BERZERKER LEGION Release Debut Studio Album ‘Obliterate The Weak’
January 31st, 2020
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European death metal band Berzerker Legion issued debut full-length studio album Obliterate The Weak in Europe on January 31st, 2020 through Listenable Records. The label has scheduled North American release for February 14th.
Guitarist Alwin Zuur commented: “During the recent years Tomas and I met each other at shows and festivals regularly. Much of our conversations were about music and styles. During these meetings we found out that we really had a lot of common musical interests.
“Music wise Obliterate The Weak displays the perfect balance between brutality, melody and harmony. Being a fan of the early 90s Swedish Gothenburg style, with bands like At The Gates, Eucharist, A Canorous Quintet, as well as being a die-hard fan of brutal old school death metal style with bands like Bolt Thrower, Obituary, I have always wanted to write songs showing a mix of such different death metal genres. The great musical cooperation between Tomas and me has made Obliterate The Weak a variously solid diverse album where you can expect 11 songs of violent pounding riffing in a massive wall of sound mixed with immense melodies and thrilling harmonies.”
Vocalist Jonny Pettersson explained: “The lyrical concept is based around how religion is poisoning the world, and even after so many years of evolution, development, we still have huge parts of the world that believes in a fairytale, people who believe that this fairytale is worth going to war over, worth killing for and uses as an excuse for truly malevolent acts. These are weak minded sheep that will do anything in the name of whatever god they believe in. Obliterate The Weak draws from the will to eradicate all forms of religion and tells a story of atrocities made in the name of a fiction.”
Cover artwork duties fell to Adi Dechristianize.
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The track listing is as follows;
01. ‘Rise Of The Berzerkers’
02. ‘A World In Despair’
03. ‘I Am The Legion’
04. ‘Of Blood And Ash’
05. ‘Obliterate The Weak’
06. ‘The Falling Dawn’
07. ‘The King Of All Masters’
08. ‘Upon The Throne Of Mortem’
09. ‘A Lurking Evil’
10. ‘In The Name Of The Father’
11. ‘Death Euphoria’ (CD exclusive bonus track)
Berzerker Legion’s line-up is as follows;
Jonny Pettersson (vocals, Wombbath)
Tomas Elofsson (guitars, Hypocrisy)
Alwin Zuur (guitars, Asphyx)
Fredrik Isaksson (bass, Dark Funeral)
James Stewart (drums, Vader)
Directed by Felix Bäckström, a music video was filmed for the title track. The clip can be viewed below.
Promotional photograph by Christel Janssen.
