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So Cool!

Nicholas Alla Koholick | 11/17/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"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!"

An aggressive and palpable assault

Boondagger | Misawa, Japan | 10/22/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"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

Chris 'raging bill' Burton | either Kent or Manchester, United Kingdom | 02/10/2005

(3 out of 5 stars)

"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!"