27052014 - Glitter Wizard "Hunting Gatherers"

How can you not want to check out a band called Glitter Wizard? The cover might look like another New Wave of Proto Metal band - not that there's anything wrong with that - but these guys are as much glam and psychedelia as they are stoner and heavy metal. There's a flute. There's a song about worshipping the devil with the sentence "Hate the sinner, love the sin". And another called "Mötorider". And is that a saxophone I hear on "Ragdoll (Deux)"? It's pretty corny, but also really cool, like that dude in the schoolyard with a leather waistcoat over a too short Barbie t-shirt. It might be a joke, but you're afraid to ask. There's hints of Hawkwind and Heep in here, but also both Sabbath, Motörhead, Steppenwolf and more. Most of all though, there's the spirit of Diamond Nights - and how I miss them! Whether or not you take Glitter Wizard's image seriously, there's no denying that their songs are great, and that's for real!