Brujerizmo
After about 15 seconds of singsong whimsy,Brujerizmobursts into an aural assault that doesn't let up for the next hour. Heavy metal hasn't died, it's just gone south of the border, though the not-so-secret members of this band aren't actually from Mexico. It's true that all of the songs are howled in Spanish, but it doesn't matter if you don't know the language. Like the previous albums by this determinedly dark side project, this packs the punch of a brass-knuckled fist. Nobody's offering their real names in the liner notes, but suspectedbrujers(the word means "witch" in Spanish) include members ofNapalm Death,Cradle of Filth, andFear Factory.--Genevieve Williams