Let Us Prey

Let Us Prey is the fourth studio album by English doom metal band Electric Wizard. It was released through Rise Above Records in 2002 and was the last album to feature Electric Wizard's original line-up. After its release, Tim Bagshaw and Mark Greening went on to form Ramesses.[2]

Let Us Prey
Studio album by Electric Wizard
Released	30 April 2002[1]
Genre	Doom metal
Length	43:51
Label	Rise Above JVC Victor (Japan) The Music Cartel (US) Candlelight (US reissue)
Producer	Jus Oborn and John Stephens
Electric Wizard chronology
Dopethrone (2000) Let Us Prey (2002) We Live (2004)
Original LP Cover
The Music Cartel LP version
Repress LP Cover
Rise Above 2LP version

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The vinyl edition was originally pressed by The Music Cartel on a single LP. Rise Above later reissued the vinyl version as a 2LP with a bonus track, "Mother of Serpents". This track also appears on the Japanese version of the album as well as the CD reissues on both Rise Above and Candlelight Records.

Musical style

Let Us Prey was a continuation of the more abrasive doom metal sound of their previous album, Dopethrone. It featured more experimentation and guitar layering on some songs. It is also unusual because it is much shorter (43 minutes and 51 seconds) than other Electric Wizard albums (with the exception of their eponymous debut album and Wizard Bloody Wizard), and does not include printed lyrics, making them difficult to decipher.

Speaking to Kerrang! in July 2009, Jus Oborn remembered:

"I think that was our Genesis record. We were all just about the studio, and we wanted to create music using the studio. We were really into the idea of recording then, this pretty technical album. We wanted to be experimental, like trying out some horror movie type stuff, just to see how it works. Each song was like an idea, we didn't write it. We just got an idea, and went with that for how we wanted that to sound."[2]

Track listing

Original

No.	Title	Length
1.	"...A Chosen Few"	6:35
2.	"We, the Undead"	4:29
3.	"Master of Alchemy" "I. House of Whipcord" "II. The Black Drug"	9:23
4.	"The Outsider"	9:19
5.	"Night of the Shape"	4:03
6.	"Priestess of Mars"	10:01

Bonus song on Japanese version and reissues

No.	Title	Length
7.	"Mother of Serpents"	5:56

Personnel

• Jus Oborn - guitar, vocals
• Tim Bagshaw - bass
• Mark Greening - drums, piano
• Paul Sax - violin on "Night of the Shape"
• Stephen O'Malley - artwork
• All lyrics - Jus Oborn
• All music - Electric Wizard

Release history

Year	Label	Format	Country	Out of Print?	Notes
2002	Rise Above	CD	U.K.	Yes	Original CD release
2002	JVC Victor	CD	Japan	Yes	Includes bonus track
2002	The Music Cartel	CD	U.S.	Yes
2002	The Music Cartel	LP	U.S.	Yes	features slightly different cover art
2006	Rise Above	2LP	U.K.	Yes	Includes bonus track; features slightly different cover art; limited 1100 copies (100 clear; 500 deep red; 500 black)
2006	Rise Above	DigiCD	U.K.	No	Remastered version; includes bonus track
2008	Candlelight	DigiCD	U.S.	No	Remastered version; includes bonus track

References

1. "Let Us Prey - Electric Wizard". Allmusic.
2. Ruskell, Nick. Kerrang! #1269, July 2009. Treasure Chest. An Intimate Portrait Of Life In Rock. Jus Oborn, p.60