Venomous (album)

Venomous
Studio album by Burgerkill
Released June 11, 2011
Recorded January – June 2011, Massive Studio, Bandung
Genre Groove metal, Death Metal
Length 59.50
Label Xenophobic Record Australia, Revolt! Record Indonesia
Producer Burgerkill and Yayat Ahdiat
Burgerkill chronology

Beyond Coma And Despair
(2006)		 Venomous
(2011)		 TBA

Venomous is the fourth studio album by Indonesian metal band Burgerkill, produced by Yayat Ahdiat and Burgerkill. Venomous is the first album to feature the vocals of lead vocalist Vicky. The album was a local success. In the first week of album promo concert at Bandung Berisik, a local metal venue, about 1,000 compact disks were sold.[1]

Venomous was listed #3rd rank after Satu Untuk Berbagi and Jemima as the best studio album release for 2011 by Rolling Stone Indonesia magazine.[2]

Album Concept

In an interview, Eben explains to Mahardhika Utama of Formagz, an Indonesian online music magazine, the reason behind the chosen name:[3]

“ ...So, our main target is not being number one Indonesian metal band, but we just wanna be the most dangerous metal band in Indonesia, that's why we named our latest album Venomous!. ”

In the same time Vicky explained about musical style and influences:

“ Whatever that we listen to this album. We are open minded to it, all of us have their own style and influences, and we commit to make this one real. I myself often listen to some Swedish band such as Meshuggah, I also listen to Slipknot and many more. ”

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Into the Tunnel" (Instrumental intro) 1:14
2. "Age of Versus"   5:34
3. "Under the Scars"   5:17
4. "Through the Shine"   4:26
5. "House of Greed"   6:57
6. "This Coldest Heart" (Instrumental) 3:37
7. "For Victory"   6:45
8. "My Worst Enemy"   6:32
9. "Only the Strong"   5:46
10. "An Elegy" (Bonus track) 13:38
Total length:
 59:50

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Loud (90%) [4]
The Metal Forge [5]
Rolling Stone [6]
Rave Magazine [7]
Space Ship News (Favorable) [8]
Spirit of Metal (16/20)[9]
Metal Hammer [10]
Heavy Magazine (Favorable) [11]

Venomous was well received by several critics. Brian Fischer Giffin of "LoudMag", an Australian online music magazine stated that:[4]

“ Venomous isn't reinventing the wheel and is not the most original album you'll ever hear – they wear their influences prominently – but at the same time it is also something right out of the box. Ordinarily I would suggest that any band trying a mix of early Sepultura-style thrash, Morbid Angel, commercial metalcore and dashes of electronica would be doomed to fail, but not these guys. Somehow, they've managed to pull it off and do it very well... ”

Rod Whitfield of "Metal Forge" magazine expressed his surprise reaction to Venomous, and wrote:[5]

“ Behind this rather comical band name lies a real and pleasant surprise. Indonesia is obviously not a known Mecca for hard rock and metal in the world, but these guys are apparently their biggest and best metal act. Apparently they've also been around for more than 15 years, which is arguably the biggest surprise of all. And it's fantastic to see the global reach of our favourite style of music. ”

Personnel

Credits

Burgerkill Line-up

  • Eben – Guitars
  • Ramdan – Bass
  • Vicky – Vocals
  • Andris – Drums
  • Agung – Guitars

References

  1. ↑ Putranto, Wendi. August 23, 2012. Burgerkill: Only The Strong. Rolling Stone Indonesia Edition. Retrieved January 08, 2012.
  2. ↑ Rolling Stones Editors. December 31, 2011. Album Terbaik 2011. rollingstone.co.id. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  3. ↑ Utama, Mahardhika. May 09, 2011. Burgerkill Angkat Bicara Tentang Venomous ('Burgerkill Talks About Venomous'). For Magazine. Retrieved January 09, 2012. id
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Giffin, Brian Fischer. July 1, 2011. Burgerkill : Venomous. Loud. Retrieved January 09, 2012.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Whitfield, Rod. November 22, 2011. The Metal Forge Review: Burgerkill Venomous. The Metal Forge Magazine. Retrieved January 09, 2012.
  6. ↑ Siahaan, Ricky. July 29, 2011. CD Review: Burgerkill. Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 09, 2012.
  7. ↑ Hersey, Tom. July 12, 2011.SHRAPNEL ATTACK: Metal Reviews. Rave Magazine. Retrieved January 09, 2012.
  8. ↑ Stingemore, Aiden. August 24, 2011. CD Review : VENOMOUS. Space Ship News. Retrieved January 09, 2012.
  9. ↑ Venomous. spirit-of-metal.com. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  10. ↑ Dom's Iron Sandwich. Metal Hammer - Burgerkill Review. metalhammer via muzu.tv. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  11. ↑ Damo. January 19, 2012. Venomous on Xenophobic. heavymag.com.au. Retrieved February 05, 2012.
  12. ↑ Credits of Venomous. artistdirect.com. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  13. ↑ AllMusic; Burgerkill Venomous Credits. allmusic.com. Retrieved February 03, 2012.

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