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Berzerker, The

Real Name:
Luke Kenny
Profile:
"The Berzerker is about musically fulfilling the statement 'he who makes a beast of himself, is free from the pain of being a man' The Berzerker is the most natural
form of extremity known on this planet."

The Berzerker is an Industrial Death Metal artist from Melbourne, Australia. Specializing in Speed, Intensity and aggression. The wall of noise produced by the band encompasses very untraditional drums sound supplied in the form of distorted 909 kick drums, and industrial sound scapes with general destructive elements used to enhance sonic assault. With twin vocal attacks and machine gun vocals rhythms the band stop at nothing to express their hatred on humanity.

The Berzerker was created as a solo studio project in 1995 and went on to release various EP's on labels such as
Industrial Strength (USA), Speedcore (GERMANY)and Widerstand (AUSTRIA). 1998 saw the initial contact with Earache Records (UK) with the re-mixes of the Morbid Angel tracks Day of Suffering, Abominations and The Ancient Ones.
The Berzerker was offered a contract with Earache Records for a number of full-length albums shortly afterwards,
and in 2000 the Self-Titled album was released and the live act was born.

The bands first film clip for the track "Reality" was banned by the ITC (independent television commission) and MTV due to excessive strobe lighting and horrific images, including the appearance of the band.

In early 2001 the band headed off on a successful 27 show tour of the USA and Canada.

And in 2002/03 the band embarked on a World Tour to support their album Dissimulate this saw over 100 shows played across Australia, USA, Canada, UK, Germany, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, and many more. They did full month long tours with bands such as toured with such bands as Nile, Napalm Death, Strapping Young Lad, Vader, Immolation and many more...

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Discography

Releases:
No? (EP) (2 versions)   Bastard Loud Records 1996
Inextricable Zenith (2 versions)   Speedcore 1998
The Berzerker (Album) (3 versions)   Earache 2000
Untitled (12")   Widerstand Records 2000
Dissimulate (Album) (2 versions)   Earache 2002
The Principles And Practices Of The Berzerker (2 versions)   Earache 2004
World Of Lies (2 versions)   Earache 2005
Animosity (Album) (2 versions)   Earache 2007
The Reawakening (Album) (3 versions)   Berzerker Industries ... 2008
Remixes:
Hellspawn, Extreme Metal Meets Extreme Techno (CD, Comp) Day Of Suffering, Abom... Earache 1998
Production:
Hellspawn, Extreme Metal Meets Extreme Techno (CD, Comp) Day Of Suffering, Abom... Earache 1998
Co-production:
Destroy Everything (CD, Album, Dig) Berzerkey (With The Be... Creative Space Records 2007
Appears On:
Braindead 5 (2xCD, Comp, Dig) Shockwave Shockwave Recordings 1997
Shock Dimension / Shock Therapy Vol. 1 (CD, Comp) Freedom Shockwave Recordings 1997
Shockwavez Vol. 2 (12") Shockwave Shockwave Recordings 1998
The Nunawading Terrorizing Sacrificing Cruzifiers (7", Ltd) Chop! Chop!, Fuck You!... Shockwave Recordings 1998
Tunnel Of Terror (2xCD) Once Upon A Cross Arcade 1998
The World Of Hardcore (2xCD, Comp) Freedom ZYX Music 2000
Decomposed Corpses (CDr, Ltd) Ignorance Bone Structure 2008
Tracks Appear On:
Braindead 4 (2xCD, Dig) Fuckin' Animals ZYX Music, Shockwave Recordings 1996
Braindead 5 (2xCD, Comp, Dig) B.R.A.I.N.D.E.A.D. Shockwave Recordings 1997
Fucking Harder Than The Devil Himself (Comp) (2 versions) Inextricable Zenith Pure Acid Mixtapes 1997
Shock Therapy Vol. 1 (Comp) (3 versions) Freedom Shockwave Recordings 1997
Earplugged 3 (Comp) (2 versions) Day Of Suffering Earache 1998
Hellspawn, Extreme Metal Meets Extreme Techno (CD, Comp) Day Of Suffering, Abom... Earache 1998
Tunnel Of Terror (2xCD) Once Upon A Cross Arcade 1998
Medical Mayhem (CD, Mixed, Comp) Inextricable Zenith V-Wax Inc 1999
Metal Hammer - Noise Inc. Volume 5 (CD, Comp, Enh) Reality Metal Hammer (UK) 2000
Music With Attitude Volume 14 (CD, Comp + CD, Comp) Reality Rock Sound 2000
The World Of Hardcore (2xCD, Comp) Freedom ZYX Music 2000
IFS3: 667 Neighbor Of The Beast (2xCD, Comp, Dig) Final Sacrifice The Music Cartel 2001
All Hail The New Kings! Earache Summer 2002 Sampler (CD, Smplr, Comp, Promo) No One Wins Earache 2002
Legacy 04/02 (CD, Comp, Smplr) No One WIns Legacy Magazine 2002
Sonic Excess (CD) Pain Earache 2002
Hardcore & Acid (3xCD, Comp) B.R.A.I.N.D.E.A.D. ZYX Music 2003
Sars (CDr, Mixed) Get Off The Road 1, Ge... Canadian Speedcore Resistance 2003
Inoue Madness 11 (CDr, Comp, Mixed) Final Sacrifice Murder Yacht School 2004
Close-Up Made Us Do It (CD, Promo, Comp) No One Wins Earache 2005
I Hate Trance: The Terror Worldwide Compilation Vol .1 (Comp) (2 versions) Fuckparade 2000 Underground For Ever 2005
Legacy 06/05 (CD, Comp, Smplr) All About You Legacy Magazine 2005
Tunnel Of Terror (12") Fuckparade 2000 Cerebral Destruction 2005
Tunnel Of Terror (12", W/Lbl) Fuckparade 2000 Cerebral Destruction 2005
Xtreme.Core Vol. 2 (CD, Mixed, Comp) Broken Noistorm 2005
Rock Tribune - Gratis CD Januari 2006 (CD, Promo, Smplr, Enh) All About You Rock Tribune Magazine 2006
Earache Summer Sampler 2007 (CD, Smplr) Heavily Medicated Earache 2007
Fuckparade 2007 (Support CD) (CD, Comp, Mixed, Enh) Fuckparade 2000 Thorntree Records 2007
Issue 164 (CD) Heavily Medicated Metal Hammer (UK) 2007
Metal II: A Headbanger's Companion (6xCD, Comp) Forever, Reality, Day ... Earache 2007
Metal: A Headbanger's Companion (6xCD, Comp + Box) Reality, Mono Grind, D... Earache 2007
I Hate Trance III - Spirit Of The Underground (CD, Comp) Sweet Revenge Underground For Ever 2008
This Is Terror 11 (2xCD, Comp, Mixed + DVD) Her Fear Was A Lie T.I.T. Records 2008
Hardcore Inferno Vol. 1 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Caught In The Crossfir... Thorntree Records 2009
Unofficial Releases:
Suicide Songs (CD, EP)   Not On Label (Berzerker, The) 2005
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The Berzerker - No? (Aussie Ambient Dub Mix) (Speedcore) Featuring The Speedfreak