Venomous (album)

In an interview, Eben explains to Mahardhika Utama of Formagz, an Indonesian online music magazine, the reason behind the chosen name:Utama, Mahardhika. 9 May 2011. [http://formagz.com/for-profile/burgerkill-angkat-bicara-tentang-venomous Burgerkill Angkat Bicara Tentang Venomous] ('Burgerkill Talks About Venomous'). For Magazine. Retrieved 9 January 2012. id

{{cquote|...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:

{{cquote|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

| title1 = Into the Tunnel

| note1 = Instrumental intro

| length1 = 1:14

| title2 = Age of Versus

| length2 = 5:34

| title3 = Under the Scars

| length3 = 5:17

| title4 = Through the Shine

| length4 = 4:26

| title5 = House of Greed

| length5 = 6:57

| title6 = This Coldest Heart

| note6 = Instrumental

| length6 = 3:37

| title7 = For Victory

| length7 = 6:45

| title8 = My Worst Enemy

| length8 = 6:32

| title9 = Only the Strong

| length9 = 5:46

| title10 = An Elegy

| note10 = Bonus track

| length10 = 13:38

|total_length = 59:50

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Loud

|rev1Score = (90%)Giffin, Brian Fischer. 1 July 2011. [http://www.loudmag.com.au/content/burgerkill-venomous Burgerkill : Venomous]. Loud. Retrieved 9 January 2012.

| rev2 = The Metal Forge

|rev2Score = {{Rating|7.5|10}}Whitfield, Rod. 22 November 2011. [http://www.themetalforge.com/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=3564 The Metal Forge Review: Burgerkill Venomous]. The Metal Forge Magazine. Retrieved 9 January 2012.

| rev3 = Rolling Stone

|rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}Siahaan, Ricky. 29 July 2011. [http://rollingstone.co.id/read/2011/07/29/103021/1692070/1107/burgerkill CD Review: Burgerkill]. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 9 January 2012.

| rev4 = Rave Magazine

|rev4Score = {{Rating|3|5}}Hersey, Tom. 12 July 2011.[http://www.ravemagazine.com.au/content/view/27937/ SHRAPNEL ATTACK: Metal Reviews]. Rave Magazine. Retrieved 9 January 2012.

| rev5 = Space Ship News

| rev5Score = (Favorable)Stingemore, Aiden. 24 August 2011. [http://www.spaceshipnews.com.au/cd-review-burgerkill-venomous/ CD Review : VENOMOUS]. Space Ship News. Retrieved 9 January 2012.

| rev6 = Spirit of Metal

| rev6Score = (16/20)[http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Burgerkill-nom_album-Venomous-l-en.html/ Venomous]. spirit-of-metal.com. Retrieved 12 January 2012.

| rev7 = Metal Hammer

| rev7Score = {{Rating|8|10}}Dom's Iron Sandwich. [https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/burgerkill-adamantine-album-review Metal Hammer - Burgerkill Review]. metalhammer via muzu.tv. Retrieved 6 July 2020.

| rev8 = Heavy Magazine

| rev8Score = (Favorable)Damo. 19 January 2012. [http://heavymag.com.au/2012/01/19/burgerkill-indonesia-%E2%80%93-venomous-xenophobic-records-firestarter/ Venomous on Xenophobic]. heavymag.com.au. Retrieved 5 February 2012.

| rev9 = Louder

| rev9Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/burgerkill-adamantine-album-review|title=Burgerkill – Adamantine album review|website=Louder|date=20 June 2018|accessdate=27 July 2020}}

}}

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

{{cquote|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:

{{cquote|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.}}

• Eben – guitars
• Ramdan – bass
• Vicky – vocals
• Andris – drums
• Agung – guitars

Credits

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• Burgerkill – arranger, producer
• Didin Bahe – band photo
• Citra Frolic – consultant
• Begundal Hellclub – choir, chorus
• Ammy Strings Quartet – strings, arranger
• Agung Hellfrog – vocals
• Yayat Ahdiat – producer, mastering, engineer, mixing
• Ramdan Agus – bass, group member, engineer
• Innu Regawa – engineer, digital editing
• Gus Satrianang – guitars[http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,9761960,00.html/ Credits of Venomous]. artistdirect.com. Retrieved 15 January 2012.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/venomous-r2325082/credits/ AllMusic; Burgerkill Venomous Credits]. allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 February 2012.

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