Reverend Bizarre
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Reverend Bizarre
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Biography
Inspired by the likes of Saint Vitus and Cathedral, Finnish doom metal band Reverend Bizzare was founded in 1994, in the southern industrial town of Lohja by vocalist and bassist Albert Witchfinder. Peter Vicar soon joined on guitar and the splendidly named Earl of Void had taken over on drums by the time of 1999's aptly named Slice of Doom demo. After taking part in the Doom Shall Rise tour in the winter of 2002, the band cut its celebrated first album, In the Rectory of the Bizzare Reverend. Subsequently signed to Finnish powerhouse Spikefarm, Reverend Bizzare unleashed the sophomore Harbinger of Metal in early 2004. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia, RoviWikipedia on Answers.com:
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Lohja, Finland |
| Genres | Doom metal |
| Years active | 1995–2007 |
| Labels | Spikefarm Records |
| Associated acts | The Puritan Lord Vicar |
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| Albert Witchfinder Peter Vicar Earl of Void |
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Reverend Bizarre was a doom metal band from Finland. They played slow and heavy traditional doom with dramatic vocals, following in the footsteps of bands such as Saint Vitus, Pentagram and Black Sabbath.
According to Albert Witchfinder, the band had planned three more full-length albums: Songs from the Funereal World, Heavier Than Life and How It Was Meant to Be, but this plan was later scrapped and the band made only one more LP, disbanding Reverend Bizarre "before it started to suck." The album, III So Long Suckers, was recorded in the first half of 2007, and released in August of that year. The band's last concerts were played during the autumn and winter of 2006 culminating in a final performance in Turku. The band was one of the biggest names in the fourth wave of traditional doom metal.
Two of the band's EPs, Harbinger of Metal and Return to the Rectory, actually exceed seventy minutes in length. Since their disbanding, Albert Witchfinder has a new band called The Puritan, as well as a solo-project called Opium Warlords, and Peter Vicar has founded a new band called Lord Vicar, which is going to release (alongside original material) songs that Vicar wrote for Reverend Bizarre which did not make it onto any albums.
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Members
Previous members
- Juippi - drums
Discography
Studio albums
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| 2002 | In the Rectory of the Bizarre Reverend
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| 2005 | II: Crush the Insects
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| 2007 | III: So Long Suckers
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EPs and singles
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| 2003 | Harbinger of Metal
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| 2004 | Return to the Rectory
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| 2005 | Slave of Satan
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| 2006 | Thulsa Doom
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| 2007 | Teutonic Witch
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| 2008 | Dark World/Deceiver
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The Goddess of Doom
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| 2009 | Magick with Tears
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Splits
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| 2003 | 7" split with Ritual Steel
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| 2004 | 12" split with Orodruin
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7" split with Minotauri
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| 2006 | 7" split with Mannhai
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| 2008 | 7"/CD split with Kuolema
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12" split with Rättö ja Lehtisalo
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12" split with Electric Wizard
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12" split with Mr Velcro Fastener
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| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||
Demos
- Practice Sessions (unpublished rehearsal tape, 1995)
- Slice of Doom (1999)
- You Shall Suffer! (extremely limited CDr, 2003)
Compilations
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| 2004 | Slice of Doom 1999–2002
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| 2009 | Death is Glory...Now
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References
- ^ a b c d "Discography Reverend Bizarre". finnishcharts.com. http://finnishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Reverend+Bizarre.
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Mentioned in
In the Rectory of the Bizarre Reverend
(2004 Album by Reverend Bizarre)
Harbinger of Metal
(2004 Album by Reverend Bizarre)
Episode 385: Dark Shadows (TV Episode)
(1967 Horror TV Episode)
In the Rectory of the Bizarre Reverend/Return to the Rectory
(2005 Album by Reverend Bizarre)
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