Venomous | ||||
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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 | ||||
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Loud | (90%) |
The Metal Forge |
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Rolling Stone |
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Rave Magazine |
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Space Ship News | (Favorable) |
Spirit of Metal | (16/20) |
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Heavy Magazine | (Favorable) |
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.
Venomous was listed #3rd rank after Satu Untuk Berbagi and Jemima as the best studio album release for 2011 by Rolling Stone Indonesia magazine.
In an interview, Eben explains to Mahardhika Utama of Formagz, an Indonesian online music magazine, the reason behind the chosen name:
In the same time Vicky explained about musical style and influences:
Venomous was well received by several critics. Brian Fischer Giffin of "LoudMag", an Australian online music magazine stated that:
Rod Whitfield of "Metal Forge" magazine expressed his surprise reaction to Venomous, and wrote:
Credits
Burgerkill Line-up