Uriah Heep - Demons And Wizards (Full album 1972)

“Demons and Wizards” is the fourth studio album by British rock band Uriah Heep, released May 19, 1972 by Bronze Records in the UK and Mercury Records in the US. The album was a success and has sold 3 million copies worldwide.
Rolling Stone which printed an infamously negative review of the band's debut album, ran a positive assessment of “Demons and Wizards”. Mike Saunders said: "These guys are good. The first side of “Demons and Wizards” is simply odds-on the finest high energy workout of the year, tying nose and nose with the Blue Öyster Cult...they may have started out as a un  dispensable neo-Cream & Blooze outfit, but at this point Uriah Heep are shaping up into one hell of a first-rate modern rock band". According to AllMusic, the album "solidified Uriah Heep's reputation as a master of gothic-inflected heavy metal".
The album also served as partial inspiration for Hansi Kürsch and Jon Schaffer's side project Demons and Wizards.

“Demons and Wizards” este al patrulea album de studio al trupei de rock britanice Uriah Heep, lansat pe 19 mai 1972 de catre Bronze Records in Marea Britanie si Mercury Records in Statele Unite. Albumul a fost un success si s-au vandut 3 milioane de copii in lumea larga.
Rolling Stone care a scris o cronica negative de infama de spre albumul de debut al trupei, a facut o evaluare pozitiva pentru “Demons and Wizards”. Mike Saunders spunea:”Tipii acestia sunt buni. Prima fata de la :Demons and Wizards” este pe cai mari, cea mai frumoasa energie lucrata in acest an, fiind la egalitate cu Blue Oyster Cult..ei poate ca au inceput ca o imbracaminte completa neo-Cream&Blooze, dar la acest punct Uriah Heep arata a fi o formative de rock de prima mana”.
Conform cu AllMusic, albumul”a solidificat reputatia lui Uriah Heep ca maestri ai heavy metal inclinat spre gotic”.
Albumul a servit si ca inspiratie partial pentru proiectul secundar Demons and Wizards al lui Hansi Kürsch si Jon Schaffer.

List of tracks

All tracks written by Ken Hensley except where noted.

Side 1

1.       "The Wizard"         Mark Clarke, Ken Hensley          2:59

2.       "Traveller in Time" Mick Box, David Byron, Lee Kerslake          3:25

3.       "Easy Livin'"                   2:37

4.       "Poet's Justice"     Box, Hensley, Kerslake    4:15

5.       "Circle of Hands"            6:25

Side 2

6.       "Rainbow Demon"          4:25

7.       "All My Life"          Box, Byron, Kerslake       2:44

8.       "Paradise"            5:10

9.       "The Spell" ((on some CD editions, "Paradise" and "The Spell" were

            combined into one track))                 7:32

Personnel

David Byron – lead (2-7, 10-14) and co-lead (1, 8, 9) vocals

Mick Box – lead guitar

Ken Hensley – keyboards, backing and co-lead (8, 9) vocals, guitars, percussion

Gary Thain – bass (2-9, 12-14)

Mark Clarke – bass (1, 10, 11), co-lead vocals (1)

Lee Kerslake – drums, backing vocals, percussion