The Berzerker has produced five full length albums, The Berzerker (2000), Dissimulate (2002), World of Lies (2005), Animosity (2007) and The Reawakening (2008). These were released through Earache Records, with the exception of the latest album, which was released through Berserker Industries. During the early part of their career as a live act, band members were identified only as The Vocalist, The Guitarist, The Bassist and The Drummer, distinguishable on stage only by the masks they wore. However, the group has since abandoned this device.
A DVD documentary, The Principles and Practices of The Berzerker (2004), includes several hours of live concert footage, as well as the first public images of the band members without their masks.
Most of the band's music videos have been banned from broadcast for reasons such as the possible epileptic fit-inducing imagery contained in the video "Forever", and the horrific imagery of "Reality". The latter features graphic images of cadavers and body parts, along with appearances from the band themselves.
Years active: 1995-2010
Corporal Jigsore Quandary
The Berzerker Lyrics
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The torso diverged with pride
Deftly amputated, evulsed limbs now defunct
The trunk imbrued, tatty stumps used as lugs
For a chondrin puzzle so quaint
Head and body decollate
A heaving mass so quiescent
Scattered and scrambled, your teasement grows
A squirming grisly jigsaw, detrital fragments fit so snug
That missing piece will leave you stumped
Totally disassembled, nicely sliced and diced
A human being this once resembled
Real cranium teaser, carved from flesh and bone
So mystifying
Battered and diffused with placating blows
A human jigsaw to make whole
A sequacious pattern which once fitted so snug
Joining together each dubious lump
Ravaged disassembly, neatly cubed and diced
A cold mannequin once reassembled
Astute brain teaser, incorporate flesh and bone
So mortifying
An incessant game - methodically made
With each cumulative piecing - of commensated meat
Bi-manual reconstruction, eldritch problem complete
A convened effigy
A pathological toy, each chunk rigorously
Inter mortis locking, as you pathogenically rot
Such a perplexing task
To fit the remains in the casket
Uliginous mess so quiescent
The lyrics to The Berzerker's song "Corporal Jigsore Quandary" describe the dismemberment and mutilation of a human body, which is then reassembled like a puzzle. The first verse describes the dismemberment in detail, using words like "devestated disarray" and "evulsed limbs" to convey the violence of the act. The second verse then describes the process of reassembly, using words like "squirming grisly jigsaw" and "dubious lump" to portray the grotesque nature of the task. The final verse then suggests that this is an ongoing game, with the perpetrator enjoying the puzzle-like nature of the task.
Line by Line Meaning
Excised and anatomised, deviscerated disarray
The body has been cut up and dissected into a disorganized mess
The torso diverged with pride
The torso was separated from the rest of the body with a sense of satisfaction
Deftly amputated, evulsed limbs now defunct
Limbs were skillfully removed and are now useless
The trunk imbrued, tatty stumps used as lugs
The torso is soaked in blood and the leftover stumps are used as handles
For a chondrin puzzle so quaint
The body parts are being used for a peculiar jigsaw puzzle
Head and body decollate
The head has been removed from the body
A heaving mass so quiescent
The disassembled body parts are still and peaceful
Scattered and scrambled, your teasement grows
As the body parts are mixed up and jumbled, the killer's pleasure increases
A bloody caricature to make whole
The killer wants to put the body parts back together to create a gruesome image
A squirming grisly jigsaw, detrital fragments fit so snug
The body parts make a disturbing puzzle where the scraps fit perfectly
That missing piece will leave you stumped
Without a key part, the puzzle cannot be completed
Totally disassembled, nicely sliced and diced
The body has been completely taken apart and chopped up
A human being this once resembled
The body parts were once part of a living person
Real cranium teaser, carved from flesh and bone
The puzzle made from body parts is a challenging brain teaser made from human flesh and bone
So mystifying
The killer finds the puzzle fascinating and intriguing
Battered and diffused with placating blows
The killer gently rearranges the body parts into their proper places
A human jigsaw to make whole
The killer is trying to put the body parts back together
A sequacious pattern which once fitted so snug
The puzzle pieces fit together in a logical pattern
Joining together each dubious lump
Piecing together each questionable body part
Ravaged disassembly, neatly cubed and diced
The body was brutally taken apart, but the pieces are now organized in a neat manner
A cold mannequin once reassembled
Once the body parts are put back together, they will resemble a lifeless doll
Astute brain teaser, incorporate flesh and bone
Putting together the body parts is a clever and challenging puzzle made from human tissue and bone
So mortifying
The thought of reassembling a person's body is terrifying
An incessant game - methodically made
The process of putting the body parts together is a never-ending, deliberate game
With each cumulative piecing - of commensated meat
With each body part that is added to the puzzle, the killer feels more satisfaction
Bi-manual reconstruction, eldritch problem complete
The killer uses both hands to put the body parts back together, and the macabre puzzle is finally finished
A convened effigy
The body parts have been assembled into a grotesque figure
A pathological toy, each chunk rigorously
The assembled body parts are like a sick toy that the killer meticulously crafted
Inter mortis locking, as you pathogenically rot
The body parts fit together perfectly, even as they begin to decompose
Such a perplexing task
Putting the body parts back together was an extremely difficult and confusing challenge
To fit the remains in the casket
The killer must now figure out how to fit the assembled body parts into a coffin
Uliginous mess so quiescent
The disturbing jigsaw puzzle made from human body parts is now still and silent
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