2005-2010 : Beyond Coma and Despair
Burgerkill began to work their third album material in early year of
2005, at the same time, Toto, who have been with Burgerkill as drummer
for nine years long decided to depart from the band. This situation was
not a big deal to other members. They reformed the line-up in process.
Andris, who at the time played bass was replaced to drums, while the
bass line was filled by additional session player.
Book cover of biographical novel based on Ivan Scumbag life. The book was released on late 2007
November 2005, Burgerkill finished their work, but the deal with
label was breakdown. Both side couldn't reach the agreement about album
material. In this kind of unfortunate situation for both side,
Burgerkill decided to leave the label to release their third album under
their own label, Revolt! Record, in August 2006. There's no such a
thing fully perfect and always running smoothly. In a counting days
waiting to release their third album, Ivan Scumbag the vocalist, died
because of inflamed brain disease.
Beyond Coma and Despair,
their third album title, has became some kind like Scumbag's personal
reflection. To honor their past vocalist and friend, Kimung who was a
member of Burgerkill and Ivan Scumbag childhood friend, released a
biographical novel based on Ivan Scumbag life on late 2007. The book
which titled
My Self : Scumbag, Beyond Life and Death was officially released and supported by Minor Book as
publisher
and "Common Room" as venue holder. About 300 people, consist of Ivan
Scumbag friend, family, fans, and journalist, attended the memorial
agenda. Not only talking about the book, the agenda also held a short
acoustic showcase after the audiences gave their commentary and
impression to the deceased.
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Among the critics, Beyond Coma And Despair was utterly different to
their past albums with heavier sounds and more explicit lyrics. The
album was included in
The 150 Greatest Indonesian Albums of All Time, listed at number 113 by
Rolling Stone Indonesia magazine.
[8]
In the Aftermath of Ivan Scumbag, Vicky joined the band after chosen in
audition. In 2009, the band toured in Australia under title "The
Invasion of Noise Western Australia" tour.
[9] Following the 'Invasion of Noise' tour, Burgerkill performed alongside such bands as
Devil Driver,
In Flames,
Lamb of God, and
All That Remains as part of
Soundwave,
Perth 2009.
[10] In 2010 They appeared in
Big Day Out.
[11]
2011-Present : Venomous
Venomous musical material album revealed around late 2009, to Samack of
Jakartabeat
Eben told that their new album not too far different from their past
one, Beyond Coma and Despair. Eben and his fellow band member felt that
the new material album has a new progress in each musical line.
European-based band such as
Gojira,
Hacride,
Meshuggah, and
Lyzanxia are main influence to them to create a heavier middle beat style. And the old
North America-based band such as
Megadeth,
Slayer,
Monstrosity,
Cannibal Corpse,
Pantera, and
Anthrax
are still become main inspiration in working on song emotion and the
structure. In the vocals session, the band mostly refer to
Devin Townsend,
Mark Hunter,
Björn Speed,
and etc. The band new vocalist, Vicky, according to Eben has a strong
vocals distortion. So why Eben revealed his optimism to Samack in
working on their new album material.
[13]
Just few weeks after "Allegiance 2 Metal" tour across
Java Island alongside with
technical death metal band,
Psycroptic,
[14] Burgerkill released Venomous in Indonesia around June 2011, Malaysia around July 2011 and Australia around August 2011.
[15]
Venomous is their first album under Xenophobic Record label and
Firestarter Music as distributor. Venomous according to Eben has
significantly differences from their past album, not only music but also
lyrics. Burgerkill's music style always changes from one album to the
next one, but the lyrics in past album remained segmented in a certain
theme or topic. That's why Eben said the albums before Venomous are just
alike Ivan Scumbag legacy. In the past albums, Ivan had dominant
writing to the lyrics, then in the postdecease of Ivan, all Burgerkill
man agreed to discuss about the lyrics material to their next albums. In
this case Eben little disagreed to people who compared Vicky to Ivan
Scumbag. Eben said those two man have different background. "If Ivan
said he was miserable, yeah, he was right, he was miserable man..", said
Eben.
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"We don't want to write the lyrics about the thing that we never feel,
see, or experience", Eben stressed his words to explain their new lyrics
theme, and let the fans have opinion about
Beyond Coma and Despair and two album before as Ivan Scumbag's legacy, especially the mostly dark and distrust lyrics.
[16]
The Venomous launching concert which titled "Venomous Alive" was held
in Jakarta at Bulungan Outdoor with opening act band from the capital
city such as Nemesis, Paper Gangster, and Dead Vertical. For the bigger
one concert, "Venomous Alive" took place in
Siliwangi Stadium,
Bandung and attended more than 10.000 of their die-hard fans, alongside
with Man Jasad, and Arian of Seringai as opening act and guest
performer.
[17] Beside these two Indonesia major cities, "Venomous Alive" also rock on other major and minor city across
Java Island and other city outside the island, such as
Makassar,
South Sulawesi.
[18]
Venomous regionally was well received. Metal Hammer Magazine UK and
also Heavy Magazine described Venomous as slightly technical death metal
with lots of riffs play. The magazine also wrote if someone took equal
parts from
Morbid Angel,
Obituary,
Sepultura, and
Killswitch Engage,
and he or she should have Burgerkill. In the magazine opinion many
other bands like that, but the magazine also praised Burgerkill’s unique
in the face military style has them attacking each song with such
ferocity and intensity that he or she will take notice.
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