''Brujerizmo'' is the third studio album by

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. ''Brujerizmo'' featured a more

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-oriented style, with a clear and refined sound as opposed to the

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style of the previous albums.

Reception

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...more venomous and hotter than a

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....Juan Brujo's growling political rants strike out against hate,

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and

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." ''

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'' (11/28/00, p. 52) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "Wonderfully demented

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....this is south-of-the-border murderous noise, absolutely bereft of anything approaching accessibility....here's a record your parents will worry about you owning." ''

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'' (12/9/00, p. 45) - 8 out of 10 - "They take a hyper-violent idea to its logical, bowel-churning and comically thrilling end."

Track listing

All tracks by

#"Brujerizmo" – 3:50 ("Witchcraft") #"Vayan Sin Miedo" – 2:16 ("Go Without Fear") #"La Traición" – 1:57 ("The Betrayal") #"Pititis, Te Invoco" – 2:24 ("Pititis I Summon You") #"Laboratorio Cristalitos" – 1:31 (" Laboratory Crystals") #"Division del Norte" – 3:51 ("Northern Division") #"Marcha de Odio" – 2:49 ("March of Hate") #"Anti-Castro" – 2:33 ("Anti-

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") #"Cuiden a los Niños" – 3:30 ("Take Care of the Kids") #"El Bajón" – 1:59 ("The Fall", an expression to refer to when you stop being high, particularly if it is sudden) #"Mecosario" – 2:47 ("Cum-ossuary") #"El Desmadre" – 1:41 ("The Excess") #"Sida de la Mente" – 4:36 ("

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of the Mind")

Personnel

* Juan Brujo -

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

Asesino Asesino (Spanish for "assassin" or "murderer") is an American deathgrind supergroup and a side project of Fear Factory guitarist Dino Cazares. The band has featured members of Brujeria, Fear Factory, Sepultura, Sadistic Intent, Possessed, Minist ...

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* Fantasma - bass, vocals * Güero Sin Fe - bass, vocals * Greñudo -

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* Hongo - bass, guitars * Pinche Peach - vocals * Pititis - female vocals * Hongo Jr. - drums * Cristo de Pisto - guitars * Marijuano Machete - vocals

References

{{Authority control Brujeria (band) albums Roadrunner Records albums 2000 albums