History
1995–2000 : Early Years, Singles, and Debut Album
Burgerkill was formed, established, and stabilized as band in a region called "Ujungberung", the region located in east side of Bandung city. Ujungberung not only known as Kampung Metal but also known as center of Sundanese traditional art and culture such as bela diri benjang, angklung, and kecapi suling.In early 1997, Burgerkill released their first single, "Revolt!", which became the opening track in the "Masaindahbangetsekalipisan" compilation. At the end of 1997, single "Offered Sucks" and "My Self" appeared on Breathless compilation. Then in 1998, their single "Blank Proudness" was included in the Independent Rebel compilation. Since then, Burgerkill has been involved in many underground scenes in Indonesia and Malaysia. In the first year of second millennium, in year 2000, Burgerkill finally released their first album, Dua Sisi, under local indie label, Riotic Record. The first 5000 copies of cassette and compact disk release were sold out and success to satisfy their loyal fans. In the same year, Burgerkill released “Everlasting Hope Never Ending Pain”single for “Ticket To Ride” various artist compilaton album. This last single could be somekind like a bridge for a new Burgerkill era. Oldschool Hardcore bands such as Youth of Today, Minor Threat, Gorilla Biscuits, and 7 Seconds, etc, so dominant in Burgerkill's early works. In the changing process, Burgerkill transformed into modern metal influences. The sounds is more aggressive, faster beat, energetic powerchord riff with more attractive and interesting guitar fill-in. Burgerkill's new sounds style revealed in their second album.
2001-2004 : Berkarat, Sony Music, and Dua Sisi Repacked
Burgerkill became the first Indonesian metal band to sign a six album contract for Sony Music Entertainment. At the end of 2003, they released their 2nd album, Berkarat. It was chosen as "Best Metal Production" at the 2004 Indonesian Music Awards. With their new label, Sony Music Entertainment, Burgerkill get some negative response from Indonesia metal scene, but they noticed the reason behind joining major label because of the label gave them the freedom to choose any kind of music they want to play. Not only free to choose the style of music but also the concept, lyrics, and also music video style. So, to tembang.com, they stressed that the important thing is the freedom of music expression itself, no matter if a band in indie line or in a major label line.Technically, Burgerkill's second album more progressive than the first one. In the album almost none the straight forward nuance just like their first album. In the vocals, they remain settled with depressive dark nuance. Ivan Scumbag, the vocalist, being more expressive to articulate the song, which, all tracks of the album are written in Bahasa Indonesia, Burgerkill's native language.In this second album, Burgerkill collaborated with Fadly of Padi in Tiga Titik Hitam song. The band also showed their interest to collaborate with controversial Dangdut singer Inul Daratista, because they know Inul Daratista often sings Helloween song in her early singing career. But this collaborating work plan, later haven't realize.
In 2004, Burgerkil released Dua Sisi repacked.
2005-2010 : Beyond Coma And Despair, Frontman Deceased
Burgerkill began to work for their third album material in early year of 2005,at the same time too, Toto-who have been with Burgerkill as drummer for nine years long-decided to depart from the band. This situation was not a 'tragedy' to other members. They reformed the line-up in process. Andris, who at the time played bass was replaced to drum, while the bass line was filled by additional player. November 2005, Burgerkill finished their work, but the deal with label was breakdown. Both side couldn't reach the agreement about album material. In this kind of unfortunate situation for both side, Burgerkill decided to leave the label, and then agreed to release their third album under their own label, Revolt! Record, in August 2006. There's no such a thing fully perfect and always running smoothly. Burgerkill knew that. In a counting days waiting to release their third album, Ivan Scumbag the frontman, passed away because of inflamed brain desease. Beyond Coma and Despair, their third album title, has became somekind like Scumbag's personal reflection. It just like a sign.Beyond Coma And Despair was utterly different to their past albums with heavier sounds and more explicit lyrics. It also included on The 150 Greatest Indonesian Albums of All Time, listed at number 113 by Rolling Stone Indonesia magazine. After Ivan Scumbag deceased, Vicky joined the band after chosen in audition. In 2009, the band toured in Australia under title "The Invasion of Noise Western Australia" tour.Following the 'Invasion of Noise' tour, Burgerkill performed alongside such bands as Devil Driver, In Flames, Lamb of God, and All That Remains as part of Soundwave, Perth 2009. In 2010 They appeared in Big Day Out.
2011-Present : Venomous, New Burgerkill Era
Just few weeks after Allegiance 2 Metal (Australian and Indonesian Aggregation) tour across Java Island alongside with technical death metal band, Psycroptic, Burgerkill released their fourth album, Venomous in Indonesia around June 2011, Malaysia around July 2011 and Australia around August 2011. Venomous is their first album under Xenophobic Record label and Firestarter Music as distributor. This Venomous, according to Eben, the lead guitarist, has significantly differences from their past album. Not only music but also lyrics. Burgerkill music touch style, according to Eben, always changes from one album to the next one, but album lyrics in past album remained segmented in a certain theme or topic. That's why Eben said the albums before Venomous are just alike Ivan Scumbag legacy. In the past albums, Ivan had a dominant writing to the lyrics, then in the postdecease of Ivan, all Burgerkill man agreed to discuss about the lyrics material to their next albums. That why Eben little disagreed to people who compared Vicky to Ivan Scumbag. Eben said, these two man have different background."If Ivan said he was miserable, yeah, he was right, he was miserable man..", said Eben. "We don't want to write the lyrics about the thing that we never feel, see, or experience", Eben stressed his words to explain their new lyrics theme, and let the fans have opinion about Beyond Coma and Despair and two album before as Ivan Scumbag's legacy, especially the mostly dark and distrust lyrics.
The Venomous launching concert that titled "Venomous Alive" was held in Jakarta at Bulungan Outdoor with opening act band from the capital city such as Nemesis, Paper Gangster, and Dead Vertical. For the bigger one concert, "Venomous Alive" took place in Siliwangi Stadium, Bandung, alongside with Man the guy of "Jasad", and Arian of Seringai as opening act and guest performer. Beside these two Indonesia major cities, "Venomous Alive" also rock on other major and minor city across Java Island and other city outside the island, such as Makassar, South Sulawesi.
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Discography
Studio albums
- 2000: Dua Sisi
- 2003: Berkarat
- 2006: Beyond Coma And Despair
- 2011: Venomous
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