical and personal journeys. For me, a new ticket and a new ride must be bought and taken. So as this journey ends, a new one begins. This will be my last post about this. It is time to end Jon Leon as well. Keep making music and loving it, because there is not much else in this world that is as real and special. All the best and to the fans, thank you."

Their last music video:



Source: facebook.com
Band profile: White Wizzard
Posted: 26.04.2018 by Bad English


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27.04.2018 - 10:18
zikon

Rest in pepperonies.
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"The poetry of the earth is never dead" John Keats
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27.04.2018 - 11:22
RaduP
CertifiedHipster
Good
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Do you think if the heart keeps on shrinking
One day there will be no heart at all?
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29.04.2018 - 14:58
Are White Wizzard the most dysfunctional band in all of Heavy Metal?
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14.06.2018 - 00:46
Joppe
Steelemeister
It's unfortunate to hear you guys go. I mean, sure your weren't the most known heavy metal band out there, but to me whoever writes/performs enjoyable songs without doing it the most simplistic and repetitive ; aka the mainstream way, deserves recognition for it. I haven't listened to Infernal Overdrive that much, but I can say pretty surely it somehow doesn't have the old White Wizzard feel to it and the songwriting also seems very different; not the strongest WW tbh. So I'm inclined to say that The Devil's Cut is the WW album that will stand the test of time.

Jon, if you get to read this; thank you for the songs and if you keep making music, good luck on your endeavors. Fuck the haters!
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