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Rating: Among the masterpieces of 90s metal, the first two albums by Brujeria undoubtedly stand out, especially the second work, "Raza Odiada", a pleasing confirmation even groovier and sicker than the raw debut "Matando Gueros".
The cover is a kind of declaration of intent from a lyrical perspective, Brujeria speak clearly and immediately declare whose side they are on and who they will exalt over the course of the fifteen tracks. With a pipe, balaclava, and intense gaze toward the future, Subcomandante Marcos, leader of the Zapatista revolutionaries of Chiapas, makes a noteworthy appearance.
Not only politics and revolution characterize Brujeria's music but also drug trafficking, prostitution, and anti-Christianity. As I wrote in the Asesino review, these are all very challenging themes often tackled with blunt but incisive humorous satire.
Musically, "Raza Odiada" is a successful mix of grind outbursts, punk-hardcore attitude, and mid-tempo death metal drenched in violence, hatred, and anger, the result of the genius of its members who, while masked and attributing themselves invented names of alleged Mexican drug traffickers wanted by the FBI (this was the story circulating before the revelation of the musicians' identities in 1995, the year "Raza Odiada" was released), are actually among the prominent names in world metal: Dino Cazares (Fear Factory), Shane Embury (Napalm Death and a thousand other bands), Raymond Herrera (Fear Factory), Billy Gould (Faith No More), with only the bassist (who also contributes backing vocals) Fantasma and the two singers Pinche Peach and Juan Brujo unknown to most.
The initial title-track is a chunky death-groove metal piece tasked with publicly shaming U.S. Senator and Republican Pete Wilson (whose name is playfully altered to Pito, no explanation needed for the Spanish meaning, right?)—a staunch opponent of Mexican immigration and proponent of racially charged proposals to Congress. What better guest than Jello Biafra? The Dead Kennedys’ leader mimics Wilson's voice in a spoken-only introduction to the actual song.
The groove continues with the beautiful "Henchando Chingasos" and the pair "Revolucion"/"Consejos Narcos", the first a committed tribute to the EZLN and communist-style revolutionary movements in general (remember that in the later "Brujerizmo" of 2000, Brujeria also pointed fingers at the Cuban regime with "Anti-Castro"), the second a playful and ironic song about drugs and drug traffickers.
The rhythms are more upbeat and the musical solutions simpler in the more hardcore-oriented central part of the album, already anticipated in the second track "Colas De Rata" with songs like "La Migra", "Almas De Venta", "Los Tengo Colgando", or "Sesos Humanos", except for "La Ley De Plomo" which resumes the groove of the first part; more cadenced Death Metal, dark and almost sulfurous (a bit like Morbid Angel) in the finale with the claustrophobic "El Patron" (almost a desperate cry to the Master portrayed as an oppressive figure), "Hermanos Menendez", "Padre Nuestro", and the concluding and extended "Ritmos Satanicos".
"Raza Odiada", like its predecessor "Matando Gueros", certainly does not represent the most mainstream-leaning attitude (if mainstream can even be mentioned) of the subsequent (still fantastic) "Brujerizmo" (even Shane Embury stated that in this latter work, Cazares had led the band along "too much of a Fear Factory path") but on the contrary, it is a chart-hostile album, a niche that however should not be missing from the collection of any true extreme metal listener.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
02 Colas de rata (01:31)
Pinche tequila
Leño de mota
Medio de coca
Colas de rata
Son lineas de coca
Lo mas que haces
Lo mas que quieres
Compra un ócho
Haciendo lineas
¡¡Vida loca!!
Estas sudando
Baño de agua
Apestas a Chivo
Colas de Rata
Pinche tequila
Leño de mota
Cocínante piedras
Estas sudando
Baño de agua
Apestas a Chango
Colas de Rata
Pinche tequila
Leño de mota
picado el brazo
Colas de rata
Son lineas de coca
Lo mas que haces
Lo mas que quieres
Compra un ócho
Haciendo lineas
¡¡Vida loca!!
Estas sudando
Baño de agua
Apestas a Cerdo
Colas de Rata
11 Primer meco (01:15)
Jale, Jaale, Jale...
Donde caya to primer meco?
En el piso? ¿En la cama?
En tus calzones?
Pervertido - yo se lo que haces
El diablo te esta manando
Con to mano satanica
Te sacas los mecos
Te va a crecer mano de chivo
A donde cayo tu primer meco?
En la panza de la puta?
En las nalgas de puerquita?
En el culo de borrego?
Pervertido - todos saben que haces
Mejor una que la mano
A la mejor te caes en esos rios de sida
Resale a satanas y jales jamas
Pervertido con la mano peluda
To pito se va joder
Una, dos, tres veses al dia
Pensando de "Trevi" te ayoda
Te vas a mandar al infierno
[English translate: First Load]
Pull, Pull, Pull...
Where did you drop your first load?
On the floor? In bed?
In your pants?
Perverted - I know what you're doing
The devil is commanding you
With your satanic hand
You make yourself cum
You're going to grow a goat's hand
Where did you drop your first load?
On a whore's belly?
On a young pig's ass?
In a sheep's ass?
Perverted - everyone knows what you're doing
Your best friend
Most of which you drop in these rivers of AIDS
Go to Satan and never pull it
Perverted with a... hand
Your peter is going to be fucked up
One, two, three times a day
Thinking of "Trevi" helps you
You're going to hell
14 Padre nuestro (02:07)
Padre nuestro, que arrastras por el suelo
Satanas sera to nombre
Vengan adorar nuestro malvado rey
Animador de voluntad negativo
En el tiempo de cristo, asi como en el dia del brujo
Danos hoy poder satanico, pa chingarnos este dia
Y perdona los necios sin fe negra
Asi como nosotros te rezamos de rodillas
No dejen de creer en satanas
Y ayudanos repartir todo maldito
[English translate: Our Father]
Our father, who crawls under the soil
Satan will be your name
Come adore our evil king
Champion of negative will
As it was in Christ's day, so it is in
the day of El Brujo
Give us today to to be able to be
satanic, in order to seize this day
And pardon those fools without black faith
Just as we praise you
Don't turn from believing in Satan
And help us deliver all cursed
17 Leyes narcos (01:08)
Pendejos
No se juega con las leyes
De los narcos-satanicos
La feria o la vida, me da lo mismo
Que me das ahora la vida o el culo
No me train gueros por que yo los mato
Hombres de la raza, nos tengan cuidado
Rey chivo, cuida la mota
Rey negro, cuida el negocio
Danos poder la chingar
Un soldado llega medio muerto
Los garbachos lo "fackiaron"
Pobre indio sin fuerza
Lo arrastraron por la "calle"-tera
Cuando cae un soldado
La venganza buscamos
La brujeria sirve para eso
Un castigo de muerte
Esos gueros no cruzan vivos
El producto que vendo
En la tienda de satanas
El nos hace rico en poco tiempo
Portate mal, matamos tu familia
Nadie se escapa de ese peligro
Lo que satanas da, te puerde quitar
En un momento, muerte a sangre fria
[English translate: Drug Laws]
Assholes
Don't play by the rules
Of drugs - satanic
...or life, it gives me the same
What do you give me now? your life or your ass
Don't bring me white boys because I kill them
Men of the race, be careful
Goat king, takes care of pot
Black king, takes care of business
Give us the ability to...
A soldier arrives half dead
The Americans fucked him over
Poor native without strength
They dragged him in the street
When a soldier falls
We seek revenge
Witchcraft is good for that
A curse of death
Those white boys won't get out alive
The product I sell
In Satan's store
He has made us rich in a short time
Carry on badly, we kill your family
Nobody escapes this danger
That which Satan gives, he can take from you
In a moment, you die in cold blood
18 Sacrificio (01:16)
Buscos pendejos, virgenes, y gueros
La table te espera,
Para maltratarte con fieros
Cirujia con un machete
sacrificio de sesos para satanas
Brjueria con velas y sangre
Misas negras pa el placer del brujo
Resando ante
s de sacarte la mente
Si quieres salir de la mesa de muerte
Una partida pa abrirte la pansa
El machete no se quebra cortando huesos
Te saco las tripas con mis hunas filosas
Me pelas la verga con tu culo
Espero allarte en mi mesa
[English translate: Sacrifice]
I look for assholes, virgins, and white boys
The table awaits you
To mistreat you with cruelty
Cut with a machete
Sacrifice of brains for Satan
Witchcraft with candles and blood
Black masses for el Brujo's pleasure
...before removing your brain
If you want to leave the table of death
A... open your belly
The machete doesn't break cutting bones
I remove your guts with my sharp...
You... my dick with your ass
I expect you to be on my table
20 Castigo del brujo (01:42)
Oigan mi palabra, y salva tu alma
Sin ayuda spritual estñn condenados
Consiguete santos, yebras y lagartijos
Sin protecciºn no aguantas mis castigos
El castigo del brujo te deja chingado
Pobre pendejo estas castigado
Y castigado tu alma esta controlada
Traeme tu hija pa darme mamadas
El dolor que tienes, no te lo quito
Esclavo del brujo, que placer maldito
áEl castigo del brujo, come cerote!
[English translate: Curse Of The Witch]
Heed my word, and save your soul
Without spiritual help you're condemned
...saints,... and...
Without protection you don't hold back my curses
The witch's curse leaves you fucked up
Poor asshole you're cursed
And cursed your soul is controlled
Bring me your sister to give me head
The pain you feel, doesn't...
...of the witch, what a... pleasure
The curse of the witch, eat...!
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