It’s hard to think that this is the seventh studio album from these guys and they certainly aren’t showing a drop in their standards, The Legend of the Black Shawarma had me hooked right from the very first track.

Strangely the album is named after a shawarma, a middle eastern wrap or sandwich the equivalent of a doner kebab!, the title of the album was also inspired by Shawarma Hazan, a shawarma restaurant where Erez and Amit used to eat in their hometown in Haifa.

Infected Mushroom had originally intended for the album to be a concept album, the concept being a food diary of the group’s favourite restaurants. Thus came the first tracks written for the album, named after the restaurants Poquito Mas, Sa’eed, and most notably Shawarma Hazan. However, the group eventually decided to break off from this concept, with songs such as the lead single, Smashing the Opponent.

The album is hard paced, electronic and heart pounding hot! Right from the start through to the end of the album, you will take in every sound and instrument and when you get to track four “Smashing the Opponent” featuring vocals by Jonathan Davis, yes the front man of Korn, you sing along to the lyrics, just brilliant.

My recommendation is get you hands on this album even if you’ve never heard of Infected Mushroom you’ll love every minute, credit where credit is due, this is just an amazing album…

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