Unsubstantiated rumours suggest that the members of Mexican Satanic metal septet Brujeria are connected to a drug-smuggling crime syndicate in their native Brazil. Similarly outlandish rumours also persist that several of heavy metal's "rifferati"--unnamed musicians from Fear Factory, Faith No More, Napalm Death and Cradle Of Filth--feature on Brujerizmo. But while this, Brujeria's third album for Roadrunner, is undoubtedly an enigma, its approach is admirably straight-ahead: brutally applied Rage Against The Machine guitar lines; a down-tuned, diaphragm-rattling bass-chug; and Spanish-language lyrics, delivered in a phlegmy, throaty growl. Common knowledge deems Brujerizmo the most accessible Brujeria release to date, but regardless, casual listeners should tread carefully; take "Pititis, Te Invoco", for example, which commences with the screech of blades being sharpened and quickly becomes the sound of Sepultura being fed through a wood-chipper. Make no mistake: extreme, uncompromising, Brujerizmo is a terrifyingly heavy proposition. --Louis Pattison