Category: Columns
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The Wrock Wreview: The Weirdos Are Out
The Album Formerly known as Losing Lara, The Weirdos Are Out has released the first ever album under their new name! The album goes by the same name as the band, and contains a mix of wizard rock and songs about D&D. I’m so excited to venture forth and see what’s in store!
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The Wrock Wreview: The Electrowrock Singles
The Album Hello and welcome to another Wrock Wreview! This is a compilation of three songs by electrowrocker Nearly Headless Nick. The Electrowrock Singles were originally released on March 1, 2007, and were rereleased on July 17, 2020. Try not to lose your head while you listen to these mixes!
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The Wrock Wreview: i solemnly swear that i am up to no good
The Album Hello and welcome! Today I get to review the shortest wizard rock EP I’ve ever seen! With six tracks, the whole EP comes in at under three minutes. Elderwand released this EP entitled “i solemnly swear that i am up to no good” on July 18, 2020. Let’s tap the map and head…
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The Wrock Wreview: The Time Has Come
The Album Happy Saturday! Today we’re going to be reviewing a short little EP called The Time Has Come by The Rotfang Conspiracy. Only four tracks long, this EP was released on July 26, 2020. And now, without further ado, the time has come to review this EP!
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The Wrock Wreview: Nocturnes
The Album Note: The image shown is not the original EP cover; this image was taken from The Owl Post’s old MySpace page! The wizard rock band The Owl Post only ever released one EP, and that’s what we are going to review today! Originally released on May 1, 2007, and rereleased on July 17,…
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The Wrock Wreview: Mirror of Erised
The Band Happy Saturday all! Today we’re going to reflect on an instrumental wizard rock band called The Mirror of Erised. The band is the pseudonym of composer Bruce Geller, a huge Harry Potter fan who dove headfirst into Harry Potter filk in 2007. Bruce has traveled across the country to perform his wrockish tunes…
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The Wrock Wreview: Gather Your Thoughts
The Album Hello friends! Let’s gather our thoughts and check out this rerelease of Into the Pensieve‘s Gather Your Thoughts. This eleven track album was originally released on February 11, 2008, and was rereleased on February 5, 2021. Let’s dip our wands into the Pensieve and dive right in!
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The Wrock Wreview: A Closet Full of Wrock
The Album The Vanishing Cabinet came out with A Closet Full of Wrock on January 1, 2008. It was rereleased on August 21, 2020, and includes three bonus tracks from their unfinished second EP, Death Eater Transportation. It’s time to step into the cabinet and see where we end up!
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The Wrock Wreview: Muggles Ahoy
The Album Avast and ahoy, ye landlubbers! Today ye get a real treat from Daniel Kelly, a singer/songwriter/filker from Yass, Australia. We recently discovered Daniel’s music when he started releasing one wizard rock shanty at a time, and we fell in love with this incredible folk singer! I am very pleased to be reviewing Muggles…
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The Wrock Wreview: A Tale We’ll Tell Of What Hath Been…
The Album Los Angeles wizard rock band Slytherin released this seven song album on July 9, 2020. Slytherin combines a wide variety of sounds in their music, from screaming vocals to soothing keyboard melodies, which makes this band unique among the wizard rock world. A Tale We’ll Tell Of What Hath Been… is Slytherin’s first…