We Live is the fifth album by the doom metal

Doom metal

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 band Electric Wizard

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, and the first recorded with the band's second line-up. Due to the addition of second guitarist Liz Buckingham, the songs are more complex than their previous work.

Much was made of the acrimonious split between sole remaining member Jus Oborn

Jus Oborn

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 and ex-members Mark Greening and Tim Bagshaw. Oborn has given few interviews since the original line-up split, but We Live is obviously something of a statement of intent for the band. They are named "The Electric Wizard" for the first time on the album cover, and "Electric Wizard II" in the booklet. The booklet also contains the statement: "My enemies, I fear not...but God protect me from my friends".

For this release, Electric Wizard continued to be inspired by horror movies. "Eko Eko Azarak

Eko Eko Azarak (manga)

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" is the title of the first in a series of Japanese horror movies directed by Shimako Sato, while "Tutti I Colori Del Buio" and "Living Dead at Manchester Morgue" are named after a 1972 Sergio Martino

Sergio Martino

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 movie and a 1974 Jorge Grau

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 horror movie, respectively. Furthermore, the track "We Live" samples dialog from Don Sharp

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's 1973 horror film Psychomania

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.

Track listing

1. "Eko Eko Azarak" – 10:35

   I. "Invocation"

   II. "Ritual"

2. "We Live" – 7:46
3. "Flower of Evil (a.k.a. Malfiore)" – 7:29
4. "Another Perfect Day?" – 7:51
5. "The Sun Has Turned to Black" – 6:16
6. "Saturn's Children" – 15:01

Extra songs included on reissues:

7. "The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue" – 4:59 (appears as a bonus 7" on the 2006 vinyl reissue, and as an extra track on the 2006 CD reissue)
8. "Tutti I Colori Del Buio" (All the Colors of the Dark ) – 16:13 (appears only on vinyl editions)

Personnel

• Jus Oborn - guitar
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  , vocals
• Liz Buckingham - guitar
  Electric guitar
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• Rob Al-Issa - bass
  Bass guitar
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• Justin Greaves - drums
  Drum kit
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• Tony R. - artwork
• All Lyrics - Jus Oborn
• All Music - Electric Wizard

Release history

Year	Label	Format	Country	Out of Print?	Notes
2004	Rise Above Rise Above Records Rise Above Records is a London, England based independent record label owned by Lee Dorrian . It is named after a Napalm Death song from their EP Mentally Murdered. It was formed in the late 1980s and originally made to sell live releases by Napalm Death and S.O.B., but by 1991 had changed to cater...	CD	U.K. United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...	Yes
2004	Rise Above Rise Above Records Rise Above Records is a London, England based independent record label owned by Lee Dorrian . It is named after a Napalm Death song from their EP Mentally Murdered. It was formed in the late 1980s and originally made to sell live releases by Napalm Death and S.O.B., but by 1991 had changed to cater...	2LP	U.K.	Yes	Includes bonus track; limited 1000 copies on purple vinyl
2004	The Music Cartel The Music Cartel The Music Cartel was a record label based in Port Washington, New York and active during the late 90s and early 00s. Many of their releases were also released in Europe on Rise Above Records. It was founded in 1998 by former Earache Records general manager Eric Lemasters...	CD	U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Yes
2004	JVC Victor	CD	Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...	Yes
2006	Rise Above Rise Above Records Rise Above Records is a London, England based independent record label owned by Lee Dorrian . It is named after a Napalm Death song from their EP Mentally Murdered. It was formed in the late 1980s and originally made to sell live releases by Napalm Death and S.O.B., but by 1991 had changed to cater...	2LP+7"	U.K.	Yes	Includes 2 bonus tracks, 1 on a bonus 7"; limited 1000 copies (500 green, 500 black)
2006	Rise Above Rise Above Records Rise Above Records is a London, England based independent record label owned by Lee Dorrian . It is named after a Napalm Death song from their EP Mentally Murdered. It was formed in the late 1980s and originally made to sell live releases by Napalm Death and S.O.B., but by 1991 had changed to cater...	DigiCD	U.K.	No	Remastered version; includes bonus track
2008	Candlelight Candlelight Records Candlelight Records is an independent record label based in Europe founded by former Extreme Noise Terror bassist Lee Barrett, though it has had a division in the United States since January 2001. Candlelight Records specialises in black metal and death metal, having bands such as Emperor,...	DigiCD	U.S.	No	Remastered version; includes bonus track