''Over the Top'' is the debut album by the American
heavy metal band
White Wizzard
White Wizzard is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, formed in 2007. They have released one EP and four albums: ''Over the Top'' released in 2010, ''Flying Tigers'' released in 2011, '' The Devil's Cut'' released in 2013, and '' Inf ...
released on February 8, 2010 in
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and March 9, 2010 in
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, through
Earache Records
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.
The limited edition was available for pre-order on the
Earache Records
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US webstore until February 8, 2010.
A
music video
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for the song "Over the Top" was released on January 29, 2010. The video featured the band playing in a snowy
Western
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town and combating a "
Jazz
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Wizard".
The video was
directed
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by Dave Vorhes, who directed
White Wizzard
White Wizzard is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, formed in 2007. They have released one EP and four albums: ''Over the Top'' released in 2010, ''Flying Tigers'' released in 2011, '' The Devil's Cut'' released in 2013, and '' Inf ...
's
previous music video as well.
Track listing
Personnel
White Wizzard
*Wyatt "The Screamin' Demon" Anderson - vocals
*Jon Leon - bass, lead and rhythm guitars on tracks 1,2,9
*Erik Kluiber - lead and rhythm guitars
*Chad Bryan - rhythm and harmony guitars (appears in the credits, but does not play in the album)
*Jesse Appelhans - drums
*Giovanni Durst - drums on bonus tracks
Production
*Ralph Patlan - producer, engineer, mixing, 2nd guitar solo on track 1, outro guitar on track 9
References
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2010 debut albums
White Wizzard albums
Earache Records albums