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Animosity

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Earache describes The Berzerker's new album Animosity as "aural terrorism", given the ever-present onslaught of double bass drum fury combined with hyperkinetic riffery and vocals from hell. While firmly rooted in an old school grind blueprint, the band also seem to benefit from studio trickery in order to update their sound without sacrificing their core elements.

Contrary to some of their older albums, Animosity's guitar sound is more primal, more in-your-face; and thankfully, the processed spoken vocal samples that appeared on some of their previous works are nonexistent here. This is unbridled heaviness, played at break-neck speed and topped with demonic vocals. The machine-gun riffery of "False Hope" keeps pounding out like a marching army of hundred thousand troops whilst monstrous double bass drums of "Evolution" are among their most relentless to date. That said, being a drum machine, the not-so-organic sound of the drums may turn some old-school death metal fans off. While in no way a setback to the album, the tones of kicks and toms do sound identical on each and every song. The most interesting parts are when the guitars slow down to generate doomy atmospheres, as on the intro of "No More Reasons", but it only lasts for a couple of seconds before everything turns into yet another "play as fast as you can" type of grind. That said, the guitar work is also rather simplistic, despite seeming quite complex at first. Most of it is repeated three-note rhythms that get buried under the two-part vocal lines: Luke Kerry does both the super low death growls and the deafening black-like shrieks depending on the speed and structure of the song.

Fans of Berzerker will no doubt enjoy this release, but to me, it seems rather bland and even boring most of the time.

Ive heard the term "neck snapping" used on some metal cds but I usually dont get the reference. Its great but it does not snap my neck off. Well Berzerker is one of those rare bands that if the term was used, it would be true. The drummer to this band is out of this world and this music is very sped up, its insane. I love this cd! I use to own one of there cds but I lost it. Somebody probably stole it because the Berzerker kicks a@#! Anywhoo, pick up this cd for a neck snapping good time!

Note: I know neck snapping is a figure of speech.

I am so happy when I got this cd. Wold of Lies was an ok cd I felt a lil let down didnt see like the berzerker at all but i did enjoy the album just wasnt them. This cd seems like its there 1st 2 cds put together mix it up and here you go. I love this cd. To any berzerker fan you must get this album and the 20 live tracks are amazing!!!!