"Yeah Wizard" on Viper King intro

[nikatapi]

So i noticed someone shouts "Yeah wizard" on the intro of Viper King. Sounds like Mike Mangini to my ears. Anyone knows what's the story with this?

[Wim Kruithof]

never heard it before but now you made me aware... thanks.

[RoeDent]

I definitely heard some enthusiastic shouting but I didn't realise what the words were. I assumed it was some sort of "YEAH!" thing.

[evilasiojr]

Yeah, it does sound like a Mangini excitement shout

[Grandepapa]

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[porcacultor]

Wow, it's definitely "Yeah, wizard"!! And I'm pretty sure it's Mangini! Thanks for the heads up, I used to think it was just "yeah, baby" or something.

[Another_Won]

Wow, it's definitely "Yeah, wizard"!! And I'm pretty sure it's Mangini! Thanks for the heads up, I used to think it was just "yeah, baby" or something.

[GasparXR]

Wow, it's definitely "Yeah, wizard"!! And I'm pretty sure it's Mangini! Thanks for the heads up, I used to think it was just "yeah, baby" or something.

Oh wow, I thought it was "yeah baby" too.

Slightly related, I just listened to VK to hear the intro again, and I never realized just how cool and awesome JP's solo is. I hope we get to hear more of that side of DT on the new album.

[Kotowboy]

It doesn't sound like Mangini's voice at all to me.

[AboutToCrash]

It was obviously John Myung...

[ReaperKK]

It was obviously John Myung...

He must constantly ruin takes with his yelling

[TM172003]

It doesn't sound like Mangini's voice at all to me.

That's funny, it sounds exactly like him to me.

[Trav]

It doesn't sound like Mangini's voice at all to me.

That's funny, it sounds exactly like him to me.

I could tell it was him the first time I heard the song. It's actually pretty obvious.

[gzarruk]

Definitely Mangini having fun there
I wonder if the "one, two, three, four!" at the intro of The Holiday Spirit Carries On is also his voice with some pitch shifting effects.

[Kotowboy]

It doesn't sound like Mangini's voice at all to me.

That's funny, it sounds exactly like him to me.

I could tell it was him the first time I heard the song. It's actually pretty obvious.

[pg1067]

It doesn't sound like Mangini's voice at all to me.

That's funny, it sounds exactly like him to me.

I could tell it was him the first time I heard the song. It's actually pretty obvious.

Might be obvious to someone intimately familiar with MM's voice, but I'm not sure I've heard him speak since the audition videos a decade ago.  I might have guessed it because it doesn't really sound like JP or JLB (and it obviously wouldn't be JR or JM), but I don't see how it's obvious.

[gzarruk]

It was one of the bears who passed by the studio. Obviously.

[Trav]

It doesn't sound like Mangini's voice at all to me.

That's funny, it sounds exactly like him to me.

I could tell it was him the first time I heard the song. It's actually pretty obvious.

Might be obvious to someone intimately familiar with MM's voice, but I'm not sure I've heard him speak since the audition videos a decade ago.  I might have guessed it because it doesn't really sound like JP or JLB (and it obviously wouldn't be JR or JM), but I don't see how it's obvious.

I've heard him speak in video interviews over the years. Not necessarily "intimate".

[Kotowboy]

It doesn't sound like his timbre at all. The voice in the song has a completely different quality of voice. Mike's voice is quite thin and high pitched.

The voice in the song sounds quite powerful and deep.

That said i've only ever heard Mike speak softly in interviews. I've never once heard him raise his voice.

For all anyone knows it could have been Jimmy T or Maddi.

[hunnus2000]

It can't MM, he's from Boston so he wouldn't yell "Yeah Wizard".

He would yell - Yaah Wizaahrd! 

[brents319]

I never realized the words were understandable. 

[Dittomist]

I always thought it was James yelling "Yeah Rudess!"

[hefdaddy42]

I always thought it was James yelling "Big Chungus!"

Fixed

[GasparXR]

I always thought it was James yelling "Big Chungus!"

Fixed

[MoraWintersoul]

It was one of the bears who passed by the studio. Obviously.

That tracks.

[Max Kuehnau]

It was one of the bears who passed by the studio. Obviously.

That tracks.

I'm sure that bear welcomed John to the family

[MoraWintersoul]

psssst I was doing a Beartracks studios joke

[gzarruk]

[GasparXR]

It was one of the bears who passed by the studio. Obviously.

That tracks.

The fact that it's called BearTracks suddenly makes so much sense. It's where the bear tracks his guitar parts.