Questions For The Band

[theberzerker]

FEEL FREE TO ASK YOUR QUESTIONS HERE

[BERZERKERFAN]

How long did it take for those masks (terrific) to be done
What inspired you to make them?

[Carcass]

1‡ What's your favourite carcass album??
2‡ What band you'd like to tour with?
3‡ Did you wear a mask when you were a gabba dj?
4‡ Wasn't there this kind of thread once before, or am i just remembering wrong?

[SHOTGUNLOBOTOMY]

Can You bring back the chat room?

[black_willow666]

In the "poll" section of the site they say

What'S yer favorite song on "self titled"

and theres Broken,Final Sacrifice,Koala, Fish, Mutant, Bird
Get off the road, Evil Worlds Beyond

why??

[Engel]

What rig does the guitarist use? (detail please!)

[Braintechnician]

when are tabs for dissimulate coming out

[Nazartum]

I did this exactsame thread about a month ago.

[hellboy]

would you guys consider playing Metal for the brain if you were offered?

[borninblood]

What is the meaning of life?

[berzerker bass]

Why, to crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of their women of course.

[Nihilist]

Just as I suspected.

[Braintechnician]

what kind of drum set did theberzerker have before he messed up his back.how long have u been playing berzerker bass,guitar and drums.hows your drummers foot

[Surt]

Were the masks handmade or bought like that and then customised?

Any prospect of the tour you did with Strapping Young Lad, re-occurring on the British side of the Atlantic? ;)

[borninblood]

If I have 5 apples in one hand, and three in another, how many apples do I have altogether?

[psychoberzerker]

this is for the berzerker's vocals!,what advice wud you give me to get my roaring type voice to be like your's or similar?.

[Braintechnician]

no apples

[Barton]

one question, why is it on the dvd the the song last mistake is missing?
did the band not play this song on tour (if so why not)?
did you play the song and not film it?
did you film it and were unhappy with the performance?
any sort of answer from a berzerker member would be very much appreciated, because i really love that song, and am very upset that it is not on the dvd (although i am very greatful that the dvd is coming out even without the song).
thankyou

[Gaamalzagoth]

Originally posted by berzerker bass
Why, to crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of their women of course.

CONAN: THE BARBARIAN RULES!

*knocks out camel :D

what is the meaning of steel?

[Carcass]

Are you going to answer these questions??

[Braintechnician]

what happened to the flyers for the dvd

[El Diablo]

when are u guys coming to america again? i wanna see you guys so bad.
and what is your favorite kevin smith quote?

[emperadorXXIV]

I'm going to piss everyone off...

Does the concept of a Satan still exist? I mean c'mon, what could oppose God's Will? ....NOTHING! Ah-ha ha ha! Satan is a personification of human emotion.

There is no good or evil, if there be it is entirely subjective to the individual within that society. I know that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration and that we are all one conciousness experiencing itself subjectively. There is no such thing as death, life is only a dream and we're the imagination of ourselves! Guess what... Einstein PROVED that. Death doesn't exist cos everything is matter, all matter is energy. Energy does not dieits all in the mind, instead, energy builds itself into life like you and me.

[hellbilly]

hey theberzerker when u guys gonna come back back and do sheffield again i missed use last time due to unfore seen circumstances u now sheffield is afuckin good place(hahahahahahahahahahaha utter bollocks)



well either way get ur bad selfs over here

[*-Bleeding Orifice-*]

Originally posted by emperadorXXIV
I know that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration and that we are all one conciousness experiencing itself subjectively. There is no such thing as death, life is only a dream and we're the imagination of ourselves! Guess what... Einstein PROVED that. Death doesn't exist cos everything is matter, all matter is energy. Energy does not dieits all in the mind, instead, energy builds itself into life like you and me.

That made sense...It also hurt my brain.

[VEHEMENCE]

Yeah come back to Phoenix, Arizona. There are some bigger venues for you to play at!

[wo0kie]

Whos the voice at the beginning of some songs .e.G. Betrayal, Cannibal rights....is ist one of th members or a other one?

[theberzerker]

Originally posted by BERZERKERFAN
How long did it take for those masks (terrific) to be done
What inspired you to make them?
the dvd will reveal all!!!

[theberzerker]

Originally posted by Carcass
1‡ What's your favourite carcass album??
2‡ What band you'd like to tour with?
3‡ Did you wear a mask when you were a gabba dj?
4‡ Wasn't there this kind of thread once before, or am i just remembering wrong?

-3rd album!
-Carcass, Vader (we did that - fucking awsome)
Brutal Truth (Original line up)
-yes i ALWAYS wore the mask while DJing

[theberzerker]

Originally posted by black_willow666
In the "poll" section of the site they say

What'S yer favorite song on "self titled"

and theres Broken,Final Sacrifice,Koala, Fish, Mutant, Bird
Get off the road, Evil Worlds Beyond

why??

Because they were my early songs

[theberzerker]

Originally posted by Engel
What rig does the guitarist use? (detail please!)

umm, some weird custom guitar, Marshall JCM 2000, have to wait for him to come on

[Carcass]

In a finnish interview you promised to come in finland on your next tour. Is this true??

[theberzerker]

Originally posted by braintechnchian
what kind of drum set did theberzerker have before he messed up his back.how long have u been playing berzerker bass,guitar and drums.hows your drummers foot

hey man, i had a PEARL SLX 7 piece, 10' 12' 14' 16' - 22' kick - Pearl 5 1/2' brass freefloater snr - DW 5002 doulbe pedals,
Paiste sound reflector high hats, sabian AA crashes, 16' 18' 19 22' ride - Pearl rack system and stool.

Remo pin stripe skins, Ragone Hard Drum Cases -
Vic Firth sticks.

Drumming was my life!! i had been playing for about 7 years!

[theberzerker]

Originally posted by psychoberzerker
this is for the berzerker's vocals!,what advice wud you give me to get my roaring type voice to be like your's or similar?.

mmm i would think that practice would be the best advice, trying doing it quietly and building up to getting to louder, but some vocalist do have very loud voices anyway, mine its quite loud though.

[theberzerker]

Originally posted by Barton
one question, why is it on the dvd the the song last mistake is missing?
did the band not play this song on tour (if so why not)?
did you play the song and not film it?
did you film it and were unhappy with the performance?
any sort of answer from a berzerker member would be very much appreciated, because i really love that song, and am very upset that it is not on the dvd (although i am very greatful that the dvd is coming out even without the song).
thankyou

very simple the band never learnt it! it was a song that i wrote! but they just learnt it for the album. sorry!! i would have liked to play it though

[theberzerker]

Originally posted by braintechnchian
what happened to the flyers for the dvd

http://www.theberzerker.com/images/DVD%204%20UP%20FLYER.jpg

click here or save target (download)

its a 4 up A4 flyer for you to print out and give out at shows.

thankx for your help guys
p.s. the dates are wrong now but its all good.

[devil-berzerker]

WHAT BANDS INSPIRED YOU?

BTW ,YOU ROCK MAN,YOU CAN DO VOCALS ,DRUMS,GUITAR,DJ,WHAT ELSE CAN YOU DO MUSICLY?

HAVE YOU EVER TRIED DOING A COVER FOR
REFUSE/RESIST(SEPULTURA)?
I CAN IMAGINE HOW IT WOULD SOUND,AND IN MY HEAD IT SOUNDS FUCKING CRAZY, DRUMS AND GUITAR AND BASE GOING OVER AND OVER,TWICE AS FAST AS USUAL ,LONGER SOLO,EAR BLISTERING DUDE, AND WITH YOUR STYLE OF SINGING IT WOULD FUCKING ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I DONT KNOW FOR SURE IF YOU GUYS ARE HAVING ANOTHER ALBUM,BUT IF YOU ARE ,FUCKING DO A COVER OF THAT FOR IT DUDE,IT WOULD BE EXCELLENT, OR AND JUSTICE FOR ALL ,SURE SEPULTURA AND METALLIACA PROBLY DIDNT INSPIRE YOU BUT I THINK THEY'D RULE IF YOU REMADE THEM.

[Nazartum]

Cut the caps lock.

[giovanni]

Originally posted by emperadorXXIV
I'm going to piss everyone off...

Does the concept of a Satan still exist? I mean c'mon, what could oppose God's Will? ....NOTHING! Ah-ha ha ha! Satan is a personification of human emotion.

There is no good or evil, if there be it is entirely subjective to the individual within that society. I know that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration and that we are all one conciousness experiencing itself subjectively. There is no such thing as death, life is only a dream and we're the imagination of ourselves! Guess what... Einstein PROVED that. Death doesn't exist cos everything is matter, all matter is energy. Energy does not dieits all in the mind, instead, energy builds itself into life like you and me.

dude........you just changed the way i look at life , for this i love you, you are awsome man!!!

[Choronzon]

Come to Belgium again.

If I remember correctly you guys played in the Lintfabriek in Kontich (?)

[Engel]

Originally posted by theberzerker
mmm i would think that practice would be the best advice, trying doing it quietly and building up to getting to louder, but some vocalist do have very loud voices anyway, mine its quite loud though.
That song kicks arse. Make sure you play it next time you're in the UK :D

[Insect Genocide]

Hey, is there any chance The Berzerker will tour with Vader again?

I read that they will be doing a US tour around October or November on their site, and seeing as you guys said you liked the last tour ;) maybe it could happen again?

I missed both Berzerker tours, with Vader and the headlining one, and am still kicking myself for it, hopefully a Vader/Berzerker tour can happen again so I can see 2 of the greatest bands in Metal play live :D

[Barton]

i already said it at the end of my previous post (in this thread), but Luke, Thank you for answering the questions. It places peoples minds at ease at about certain questions, and yeah... thanks

[Braintechnician]

how has the experience of being in a band and making cds affect your lives

[hellboy]

Did you expect the berzerker (band) to take off as big as it has?

[Deathcrush]

Originally posted by theberzerker
hey man, i had a PEARL SLX 7 piece, 10' 12' 14' 16' - 22' kick - Pearl 5 1/2' brass freefloater snr - DW 5002 doulbe pedals,
Paiste sound reflector high hats, sabian AA crashes, 16' 18' 19 22' ride - Pearl rack system and stool.

Remo pin stripe skins, Ragone Hard Drum Cases -
Vic Firth sticks.

Drumming was my life!! i had been playing for about 7 years!

I wish I had drums like that.

[KuroNeko]

Why was your Morbid Angel remix of The Ancient Ones never released and if it was where can i find it??

[blast_tyrant]

who is your daddy and what does he do?

[emperadorXXIV]

If the DVD has live tracks on it, are you guys going to make a live cd soon? I saw you guys in... must've been 2002 at the Underground in London, Uk and it was insane. The tracks on the first albums is fine, but it doesn't accurately portay the immense energy of the Bezerker. Its an energy which is... inhuman. Isn't that what the Bezerker is all about? Being separate from your real life personalities? C'mon guys, bring out those live cds, I know your live shows are brutal, capture that sound and sell the pure energy that is The Bezerker.

[emperadorXXIV]

Your dream may be to awaken into a world where people will consider others before themselves, but we can change this. America invests Trillions of dollars into developing weapons each year and that money could be spent to feed the globe. What I want to ask is this: Is it not both natural and logical to lookout for your own welfare rather than others? Your dream can be easily misinterperated, do you mean people should act less selfish or the extreme, be very compassionate?

Also, is the album Dissimulate going to be re-released with extra tracks? If so when and if not, why not?

[Rhan-Tegoth]

In the liner notes of Dissimulate, someone named Sloth is thanked. Is this Sloth, the drummer from Sadistik Exekution? If so, how was he involved in the production of the album?

Are there lyrics to "Abandonment" and "Ignorance"?

[Braintechnician]

this goes out to berzerker bass.did u get you sig from luke telling u to do it agian,get it right

[berzerker bass]

sounds like you've seen the dvd :D

[Oni_Demonforalltime]

Corporal Jigsore Quandary as the Lryics are so cool they seem abit like some of the poems that I write and where did you guys get the samples that you use on most of the Dissimulate Albums as I would love to use some of them on the Mixes I make for my own use!

As im in Australia and have been unable to get the dvd as of yet, i was wondering about a few things from the recordings(im an engineer).
Firstly, how did you get your drum sound, i heard you use a 909, im guessing you then run this through some kind of pedal or distortion unit for the sound, if so, what and how did you do this.
Also a similair question as to how you distorted the vocals, I saw the pics on the site from the recording of the first album what looks like a DOD death metal pedal in the signal chain at the mixer, is this what you ran the vocals through, as i have tried this myself but cannot get the clarity needed.
Im sure the response will probably be either "watch the dvd" or "thats my fucking secret" but im generally interested to know.

Thankyou, Nasag

[Grouch]

i know u guys are taking a well earned break from touring and i respect but when u guys comin back to the uk i missed ur last uk tour and was gutted

a big group of us were i hang out wiv friends love u guys and would love it if u guys came over here again and we would love to help u in anyway hand out flyers or anythin else

[Oni_Demonforalltime]

Originally posted by Oni_Demonforalltime
Corporal Jigsore Quandary as the Lryics are so cool they seem abit like some of the poems that I write and where did you guys get the samples that you use on most of the Dissimulate Albums as I would love to use some of them on the Mixes I make for my own use! Look like I will have to re word the Question why choose to do the cover of this wounder lil piece and the inspiration for your oringnal pieces?

[Oni_Demonforalltime]

Originally posted by Grouch
i know u guys are taking a well earned break from touring and i respect but when u guys comin back to the uk i missed ur last uk tour and was gutted

a big group of us were i hang out wiv friends love u guys and would love it if u guys came over here again and we would love to help u in anyway hand out flyers or anythin else Seems me and yo uhave the same plans to help get the band respect they deserve from the UK Only place I found out about them was a sample CD and a copy of Kerannag Mag!

[Braintechnician]

ive seen some spawn toys that look like your masks.did u get the idea from spawn to create the masks
this site might give u an idea if u havent seen it berzerker
spawn toys (http://www.cards-n-collectables.co.uk/figures/mcfarlane/spawn/series22/spawn22_berserker.htm)

[Grouch]

i agree wiv u there Oni_Demonforalltime

i found out berzerker when there first album came out a mate brought round and put in my cd player and ive been hooked ever since

[Bull'sMilk]

All the playing on the dvd is mind blowing -

I see that you guys were really hammering your bodies during the recording sessions.

Have any of you had any problems with tendonitis - nerve damage and all that shit?
.....any cures or excercises you'd recommend?


keep doing it -no compromise

[berzerker bass]

Originally posted by Bull'sMilk
Have any of you had any problems with tendonitis - nerve damage and all that shit?
.....any cures or excercises you'd recommend?


I used a chinese herbal supplement called Dong Qai when recording guitar for the first album. It's used to reduce the incidence of cramping - usually for women on their period, but recommended to me by guys who ride motorcross as their forearms tend to cramp up riding.

Drummer and Guitarist used a lotion called Tiger Balm. You rub it into the skin and it stops your muscles going sore after shows.

No tendonitis problems...so far.

[dave salmon]

hey berzerker man i spoke to you via emal but you didnt give my any names of any techno/gabber/electronica djs so i could get some. i have some :
dj plague
tear box
some others not at home so i cant check but if you could tell me some names or an easir way of getting old your old stuff i would be very greatful!!!!!!

oh and berzerker basist your a speed god. im suprised your arm didnt fall off!!!!

[berzerker bass]

I'm surprised it didn't fall off, either.
Ta!

[Grouch]

i take it it takes a lot of practice to get that fast

[Nyarlathotep]

Correct me if i am wrong, but when I saw the Berzeker last, their bassist played with a pick. I know from experience that I can easily reach 32 notes at 240 by picking with 4 fingers. I would think it would put less of a strain on the bass player if he didn't play with a pick.

[Bull'sMilk]

where's the fun in that?

[butcher]

to the drummer.what band inspired you?

[CuntingLeper]

FAO Luke - are you related to the guy who designed the latest dragon?

odd question i know...but the whole kenney thing

oh and, what exactly did you do whilst using CuBase on the first album?

[copper]

another one for Luke

- You nailed the mix on dissimulate , i was wondering could you of done what you did on dissimulate to self titled to possibly nail that mix to, or would it of been impossible?

[MIKE]

I was watching the new dvd last nite like u do an i was wondering is there going to be anymore european tours? i don't mean like now but in the future? PS i take my hat off to people like you when u were making the self titled album U ROCK

[Carcass]

Is it possible to buy a shirt, that looks like the ones you wear on stage??

[leviathan]

how do you create your awesome sound?? because me and a few mates are starting up our death metal band and we want to know the best way to create a brutal, heavy sound.
i mean, do you create a guitar riff first and then revolve everything else around that or do you create a fast-arse dums beat and revolve your riffs and vocals around that?

[leviathan]

and also do you know where i can buy the dvd in perth?? i had a look at all the shops i know today and couldnt find it

[CuntingLeper]

Originally posted by leviathan

i mean, do you create a guitar riff first and then revolve everything else around that or do you create a fast-arse dums beat and revolve your riffs and vocals around that?


dunno about the berzerker, but i find the second way is best

[El Diablo]

berzerker bass, do you play with your fingers? if you do, thats crazy. by this, I mean to compare you to Alex Webster. he is fuckin phenomenal with his fingers. insanity.

[black_willow666]

how long have you been playing guys?

[Bestial_hero]

i love how impressed people are by the simplest of things.

[HiTeck Demon]

What do you guys think about Michael Jackson?

[berzerker bass]

Originally posted by Nyarlathotep
Correct me if i am wrong, but when I saw the Berzeker last, their bassist played with a pick. I know from experience that I can easily reach 32 notes at 240 by picking with 4 fingers. I would think it would put less of a strain on the bass player if he didn't play with a pick.

I play with a pick for a few reasons. I play guitar a lot more than bass and am used to playing with a pick...the finger picking thing has never come easily to me, and respect to people who can do it.

But I find that with finger picking, you lose a lot of attack and there is a large difference in volume between notes when you finger pick. Also it is a style that works best with a clean bass tone, and the berzerker bass sound is always distorted.
Besides, a lot of the dissimulate material is played up around 300bpm. Even with 4 fingers, I think you'd find finger picking that a bit of a stretch.

[CuntingLeper]

hm
when playing "corporal....."

do you play it on the 2nd fret(B..obviously) as opposed to open A?
if so....how the fuck does the guitarist do the 2nd fuckin' solo cos i can't figure out how to play it without cutting my fingers for some reason....

[berzerkerguitar]

we played that song in B as per carcass, just in 2nd position though. The solos are also just moved up in position, i dont have a trem bar as Michael ammot used in the 2nd solo so its varied a bit. Im struggling to figure out how you could cut your fingers though.

[dark-god]

Hey Berzerker's, you rock :D

Here in Germany it is not to easy to get you plates.
But i have it ;)

Can i Order the DVD over the internet to Germany?

Sorry for my baaaad englisch

[Surt]

you can order the DVD from the Earache Euro webstore - they should ship to Germany ;)

on a random note... watching the studio footage with The Drummer... man, i know the drums were fast, but that fucking blew me away! the guy can't be human!


anyway... i remember one of the things i think one of them said about their worst gig being when they were on the Nile/ SYL/ Napalm Death tour and The Drummer had broke his foot....

on an almost connected vibe.... I know there's virtually no band out there doing what The Berzerker is doing in terms of sound, but in terms of 'classificiation' (ie "industrial death metal") what do you guys think of the other bands round that are trying to take extreme music to the next level, such as Red Harvest, Strapping Young Lad, Void etc?

[Grommell]

This ones for The guitarist.

What speed do you normally set your metronome at when doing a chromatic scale? I can get upto around 150-160bpm which isnt that fast comparitivly (The fastest I've ever seen done is 210 - which is pretty blurry).

Secondly, What sort of guitar exercises do you do to develope and maintain your speed and finger dextierity?

Lastly, Whats the best peice of guitar advice you can offer to an aspiring heavy metal guitarist?

Thanks for any response man - and thanks for the opportunity to probe your brain with these q's. You guys are a band like no other and this kind of fan interaction and appreciation proves that. Cheers blokes, Keep it brutal.

[CuntingLeper]

Originally posted by berzerkerguitar
Im struggling to figure out how you could cut your fingers though.

ditto

[emperadorXXIV]

Where can I buy a Bezerker Plectrum? Can you buy them at your shows?

[Fetusgrinder]

Ive been listening to this song for years and i cant figure out what the fuck you are saying Luke.Man its the best fucking berzerker song. Can you PLEASE send me the lyrics to this song via E-mail. undevoured666@yahoo.com

[Deathcrush]

for berzerkerguitar.

how long do you practice during a day?

if you can tell all of us The Berzerker fans the answer it would be very much appreciated.

[Braintechnician]

was that sam or luke mumbling in the beginnig of feburary.what was sam or luke saying it is so low and plus the keyboards almost cover it up

[berzerkerguitar]

in response to the guitar questions, i try to practise 2 or 3 hours a day, ill do a bunch of left hand shit like legato(satch stuff) and then a bunch of right hand stuff, speed, sweeping, string skipping all ala paul gilbert. theres no lead in the Berzerker but its all relavent. all with a metronome too.

[Grouch]

question for the vocalist im in a band and me and our vocalist love u guys and he is trying to base his vocals on yours he manages to growl pretty good but after a while his throat begins to hurt i was jus wanderin if u have any tips for this

[Fetusgrinder]

honey, water, lots of saliva.

[Grouch]

thats how he does it at the moment but still after a while his throat kills him

[Fetusgrinder]

either use a better mic or system....or dont push the voice out so hard. in other words dont strain to be loud or deep over night. it takes time. also you just have to find the right way to form the inside of youre throat. with most ppl its different.

[Nyarlathotep]

Uh, then your vocalist needs to warm up. Honestly, vocals shouldn't hurt your throat if you have good technique, and are warmed up. Don't end up being like corpse grinder, who must have like a billion cysts in his throat.

[Fetusgrinder]

in reply to brain technician .....that was luke at the beginning of Febuary talking about how he hates humanity. i forgot exactly what hes saying but u can find that online or wait for him to tell you.

[Fetusgrinder]

Hey whats with corpse grinder????? didnt catch that.

[Coma]

Question for luke....
Now to be honest, I havent read much about you guys (history wise) but as I read more and more in the forums It seems you were once/or still are (im not sure) a Gabber Dj....

If I may ask, what artists in particular did you spin?
Speedcore - Dj Tron, Delta 9 ?
Artcore - Dj Nosferatu, Ruffneck ?
Darkcore - Armaggedon Project, Art of Fighters ?
Harcore - Omar Santana, Da Predator ?
Doomcore - Marc Acardipane, PCP ?
any stuff like that?

[dave salmon]

hey coma look for a post by berzerker fan telling you about his site the look at the history bit on there itll probably tell you everything you need to know!!!! oh yeah he did some remixes for earache bands and he does alot of his own stuff, i have a couple of demos!!!!!

[Surt]

read the lyrics in the inlay sleeve booklet to find out what Luke says at the beginning of February... "It's 1983..." or something like that.

simple really.

[Fetusgrinder]

"its February 1998 too many mindless bodies walking the face of the planet....."

[dave salmon]

It is febuary 1998,
with too many mindless bodies,
walking the face of the planet,
and too many mindfull bodies,
without enough motivation,
to do anything constructive with their lives,
i despise these people,
in a way i can not verbally express,
my hatred for humanity
has reached an all time high,
i believe i am a higher power
and a greater being,
than our all too common society,

Lately i have asked myself
should i concede defeat
and conform to our commercialist society,
surely it would make my life
on this world easier to bear,
but when i get near my lowest moments,
i remember...


Why, i hate the world,
and everything, that is inside,
i remember why, that i despise
everything that is not i.

[dark-god]

February is my favorite berzerker song.

Plz make more of this :D

[dave salmon]

hey bass, this is an amature question because ive only been learning bass for about 5-6 months but i am apperently progressing fairly quickly. have you any tips on the fingering technique for some one with bad finger joints, im only 16 but my knuckles are starting to show slight signs of arthritus and i have a broken little finger knuckle.

[Bestial_hero]

Originally posted by dave salmon
hey bass, this is an amature question because ive only been learning bass for about 5-6 months but i am apperently progressing fairly quickly. have you any tips on the fingering technique for some one with bad finger joints, im only 16 but my knuckles are starting to show slight signs of arthritus and i have a broken little finger knuckle.

aspirin

[Braintechnician]

hey dave no its not the lyrics it like starting from around the 14th second through 25 seconds before u can really hear luke say "its feburary 1998" but thanks for trying to help me

[Nyarlathotep]

Originally posted by Fetusgrinder
Hey whats with corpse grinder????? didnt catch that.

Corpsegrinder doesn't warm up before doing his vocals. This is extremely bad for your throat. If you don't warm up, it creats cysts in your throat.

[berzerker bass]

Originally posted by dave salmon
have you any tips on the fingering technique for some one with bad finger joints, im only 16 but my knuckles are starting to show slight signs of arthritus and i have a broken little finger knuckle.

Yeah. Use a pick instead.

For the vocalist whose voice hurts, practice, and try not to smoke or drink cold/fizzy drinks before doing vox. And louder does not necessarily equal better.

[Necropolis]

thats coming from fucking GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Braintechnician]

i posted so many times on this thread.love this band to death.hey guitarist,when did u get the dimarzio neck.they dont make them any more and i now youve used your guitar for a while now but how could i go about getting a dimarzio neck

[CuntingLeper]

Originally posted by berzerker bass
Yeah. Use a pick instead.

For the vocalist whose voice hurts, practice, and or drink cold/fizzy drinks before doing vox.


i coughed up blood from smoking too much at practice once, my spine/lower back used to shake violently, and they both fucked up all the breathing exercises i had been doing.

but yeah, honey helps for some reason...though it depends on where your voice is coming from(if you get me), i have to do shit from the bottom of my lungs, to the top of my throat.
Smoking doesn't help either, diet coke helps the throat stuff, where as honey does actually help the lower vocals..

But everyone is different with their techniques, he should do whatever he feels comfortable with

[Fetusgrinder]

origionally posted by Nyarlathotep Corpsegrinder doesn't warm up before doing his vocals. This is extremely bad for your throat. If you don't warm up, it creats cysts in your throat.


what the fuck are cysts? i mean i know they are little liquid filled bumps but in the throat??? from growling????nah man......

[CuntingLeper]

forgot what i was gonna say

[emperadorXXIV]

Can the singer sound like the Glen from Deicide? Have you guys considered trying a bold musical experiment like doing an extreme version of YMCA?

[CuntingLeper]

done already

i'll get it up when geoshitties stop being twats

[CuntingLeper]

BASSIST

no offence, but durring the rehersal for Reality(on the DVD)did you have some troubles with your voice?

Cos, and again no offence, it sounded like your first attempts at(of what we see on the DVD)deform.....


....clarify.

Guitarist.

Do you have normal undercuts(all long hair, cept the shaven parts)or is it like Lukes?

Singer.
2nd Time(i could do two of these)Are you related to the guy who designed the poly"goned" dragon?....what do you think of mine & coppers stuff(that stuff ain't as good as what we've done recently....more than 40 miles apart!!!!)


Drummer
On your tour with Labrat, did Farrel(Jamie)keep calling you the Crocodile Hunter?....or is this just a rumour i've heard to make Farrel seem more "hard"?


*not drunk* - *stepping up to up whilst shrooming*

[dark-god]

Today my Berzerker DVD comes.
It is the best DVD ever.. respect Berzerkers

One Question, Do you make a Tour in Germany soon?

Sorry for my bad englisch :D

[dave salmon]

hey cuntingleper, well the labrat guy did make a joke at the 1st manchester (dissimulate) gig. he said that (just before the berzerker came on), steve erwin is the lead vocals for berzerker. don't know if he did it at any other gigs but he did at that one. it was pretty funny actually,lol!

[dave salmon]

did any one go to the feb decapitated gig?. if you didn't then it was pretty funny! just before decapitated came on, while they were setting up, one of the roadys plugged the laptop with the samples on in to the pa. when he turned it on the windows welcome sound came on full blast through the speakers. it was even funnier when half the crowed cheared more for that than they did for some of the bands.

[dave salmon]

this may be jumping a bit ahead of the gun with you guys just releasing the DVD and having finished a tour not too long ago. but have you got any plans to tour again, you'll sell out most if not all the venues you play at. if you have then please could you pass through manchester again, and could i suggest going to either the academy or the beer keller. the road house gig was insane with the ceeling being pulled in around the crowed by the nutter who thought some one was trying to help him do it but it was the security guard trying to stop him. the same guy was punching the ceeling tiles through and twated one of the sprinklers, lol!

[Barton]

What are the repercussions ( if any) when an audience member gets hurt because of one of the band members...mainly the Bassist punching that bloke in the head in the first part of disregard on the DVD.

im curious, what was he saying, doing, whatever to provoke such a response from you Berzerker Bass?

[Surt]

they played, i think, Ride The Lightning (the track) at least 3 or 4 times in a row in between Thus Defiled and Rotting Christ from what i remember.

The Berzerker in a small venue is always liable to be a powderbox/tinderkeg (insert other analogy here).... bring it on!!! :D

[Trainwreck]

Drummer-
What equipment do you use? Drums, cymbals, hardware etc.

[Grouch]

our singer does sound a little like glen from deicide

[emperadorXXIV]

Glen is probably my favourite death metal singer.

[Ne[r]d]

I'm wondering about the band's opinion on P2P filesharing. I don't want to start a debate/flame war here, but I speak for myself when I say that without it I probably wouldn't have discovered the band. I remember seeing the video for "No One Wins" on rage one night while Andrew Haug from triplej was guest programming, and I downloaded it the next day. I then purchased both albums.

Anyway, I can see both sides of the argument for/against it and I'm somewhere in the middle, but what is your opinions?

I'd just like to add that I've never downloaded anything that I haven't paid for later. =P

[Braintechnician]

yo luke have u found any drum tabs

[lordmaul30]

hey luke, any guitar or bass tabs?

[dave salmon]

Ahh, yeah luke have you got any bass tabs because i really can't find any, any where!. Where can i/we people of this glorious site get us some?, or can you post any on the site/get Mr bass man to do it please :D

[Coma]

Any plans on another album running in your minds?
Any concepts of sound?

[berzerker bass]

Originally posted by dave salmon
Ahh, yeah luke have you got any bass tabs because i really can't find any, any where!. Where can i/we people of this glorious site get us some?, or can you post any on the site/get Mr bass man to do it please :D

mail me

[manicminnion]

hey Luke ( singer) and Sam ( Bass ) I spoke to you guys on your last uk tour and I told u about my project its finished do you want a copy?

[Bestial_hero]

Who would win in a fight?

Jeff Walker or David Vincent?

[SSJ2 Vegeta]

What are some of your fav bands right now?

[Heretic Diablo]

When r u guys gonna come on tour to USA again??....more specifically...to San Jose, California.......

[Nazartum]

Sam, could you tell me why the hell did you punch that guy in to the face in the beginning of Disregard?

Ok, I looked at that again, and I think he said something like "punch me here" and pointing to his nose.

But what the fiction was that about?

[berzerker bass]

OK.
That guy is a crazy fan of ours called jamie hunter. He worded me up before the gig that he wanted us to smash him in the face during the show, which was at nottingham 2003. He was pretty insistent with the request during the gig, so I ended up doing the honors. Who am I to deny a fan?

On a serious note, definitely not one to try at home. If you smack someone on tour or hurt them and they take offence to it (or if their partner, friends, teacher or parents take offence for that matter) you can be arrested or up for legal action, and either can cut short your tour or put your returning to that country in doubt.

[Barton]

Sam, Thank You for answering Nazartum and my question.

[Iron_Chamber]

I do ever so wish fo your to come tour in Sydeny, again.

If i where to practice Screaming/Growling, how would i go about it.
Can you give me any tips to improve my Vocals.
Also, how did you guys start out Singing.



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[Punkrockdrummer182]

Y DO U SOUND SO SHIT WHY DONT YOU GET SOME TALENT LIKE BLINK 182 U METAL PUSSYS TRAVIS IS A BETTER DRUMMER THAN UR FAG

[*-Bleeding Orifice-*]

Originally posted by Punkrockdrummer182
Y DO U SOUND SO SHIT WHY DONT YOU GET SOME TALENT LIKE BLINK 182 U METAL PUSSYS TRAVIS IS A BETTER DRUMMER THAN UR FAG

You must be fucking kidding me...:rolleyes:

[SecouT]

what do you sing - mouth/throat or chest
besides practice what advice would you give to vocalist that idolize you?
how long did it take to perfect the vocals
if you read any books/vids/sites help you what were they an which do you recommend

[Grouch]

to the punk idiot with the opinion blink are better than the berzerker

what is the point in signing up to a forum with the intent of disrespecting what the forum is about in this case the berzerker

[SecouT]

Originally posted by Punkrockdrummer182
Y DO U SOUND SO SHIT WHY DONT YOU GET SOME TALENT LIKE BLINK 182 U METAL PUSSYS TRAVIS IS A BETTER DRUMMER THAN UR FAG

lol? erm becuase their original? they aint queer punk fags? because they dont cry like a bitch when they loose a lover?
ya know id love to see you in real life you fucking cock

an fag? ud know all about that you ass fucking cock sucker twat

[Iron_Chamber]

...........punk fag............
~ I wish nothing but death apon thy ~
~Young kids tease you at school for being fat~
~Fin~


makeing love to a sofa >Pop-Punk

[blastbeat]

ALL Berzerker members, would you be up for doing an interview for my webzine http://www.theblastbeat.net ?

[SSJ2 Vegeta]

SeCout... you really are a dumbass...

"Raaaawwwrrrr, look at me. I can diss people over the internet. I'm cool and tough! U GUYZ R TEH SCUK!!!11oneone"

Grow the fuck up, kid. No one is impressed by your pity insults. So fuck off.

[Gaamalzagoth]

what a great fucking background for this forum...

to The Berzerker: what software/hardware do you use to make such amazing looking images...

[blastbeat]

they might have an artist do it for them.

[CuntingLeper]

watch the dvd.
someone who luke knows(for some reason i think it's his brother or some't)works for a software(games)design team. he took time out to design the cover for dissumlate...so he probably did more.

[Plain Human]

MY favourite songs are forever and reality,i love all your songs but these 2 are my favourite because of the lyrics.Its like i read my own thoughts.Do all members of berzerker agree with the text or just the man ho wote it? And ho wrote it btw?

P.S. Sorry about my english

[CuntingLeper]

my fav guitarist post has been deleted....and they really were my favourite guitarists

[Nazartum]

Ok, because the last post got deleted, Im gonna ask it again nice and short. Does Sam ski? I read it somewhere that he does. Im a skifreak, that's why Im asking the question.

[Braintechnician]

dont know if im wrong but the profiles used to say things like hobbies or something like that thats where i used to say it i think

[Carcass]

This has been bothering me a long time: Who the hell is Nash??

[berzerkerguitar]

i dont use any cream on my hands for cramps etc.. dunno where u read that.
i did however use tiger balm on the back of my neck while touring to help prevent soreness from headbanging everynight.

[dave salmon]

Hey guitar, you actually posted cool, well i'd just like to say that you are a god man, how you play any of that stuff live or at all its beyond me man. so who are you i dont know if your one of the guitarists on tehe DVD coz there were a few!!!

[berzerkerguitar]

im the one who did dissimulate

[emperadorXXIV]

Are you guys gonna change your masks? Are you gonna make your masks with a porus-type material so maybe your skin can breathe through them? btw, got the dvd now. Are all you guys from Strapping Young Lad? I'm a lil' confused. *honk*

[Braintechnician]

Originally posted by emperadorXXIV
Are you guys gonna change your masks? Are you gonna make your masks with a porus-type material so maybe your skin can breathe through them? btw, got the dvd now. Are all you guys from Strapping Young Lad? I'm a lil' confused. *honk*
na dude luke just got them for the self titled cd.damn i think the coolest part is when they pull of massacre!:D.i think edd and that other guy(cant remember his name)are/were from syl never really listened to them.they helped for a different sounding attack to pan to a differert side i think:p

[berzerker bass]

None of the guys from SYL are in berzerker, or have recorded on a berzerker album.

Ed and Jason were from a melbourne band called The Wolves.

[Braintechnician]

Originally posted by berzerker bass
Ed and Jason were from a melbourne band called The Wolves.
thanks for straigting that out

[Necropolis]

"Whats your name scumbag.....YYYEEEEAAAAHHHH" ahaha, sorry

[Sektor]

This question goes for The Berzerker (vocalist):

I´m a big fan of noisecore/speedcore and of your early works as a Dj, your self titled album i must say is one of the most extreme stuff i´ve ever eard, i totally love it & it kicks major ass!your death metal/speedcore/noize mixing is just fantastic, i remembered to think that your muzic was just brutal and inhumanly awesome!
It was with very curiosity & anxiety that i waited for the next release, hoping to be more/as brutal as the self titled album.
In "Dissimulate" i ear you guys using more death metal and less speed/noisecore, in my opinion this was the mixture that made you guys be on the top of the most brutal/inhuman bands out there.Don´t get me wrong, i still liked "Dissimulate" but just like me i know that there are more speed/noise fans out there and we don´t wanna see this side of your music fade away.
Please, don´t get me wrong, i am and always will be your fan!
Tks for your time

[emperadorXXIV]

That dude Ed looks 17 in the dvd with long hair...

[emperadorXXIV]

I think there is less of the 'twin vocal attack' on Dissimulate.

[copper]

Luke is your middle name christopher?

[Engel]

Who would win a fight, Dangermouse or Mighty Mouse? Personally I always thought Mighty Mouse was a bit of a mincer to make his living by poncing around in that outfit...

Oh yeah, and how come Luke got a bag (or whatever it was) put over his head when he was fighting that guy on the DVD?

[extreme_midge]

i have p[osted this in the guest book thingy too

i have just come back from the greatest festival of all times
and that festival is
FU Ck IN DONNINGTON MOTHER FU CK ERS PUT UR FU CK IN HANDS IN THE AIR FOR DONNIGTON
now this would have been thegreatest single even of my life except for one thing
not enough free water
and no THEBERZERKER now wtf guys where were u i want to see u do real showsin england get ur selves up here and play some fuckin shows
i mean england has the most fucked up pits they have thcrasiest muther fuckers in the crouds we are the greatest coutry on this fuckin planet and only the best band shud play here u guys i mean come on u fuckin rule i moshed ion ma front room other day to corporal jigsore quandary

it is the greatest song ever dudes come over to see us in the uk or i will come see u guys on australia
it says sell

now god damnit people come to england oo and err i have a question about the song massacre


let me explain the circumstances
the beggining his words are
"doped up on drugs beliveing themselves invunarable them marched into a massacre"
right now if u play it in reverse
iit says "sell drugs" YEH ROCK AND ROLL
now i figured this out because if u look at the construction of the words spoken
(forward)= "doped up on DRUGS beliveing themSELVES invunarable them marched into a massacre"
so if u take out the too capitall words and say them back wards u
hear
SELVES DRUGS
now when u distort it aand its in reverse u get
SELLS DRUGS


its amazing any one else seen it>?>?

[Heretic Diablo]

When are you guys gonna release another cd???.....are you guys making any new songs at the moment??....

[Braintechnician]

Originally posted by Heretic Diablo
When are you guys gonna release another cd???.....are you guys making any new songs at the moment??....
as far as i know the dvd was to make up for not making a cd cause of the drummers foot and lots of other reasons.

[*-Bleeding Orifice-*]

Who is this NASH i keep hearing about.
Like the song 'Ode to Nash' and at the end of the Principles DVD it is said somthing along the lines of 'i thank nash for with out nash it would not be possible'

thanks :)

[Braintechnician]

Originally posted by *-Bleeding Orifice-*
Who is this NASH i keep hearing about.
Like the song 'Ode to Nash' and at the end of the Principles DVD it is said somthing along the lines of 'i thank nash for with out nash it would not be possible'

thanks :)
yes who or what the hell is nash?

[dave salmon]

Yeah cummon luke, spill who is this nash? there names metioned on the DVD and they have a song about em/for em, gotta be atleast a little important!

[nazgulofAngmar]

hmmm isn't there any movie of you guys with the DRUMMER rocking on his machine... U will say buy the dvd but I can't find him anywhere in Belgium unfortantely and I don't have VISA to sell it online... :confused: well the link on the forum didn't work so if ye have... :)

[lordmaul30]

will there be pictures added to the website. have'nt seen new ones in a while.

[emperadorXXIV]

Yea! The above question is kickass.

[this_is_my_reality]

Hi.
I would just like to ask, who does what vocals? I've heard that the guitarist and bassist do vocals as well, and on the DVD trailer I saw some guy with long black hair doing vocals.
Also, what drum machine/drum program did you use to record the self titled album?
Thanks:D

[menstruationsucker]

HI GUYS, SOMEBODY CAN SAY ME IF BILL STEER PLAYS IN BAND??

[berzerker bass]

Nope. He now plays in a band called Firebird, I believe.

[Braintechnician]

Originally posted by berzerker bass
For the vocalist whose voice hurts, practice, and try not to smoke or drink cold/fizzy drinks before doing vox. And louder does not necessarily equal better.
u say not to drink cold drinks and on the maaking of s/t were u drinking cold choco milk or warm and for my throat since it hurts sometimes when i do my screeches would u recomend to warm up not drink cold/fizzy drinks or smoke (like always) and a hall cough drop to warm up my throaght alittle more so it wont be as cold?im describing it wierd

[berzerker bass]

Not sure if I quite understand you there? - yep, I was drinking choc milk on the DVD. Soothers that numb the throat should be avoided before doing vox as you can't feel if you're damaging your voice or not. Warming up helps. Definitely avoid smoking if you can.

[emperadorXXIV]

What's the Berzerker up to nowerdays?

[Necropolis]

eating cheese while monkeys are running around with there chee cheese helmets

[Noxious_Infestation]

Just Ordered the DVD ! Can't wait to get it!!

Question= Are you guys gonna come back and play in Ireland??
Last time you's were supposed to play you cancelled:(
I went crazy!!! Hope you'l come soon!!

[Deathcrush]

I used to be able to growl pretty good (I learned how to do that with a Psycroptic song) but a Cradle Of Filth song wrecked my vocals beyond repair. I can now only produce a rasp when I sing to a Metal track (or any other music track for that matter) and I'd like to learn how to make my rasp more audible to myself and others when singing.

[dfhellraiser4td]

do you guys plan on touring the states any time soon???

if so pleeeeeeeeeeeeeease come to wisconsin!!!

[DistalSonority]

Do either the drummer or singer have any tips for drumming?

When I saw you guys on The Art of Noise tour the singer filled in for the drummer cause of the broken foot thing, and he pulled off everything just as well. All you guys are fucking amazing.

I guess my question is, any tips for blasting and such? Do you guys let your wrist, or fingers do the stick work? In the Reality rehearsal bit, he had this weird grip goin on, can you explain it a bit? Or how about the specs for your gear?

Thanks a bunch. Keep fuckin slaying.

[*-Bleeding Orifice-*]

I hate to ask this again but, Who is NASH?

[dave salmon]

yeah man, either tell us to stop fucking asking becasue you wont tell us or tell us man, we feast on knowledge, just take a look around your the only source man feed us please!!!! lol cummon man tell us who this guy is??

[d a m n ation!!!]

maybe we are never meant to know...

[absinthe fairy]

[QUOTE]
on a random note... watching the studio footage with The Drummer... man, i know the drums were fast, but that fucking blew me away! the guy can't be human [QUOTE]

He's not-he's a robot!

[Bestial_hero]

OMGZ ANY TIPS FOR GROWLING/DRUMMING/GUITARING? LOLZ!!1


yeah, practice shitheads.

[ofXnoXorigin]

Originally posted by d a m n ation!!!
maybe we are never meant to know...

ok then. please shutup about it.

[ofXnoXorigin]

Originally posted by Bestial_hero
OMGZ ANY TIPS FOR GROWLING/DRUMMING/GUITARING? LOLZ!!1


yeah, practice shitheads.

hahaha. best post on this forum, ever.

[this_is_my_reality]

Hi.
Can you tell me who does which vocals please?
Thanks.

[Braintechnician]

the picture up above your question thats the screeches and the bassist does the growls

[001001101]

This is for the bassist.
What strings do you use?
Do you use a pick or your fingers?
Also, do you use standard tuning? (If not, what tuning do you use?)

Thanks! :D

[*-Bleeding Orifice-*]

Originally posted by 001001101
This is for the bassist.
What strings do you use?
Do you use a pick or your fingers?
Also, do you use standard tuning? (If not, what tuning do you use?)

Thanks! :D

He uses pics, they did have a bassist that used fingers though.

And no way in hell thats in standard tuning, its in A (the guitar is so i guess teh bass is too)

[berzerker bass]

Correct.

Pick, and A tuning on a 5 string bass. I have no preferred brand of strings, and when I need them tend to shop around for the heaviest fattest set I can find.

As for vocals - who does what, and how do we do them - dig around these threads a bit, and you should be able to find some answers.

[six12dotcom]

Does/did the drummer for Berzerker hold any drumming speed records? I heard he held the record for the fastest 1 handed single stroke hits but i'm not sure if its true. Also what is his average bpm?

[dark-god]

Hey berzerker's.
i want to know, what you do in your spare time.
How long do you practice ?

sorry for my bad englisch

dark-god
:p

rock on http://www.gamesground.de/gg_de/images/smilies/73.gif

[Deathcrush]

Originally posted by berzerker bass
Not sure if I quite understand you there? - yep, I was drinking choc milk on the DVD. Soothers that numb the throat should be avoided before doing vox as you can't feel if you're damaging your voice or not. Warming up helps. Definitely avoid smoking if you can.

if you were drinking chocolate milk on the DVD, what flavour of milk do you prefer out of:

Chocolate
Strawberry
Iced Coffee
Lime
Vanilla

I'm just wondering, that's all.

[berzerker bass]

chocolate

[Deathcrush]

that's cool. I'm also a chocolate milk drinker.

hail the choc milk!

[Nooneverwins]

a few questions-
what pickups did you guys use exactly? on the DVD it says seymour duncan but theres about 5 million different models of seymour duncan pick ups.
and it looks like the dissimulate guitarist uses some emg (81's?)

also- sam ( sorry for using your name) i cannot downpick anywhere near the speed of massacre- did you use a metronome to be able to play that fast? also how good are you at playing things such as sweeps, arpeggios and neo classical type things?

and i plan on going out to buy a jcm 2000- the tone is incredible, thanks for showing it to me through the DVD! which model do you guys play through .

On the dvd there seemed to be alot of emphasis on the bass sound but i can barely hear it on the dissimulate cd except in last mistake and the slide on no one wins. other than that, it just blends with the guitar :-(- unless thats what you were going for

thanks for your time and hope to see you in the states soon!.. well i guess not the horned one anymore.

[lordmaul30]

i noticed right when disregard begins, on the dvd, the berzerker bassist punches a guy in the face that seems to be heckling him. berzerkerbassist, what was that all about?

[Deathcrush]

Originally posted by Bestial_hero
Who would win in a fight?

Jeff Walker or David Vincent?

for me, David Vincent.

[Deathcrush]

Originally posted by borninblood
If I have 5 apples in one hand, and three in another, how many apples do I have altogether?

8 apples

[Deathcrush]

Originally posted by lordmaul30
i noticed right when disregard begins, on the dvd, the berzerker bassist punches a guy in the face that seems to be heckling him. berzerkerbassist, what was that all about?

the guy wanted to be punched in the face because he worded up the band before the show and I understand that he was heckling berzerkerbass and so the guy deserved it. I am also quite amazed that he punched that guy at all, but there you go, shit like that happens at concerts.

[dave salmon]

hey Berzerker, why don't you make a thread like the one you did for your user names but instead for answers to some really freaquently asked questions. Every week or two some one asks a question that has been asked a million times before, even though you make a point to talk to your fans i can see it being pretty annoying to answer the same question over and over again! but hey thats just my opinion!

[lordmaul30]

hey genius, why'd you punch that guy in the face? BTW, i actually saw someone in the band smack david vincent in the face (back in the days) and he cryed and did nothing. this is fact! and racial slurs were thrown at pete sandoval by another member. how professional.

[Bloodpiss]

To book a show for you? I really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really want to know how this happens so I can start negotiating with sponsors.

[Deathcrush]

go for it, get your sponsors and punish yourself for stupid behaviour

[Deathcrush]

Originally posted by lordmaul30
hey genius, why'd you punch that guy in the face? BTW, i actually saw someone in the band smack david vincent in the face (back in the days) and he cryed and did nothing. this is fact! and racial slurs were thrown at pete sandoval by another member. how professional.

which band member puched Dave Vincent in the face?

Pete Sandoval is a great drummer so who gives a shit about his race!

Tell me more! Tell me more!

[emperadorXXIV]

The bassist is my favourite member of The Berzerker. Sir, I take my hat off to you. Btw, nice comb-over on the debut footage...

[Bestial_hero]

favorite member?

what the fuck...?

[lordmaul30]

hey berzerker bass, now that we established that we're both geniuses, i'm curious on why you chose that bass to use. i noticed in the pics you busted a string and you did'nt go out of tune? is it because the strings are independent according to the bridge? oh, btw, especially like your vocals on the dvd for death reveals.....real raw and nasty. any easter eggs on the dvd? later genius.

[lordmaul30]

it was my first time seeing morbid angel. it was 1989 in staten island. i was on my way to the show when i heard to people arguing in a tour bus. it was quite loud. it was very dark.....i think it was richard brunelle who called pete a SPIC! that was my first taste of LIVE morbid angel. LOL. they were arguing over equipment i think. pete comes out and i talked to him. he was really cool. he said it was just part of being on tour. nicest guy you ever want to meet.....but odd. i have stories.

and i've heard of people asking to get hit at shows. when i played, back then, a kid asked me to take his soul. i gave him a stick of gum, instead.

hey, BERZERKER BASS, you're the only one i did'nt get a chance to meet at the bb king blues club in nyc. i met the others. drummer was especially cool.

[hey_miah]

I feel like such an idiot for asking this because I'm just getting into the band, but who does the low death metal voice, and who does the high shrieking voice?

[Braintechnician]

bassist does gutterals and singer does screeches

[Braintechnician]

hows luke been?he hasnt been around here a while

[this_is_my_reality]

Who's that kid on the DVD, when Luke is mixing some of the album, and the caption on the screen reads something like "Mixing and babysitting at the same time"?
By the way, I love the DVD.
Val has made me laugh many times, "CHRIST!! CHRIIIIIST!!!!!!!!", then when he drinks the noodle seasoning, heh.

[Braintechnician]

in the dvd it shows someone skateboarding.which one of u was that?

[berzerker bass]

for the genius bass question...yep the strings are independant, so when I broke that string the others didn't go out of tune. I nearly broke my brain trying to transpose the rest of the set on the remaining strings though. Sorry I didn't get to meet you at BBKings, but I was out the back eating my way through the selection of food they had there, first good feed I'd had in a while.

The skateboarding footage is from a visit to a skate park in portland, not sure if it's one of the members.

[this_is_my_reality]

On the making of Dissimulate, when the bass for The Principles And Practices Of Embalming are being recorded, what was Luke actually singing? It didn't sound like the lyrics.

[Bestial_hero]

Originally posted by lordmaul30
hey berzerker bass, now that we established that we're both geniuses, i'm curious on why you chose that bass to use. i noticed in the pics you busted a string and you did'nt go out of tune? is it because the strings are independent according to the bridge? oh, btw, especially like your vocals on the dvd for death reveals.....real raw and nasty. any easter eggs on the dvd? later genius.

unless you are using a tremolo bridge, breaking a string isnt going to put you out of tune.
Ibanez BTB's have a long scale length and pretty burly tone anyway. I see plenty of reason for him to use one.

[lordmaul30]

not necessarily true. david vincent used a tremolo bar on his custom bass and did'nt have an issue with it going out of tune. but the BTB does interest me because of the strings being independent. now, BERZERKER BASSIST, before we were interrupted, are you the same bassist that sent out a formal letter stating you would leave the berzerker or a new bassist? are you the bassist that switched from guitar to bass? i did'nt get to meet you at bbkings. i met luke, the guitarist and your drummer G-money(won't disclose his name, but someone close to him, that is a friend of mine, said it would be cool for me to introduce myself at that show). did'nt get to see you guys due to the infamous wrong time slot the club gave me. i got there after you guys left the stage. are you guys coming back to nyc any time soon? later GENIUS!!!

[crispykid88]

how much do people talk shit about you guys wearing mask and saying you copied slipknot???

even though you cats have been out way longer

[emperadorXXIV]

A lot of these questions can be answered by watching the dvd.

What can we expect from The Berzerker's third album?

[copper]

they can also be answered by going to my fansite

www.theberzerker.co.uk

[dave salmon]

Ok only idiots talk shit about the berzerker coppying slipknot and despite liking berzerker a whole lot more than slipknot as a band the berzerker haven't been out longer. slipknot have been going since 1993, although they did not have a record until late 1994 early 95. Please don't ask stupid questions like that!! the berzerkers image could not be associated with slipknot other than they both wear masks, the berzerkers masks look almost like real skin!! where as slipknots are obviously just attempts to hide their ugly ass faces from the crowed incase they suck (as they them selves have said many times, up until the point they started making big bux's then it was all about each band memebers personality being amplified by the mask or some bull shit like that!)

[ofXnoXorigin]

Originally posted by copper
they can also be answered by going to my fansite

www.theberzerker.co.uk

nice plug-in you did there. ;)

[fleety08]

Originally posted by KuroNeko
Why was your Morbid Angel remix of The Ancient Ones never released and if it was where can i find it??



HAHAHAHA thats a quality film

[fleety08]

Originally posted by fleety08
HAHAHAHA thats a quality film


i apologise i quoted the rong post

[fleety08]

i have a few question for any berzerker member who is able to reply

when are the berzerker making a new album?

will you be extending the uk dj tour to more thanm shrewsbury and london? if so do you have anye info or dates?

and finally would you ever consider playing in cheshire england eitha on the dj tour or on a full band tour? and if so would you ever play the limelight in crewe? link below

http://www.crewe-limelight.co.uk/

[Sinnamon]

Can somebody post a list of who wrote which songs? I noticed it doesn't say anything on any of the albums.

[crispykid88]

you fucking berzerkers need to get your asses over to fucking massachusetts and play a fucking show

[this_is_my_reality]

On the making of Self Titled, what was that trick for, slipping a tape under the guitar bridge?
And dude, what's with all the porn mags lying around, eh?;)

[Braintechnician]

Originally posted by this_is_my_reality
On the making of Self Titled, what was that trick for, slipping a tape under the guitar bridge?
And dude, what's with all the porn mags lying around, eh?;)
the tape trick was for the other strings not to hit the other strings or like sometimes when i palm mute the other stings play them selves after i pick my hand up its to stop that.whats wrong with a little porn:D

[berzerker bass]

Originally posted by this_is_my_reality
On the making of Self Titled, what was that trick for, slipping a tape under the guitar bridge?

by sticking a tape under the floating bridge that caused all the strings to slacken, which effectively lowered the tuning from A to D a couple of octaves down.

[Berzerker Ninja]

I know someone else already asked this question! (at least i think so!) but is it possible to get the same longsleeves (or t-shirts) as u guys use on stage? (with the doubleheaded dragon design on them). If so where can i find one? Hope to see The Berzerker soon here in Belgium!

[Braintechnician]

Originally posted by berzerker bass
by sticking a tape under the floating bridge that caused all the strings to slacken, which effectively lowered the tuning from A to D a couple of octaves down.
i read it wrong it thought it was the duct tape trick.u know the one with the tape on the fret board

[this_is_my_reality]

Who is the little kid on making of the masks, who is cleaning the masks with a hose, then there's some kid another time who Luke is babysitting while mixing the album, is this the same kid and who is he?

[Noxious_Infestation]

Hey

Just got the DVD the other day and its just excellent!!!!

The amount of crap that happened was nuts !!

But you's still managed to make 2 amazing album!!:D


Question:

When are you guys gonna come to play in Ireland!!

Last time round you's cancelled.Which made me got Crazy!!:eek:

[Berzerker Ninja]

When Luke will be doing his DJ Tour will there be The Berzerker Merchandise available at the shows? If so i will surely go to see him perform in AMSTERDAM HOLLAND 11TH SEPTEMBER - I HATE TRANCE tour!

[fleety08]

hey berzerker bass do you no ne more dates for the uk dj tour apart from shrewsbury and london and wear to get tickets i am finding it hard to get the info, plz help dude

[ZakNafien]

This question is mainly for luke I think.

What type of software was used to create and assemble the drum's on the first album? (If any anyway).

This one can be probably be answered by any member of the band.

Has berzerker guitar(still dont know his name) tried playing the massacre riff down picked and if so did he succed? That's assuming alternate picking is used for the riff live.

Thank's for listening,
Zak

[Carcass]

Hey Berzerker bass, do you guys use baritone guitars or normal guitars lowered to a-tuning??