Brujerizmo

Brujeria

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 7, 2000)
• Original Release Date: November 7, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Roadrunner Records
• ASIN: B00004YTTP
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #118,275 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
After about 15 seconds of singsong whimsy, Brujerizmo bursts into an aural assault that doesn't let up for the next hour. Heavy metal hasn't died, it's just gone south of the border, though the not-so-secret members of this band aren't actually from Mexico. It's true that all of the songs are howled in Spanish, but it doesn't matter if you don't know the language. Like the previous albums by this determinedly dark side project, this packs the punch of a brass-knuckled fist. Nobody's offering their real names in the liner notes, but suspected brujers (the word means "witch" in Spanish) include members of Napalm Death, Cradle of Filth, and Fear Factory. --Genevieve Williams

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars So Cool!, November 17, 2002

By	Nicholas Alla Koholick "anonymousnick2001" - See all my reviews

Now I've seen everything. Brujeria have pulled off the greatest joke in metal history. Hell, even if they were serious, I'd still like them. A band of Mexican drug-traffickers that hate white people and worship Satan--come on, how priceless is that? Brujeria really consists of members of Fear Factory, Napalm Death, Cradle of Filth, Sepultura, Faith No More, Eyehategod, and others. The music is also something to behold. No Pig Destroyer/Goatwhore here. It's like early Fear Factory, but with a south-of-the-border spice to the crushing riffs and a vocalist by the name of El Brujo--screaming lyrics in Spanish. That's so great! The lyrics are also marred with Spanish swear words and foul phrases dealing with death, drugs, Satan, and the glorification of Mexico. Hell, take every death metal cliché and toss it in, cause these muchachos do it. And it sounds good. It's not Cannibal Corpse, in that it is so bad it makes you laugh/gag. It's meant to be funny, and it is. The musicianship is very tight, and the riffs are chunky and crunchy at the same time. This album starts and ends with a little girl singing, and in the first track, "Brujerizmo," it is a bit of shock to listen to some faint Spanish flamenco guitar and then at 0:44 have a riff jump and kick you en su asno. At times, though, El Brujo's Spanish death vox are just too over the top, and you have to turn the CD player off and crack up decently before starting up again. Also, with no solos, the music gets boring after a while, so I give it 4 stars. Check out Matando Gueros and Raza Odiada as well. ¡Lanzamiento impresionante, sin embargo! ¡Digno de un buscar avienta de buena música y de metal pesado de la muerte! ¡El Granizo Brujeria!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars spanish death metal....intresting, April 4, 2002

By	"softbal1" (WAYNESBORO, VA United States) - See all my reviews

First off I would like to say that if you like death metal and but dont speak spanish dont worry you will still like this cd.I mean sure you dont know what their saying and thats ok because the riffs are very catchy and screaming is very intresting to me because i dont speak spanish and this cd is in total spanish.I have heard every cd they have ever came out with and so far the only thing i have understood are the gunshots at the beginning of thier opening track on their second cd "raza Odiada"(another great cd).All the Brujeria cd's have powerful thought provoking opening track.On this cd the opening song(Brujerizmo)starts off with a little girl singing(very different)but it doesn't stay that way for long and then the singer starts screaming in spanish and before you know you have listen to the whole cd and you want more then you become a brujeria addict and you cant stop listening to it.So check it out!!!!!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An aggressive and palpable assault, October 21, 2005

By	Boondagger "Steve-o" (Misawa, Japan) - See all my reviews

This album is hard as hell. I don't know or even care about the "mystery" that surrounds this band. Brujerizmo is a brutal beat driven attack, full of pounding bass, grinding guitars and savage vocals. Some people say this sounds like Fear Factory, I don't think so. I don't like Fear Factory and I love this album. It's not perfect, there are a few songs that don't flow too well. But luckily there are some absolutely AMAZING songs on here as well. "Vayan Sin Miedo" is my personal favorite. "Marcha De Odio" is also sweet as hell. And "Sida De La Mente" is one of the best album closers of any album I've heard. With it's ominous tone and clever song writing, all out assault on the ear drums, and that hilarious little Mexican guy screaming in synch with the beats. Priceless.

This isn't for everyone, but if you like heavy hitting guitars and beats ala Sepultura, Soulfly, old Coal Chamber and old Korn... you should totally check this out.