Legend of the Black Shawarma

Legend of the Black Shawarma
Studio album by Infected Mushroom
Released	September 8, 2009
Recorded	Infected Mushroom Studio
Genre	Psychedelic trance trip hop industrial psychedelic rock
Length	86:56
Label	Perfecto, Hom-Mega
Producer	Amit Duvdevani, Erez Eisen
Infected Mushroom chronology
Vicious Delicious (2007) Legend of the Black Shawarma (2009) Army of Mushrooms (2012)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Legend of the Black Shawarma is the seventh studio album by psychedelic trance duo Infected Mushroom released on September 8, 2009. The album is named after a shawarma, a Middle Eastern wrap/sandwich; the equivalent of the döner kebab in Turkey or the gyros in Greece. The title was also inspired by Shawarma Hazan, a shawarma restaurant where Erez and Amit used to eat in their hometown, Haifa.^[2]

History

Infected Mushroom had originally intended for the album to be a concept album, the concept being a food diary of the group's favorite restaurants. Thus came the first tracks written for the album, named after the restaurants Poquito Mas, Saeed, Franks, 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.

Tracks

1. "Poquito Mas" (Spanish for "Little Bit More" [sic]) – 3:39
2. "Saeed" (سعيد, Arabic for "Happy") – 7:03
3. "End of the Road" – 6:47
4. "Smashing the Opponent" (Vocals: Jonathan Davis of Korn) – 4:10
5. "Can't Stop" – 7:23
6. "Herbert the Pervert" – 7:17
7. "Killing Time" (Vocals: Perry Farrell of Jane's Addiction) – 3:04
8. "Project 100" – 9:38
9. "Franks" – 8:05
10. "Slowly" – 9:00
11. "The Legend of the Black Shawarma" – 7:11
12. "Riders on the Storm" (Remix of song by The Doors) – 4:29
13. "Bust a Move" (Infected Mushroom Remix) – 9:10 (iTunes Bonus track, included as the 7th track on the album)

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Personnel

• Brian Porizek – art direction, design
• Jeff McMillan – cover artwork
• UZIgraphics – design (logo)
• Paul Oakenfold – executive producer
• Infected Mushroom – performers

Charts

Chart	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200[4]	172
U.S. Billboard Top Electronic Albums[4]	9
U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums[4]	32
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers[4]	8
Top 100 Mexico[5]	55

References

1. Shim, Dave. Legend of the Black Shawarma review Retrieved on October 13, 2009.
2. Woodham, Karen (September 9, 2009). "Review: Infected Mushroom – The Legend of the Black Shawarma". Blazing Minds. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
3. "Infected Mushroom - Legend Of The Black Shawarma (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
4. "Music Charts, Most Popular Music, Music by Genre & Top Music Charts". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
5. Steffen Hung (July 19, 2010). "Infected Mushroom - Legend Of The Black Shawarma". mexicancharts.com. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2011.