Let Us Prey is the fourth album by the doom metal

Doom metal

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 band Electric Wizard

Electric Wizard

Electric Wizard are a stoner metal band from Dorset, England that formed in 1993. The band have since recorded seven albums, at least three of which are now considered to be landmarks of their genre: their self-title debut, Electric Wizard, Come My Fanatics..., and Dopethrone...

. It was released through Rise Above Records

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 It was formed in the late 1980s and originally made to sell live releases by Napalm Death and S.O.B., but by 1991 had changed to cater...

 in 2002, and was the last album to feature Electric Wizard's original line-up.

Let Us Prey was a continuation of the more abrasive doom metal sound of their previous album, Dopethrone. It featured more experimentation and guitar layering on some songs. It is also unusual because it is much shorter (43 minutes) than other Electric Wizard albums, and does not include printed lyrics, making them difficult to decipher.

The vinyl edition was originally pressed by 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...

 on a single LP. Rise Above later reissued the vinyl version as a 2LP with a bonus track, "Mother of Serpents". This track also appears on the Japanese version of the album as well as the CD reissues on both Rise Above and Candlelight Records

Candlelight Records

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.

Track listing

1. "...A Chosen Few" – 6:35
2. "We, the Undead" – 4:29
3. "Master of Alchemy" – 9:23

   I. "House of Whipcord"

   II. "The Black Drug"

4. "The Outsider" – 9:19
5. "Night of the Shape" – 4:03
6. "Priestess of Mars" – 10:01
7. "Mother of Serpents" – 5:56 (appears on Japanese version and all reissues)

Personnel

• Jus Oborn
  Jus Oborn
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   - guitar
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  , vocals
• Tim Bagshaw - bass
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• Mark Greening - drums
  Drum kit
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  , piano
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• Paul Sax - violin
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   on "Night of the Shape"
• Stephen O'Malley
  Stephen O'Malley
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   - artwork
• All lyrics - Jus Oborn
• All music - Electric Wizard

Release history

Year	Label	Format	Country	Out of Print?	Notes
2002	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	Original CD release
2002	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	Includes bonus track
2002	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
2002	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...	LP	U.S.	Yes	features slightly different cover art
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	U.K.	Yes	Includes bonus track; features slightly different cover art; limited 1100 copies (100 clear; 500 deep red; 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