Brujerizmo

Brujerizmo

Editorial Reviews
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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

Tracks:

Brujerizmo
Vayan Sin Miedo
La Traicion
Pititis, Te Invoco
Laboratorio Christalitos
Division Del Norte
Marcha De Odio
Anti-Castro
Cuiden A Los Ninos
El Bajon
Mecosario
El Desmadre
Sida De La Mente

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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:

An aggressive and palpable assault.......2005-10-22

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.

Meh... Fear Factory with Mexican vocals.......2005-02-11

On Matando Gueros, Brujeria were an evil sounding grindcore band. Here, they're basically a heavier Fear Factory with Mexican-Spanish vocals. So it depends what you're looking for I suppose. Seeing as I was expecting more fast, sloppy, extreme metal with a solid sound and a dark atmosphere, I was a little disappointed. In my mind, seeing as Brujeria are really a side project, I'd have thought they'd have stuck with the former sound instead of going with a tighter, Fear Factory sound, albeit with Mexican vocals sung in Spanish.

Matando Gueros wasn't easy to listen to, but man it was raw. It was evil. It made for a great sounding grindcore with an evil, mystical sound. Brujerizmo is simply too tight and polished for its own good. Maybe with time I'll appreciate more for what it is but it wasn't what I was expecting and I can't say my surprise was a pleasant one. It just sounds far too generic. That said, the vocals are still some of my favourite extreme metal vocals. I give 'The Wizard' that!

Great album!.......2004-01-31

This is the album when brujeria does some serious music. Previously it was a great noise-making-death-metal band. Now there is melodies and Juan brujo actually carries a melody while he growls so dark and low just like or better than any other death metal band. It's hard to believe that actually this band is composed of artists from other bands. The spanish they use is perfect, and very mexican, with slang, curses and everything. Yeah, nothing better than listening to some good latin metal band that speaks of Satan, Zapatism, drug dealing, crossing the border, killing, and Mexican pride... "Y que viva Mejico cabrones!"
Highlights: Pititis Te Invoco... really catchy tune...
Lowlights: the songs are too short!

So Cool!.......2002-11-17

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!

su mejor album.....ABUEVO!.......2002-08-28

Hey yo,non-spanish speakers all over the world,if you like real metal bands ,don't let the name trick you....this album is great,is a lot heavier than the latest two and,has a bunch of funny lyrics that you'll understand only if you're mexican and your spanish is pretty filthy and vulgar.....just that way you're gonna laugh......try to listen to sida de la mente,(mental HIV),cuiden a los niños,(take care of the kids),pititis te invoco(pititis I invoke you)and anti castro...they rule.....and please stop listen to those fancy (phony) metal bands in MTV.....HASTE HOMBRE Y COMPRA BRUJERIA PENDEJO!

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