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Electric Wizard - Time To Die Removed From Retail And Streaming Outlets Over Financial Dispute


It seems that following original Electric Wizard drummer Mark Greening's abrupt booting out of the Electric Wizard camp last year at the time of Time To Die's release date (in which he recorded) and the reemergence of former bassist Tim Bagshaw with their previous label owner Lee Dorrian's (ex-Cathedral) new band With The Dead happening, it turns out that the Wizard drama is far from finished. According to Greening, main members Jus Oborn and Liz Buckingham still owe him money for the drumming work he did on the record before abruptly kicking him out.




The lawyers have gotten involved, and Spinefarm's legal council has confirmed to Greening that "the album has been taken down in all major markets and is in the process of being removed in other territories to the extent that this has not been done already." As of now, you cannot purchase digital copies of the album via iTunes or Amazon, and it's no longer streaming on Spotify; Amazon, Best Buy, and several other retail outlets are still selling physical copies, but that might change soon. A source close to Greening has shared two of Spinefarm's attorneys' letters to the drummer, which you can read here.



As of the 15th September, the band's official website has been blacked out dead.

Mark Greening's new band With The Dead's self-titled debut album will be released on the 16th of October via Rise Above Records.

Source: metalsucks.net
Band profile: Electric Wizard
Posted: 16.09.2015 by Alakazam


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16.09.2015 - 13:37
cossaisVendeurs
Time To Pay Up
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16.09.2015 - 13:43
Grind Magus
Weak Cunt
Time to call the lawyers.
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16.09.2015 - 13:57
Bad English
Tage Westerlund
Those are old news from summer I knew about it and IMO it was posted in MS
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I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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16.09.2015 - 15:32
!J.O.O.E.!
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16.09.2015 - 16:58
Alakazam
spendin' cheese
Written by Bad English on 16.09.2015 at 13:57

Those are old news from summer I knew about it and IMO it was posted in MS

It is but it's way too much to pass up and no it hasn't been before.
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16.09.2015 - 17:05
Bad English
Tage Westerlund
Written by Alakazam on 16.09.2015 at 16:58

Written by Bad English on 16.09.2015 at 13:57

Those are old news from summer I knew about it and IMO it was posted in MS

It is but it's way too much to pass up and no it hasn't been before.

IMO Isubmited such news ins ummer
in metal sucks Thursday, June 11th, 2015 at 2:30PM By
no brand new news and drummers new band is in MS as well --- so old news
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I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens.

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17.09.2015 - 01:41
Alakazam
spendin' cheese
Written by Bad English on 16.09.2015 at 17:05

IMO Isubmited such news ins ummer
in metal sucks Thursday, June 11th, 2015 at 2:30PM By
no brand new news and drummers new band is in MS as well --- so old news

You thought this had been on MS previously before? Or so I thought, why are you quoting me something to me that I have wrote to quote to here??
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17.09.2015 - 03:04
Bad English
Tage Westerlund
Written by Alakazam on 17.09.2015 at 01:41

Written by Bad English on 16.09.2015 at 17:05

IMO Isubmited such news ins ummer
in metal sucks Thursday, June 11th, 2015 at 2:30PM By
no brand new news and drummers new band is in MS as well --- so old news

You thought this had been on MS previously before? Or so I thought, why are you quoting me something to me that I have wrote to quote to here??

yes . or news was updated? whit home page is dead ?
because source used in link, metal sucks, I might be stupid
Thursday, June 11th, 2015 at 2:30PM By Axl Rosenberg
so its way to old news even be submitted

or news was updated?
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Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die"

I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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17.09.2015 - 04:12
Alakazam
spendin' cheese
Written by Bad English on 17.09.2015 at 03:04

Written by Alakazam on 17.09.2015 at 01:41

Written by Bad English on 16.09.2015 at 17:05

IMO Isubmited such news ins ummer
in metal sucks Thursday, June 11th, 2015 at 2:30PM By
no brand new news and drummers new band is in MS as well --- so old news

You thought this had been on MS previously before? Or so I thought, why are you quoting me something to me that I have wrote to quote to here??

yes . or news was updated? whit home page is dead ?
because source used in link, metal sucks, I might be stupid
Thursday, June 11th, 2015 at 2:30PM By Axl Rosenberg
so its way to old news even be submitted

or news was updated?

Latter.
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17.09.2015 - 05:49
Ocean Sage
Man, this whole situation sucks. I wish they could get along since I love Electric Wizard and Mark Greening's drumming. I will check out With the Dead when it comes out because I want to support Greening and those guys, but I hope this gets resolved. At least I got a CD of Time to Die when it came out. I wonder if Jus & Liz are really the problem. They've switched members so many times, they must not be easy to work with musically or personality-wise.
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18.09.2015 - 18:18
afu
They would have to stop selling the album to have an accurate accounting to make a single settlement and to act in good faith toward Greening, since he's claiming a financial injury. Aside from money owed, the settlement would need to address use of his image, use of his recorded parts, whether he gets further compensation for his performance, what rate he would receive compensation, and mechanical royalties. It is a business, after all. He might not even get the full rate he's owed or could potentially have made, but it will put the issue to rest.

If Greening is uncompromising, Wizard might have to follow the rules of Glenn Danzig 101: 1) Hastily re-record parts as cheaply as possible; 2) Refrain from references to old members on albums and promo material; 3) Keep net profits.
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