Jus Oborn
Justin Oborn (born October 30, 1971) is a British musician, singer, and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist and lyricist of Electric Wizard, an English doom metal band from Dorset,[1] which Oborn co-founded in 1993. Prior to forming Electric Wizard, he was a member of doom metal band Lord of Putrefaction, which changed its name to Thy Grief Eternal[2] and then to Eternal.
Jus Oborn | |
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 Oborn performing with Electric Wizard at Hole in the Sky 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Justin Oborn |
| Born | October 30, 1971 (age 51) |
| Origin | Dorset, England |
| Genres | Doom metal, stoner metal, sludge metal |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, musician, record producer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
Career
During 1988, Oborn formed Lord of Putrefaction. They recorded two demos, before changing their name to Thy Grief Eternal and recording the On Blackened Wings demo. The band then became known simply as Eternal and recorded the Lucifer's Children demo, before disbanding. In 1993, Oborn formed Electric Wizard. He has been the band's frontman since that time. They have released nine albums since 1995.
In early 2003, Tim Bagshaw and Mark Greening left the band, making Oborn the only founding member remaining. Later in that year, Oborn gathered a new line-up for the band, which included his wife, Liz Buckingham, as second guitarist. She has remained part of the band ever since, with her and Oborn both handling guitar duties on Electric Wizard's more recent releases.
Personal life
Oborn is married to Liz Buckingham, his bandmate of Electric Wizard who joined the group in 2003.[3]
Discography
- 1989 – Necromantic demo
- 1991 – Wings Over a Black Funeral demo
- 1992 – On Blackened Wings demo
- 1993 – Lucifer's Children demo
- The above were later included on the compilation Pre-Electric Wizard 1989–1994
- 1995 – Electric Wizard
- 1996 – Demon Lung
- 1997 – Come My Fanatics...
- 1997 – Chrono.Naut
- 1998 – Supercoven
- 2000 – Dopethrone
- 2002 – Let Us Prey
- 2004 – We Live
- 2007 – Witchcult Today
- 2008 – The House on the Borderland
- 2008 – The Processean
- 2010 – Black Masses
- 2014 – Time to Die
- 2017 – Wizard Bloody Wizard[4]
References
- Rivadavia, Eduardo; Koets, Tara. "Biography: Electric Wizard". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
- Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Biography: Lord of Putrefaction". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
- "Electric Wizard's Liz Buckingham: On Heavy Music And Taking The Hard Road". National Public Radio. 24 October 2011.
- "ELECTRIC WIZARD: 'Wizard Bloody Wizard' Album Details Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.