Eminem is back, or should I make that Slim Shady?
Because the bleached blonde do is back, judging by the video to brand new release 'Berzerk',
and you only have to listen to the song itself to hear that Shady is well and truly back in town.
After a victorious headline slot at Reading & Leeds last weekend, Eminem went about
sneakily releasing 'Berzerk' from forthcoming album 'The Marshall Mathers LP 2', his eighth release to date. If there's any modern artist you could credit for longevity, Eminem is certainly a strong contender,
and as his career continues to evolve, the love, admiration and respect from his fans continues to get stronger and stronger.
2009's 'Relapse' saw a new side to Eminem, as he confronted his demons and laid himself bare, admitting to his troubled past whilst inspiringly stating that he had overcome it.
We saw bold, emotional, honest songs such as 'Love The Way You Lie' and 'Not Afraid', both of which have become firm fan favourites, whilst the Slim Shady persona was put to one side.
He managed to convert his demons into something positive.
Addressing all he had to fear meant that he produced music that was angry and heavy at times, yes, but
it was also incredibly honest, paving the way for others in a similar positing and showing that
no matter what your battle, you can overcome it.
However I have to admit that as much as I admired Eminem for his courage
and strength to overcome his own battles and become a better man, and as much as his songs inspired me and so many others, I did miss the witty humour of Slim Shady.
I found myself on numerous occasions wondering if we'd see the return of this iconic, infamous alter ego.
And I'm so, so glad to say that he is back, back again (bad pun).
'Berzerk' is literally out of this world amazing.
As in, I cannot comprehend to you through text just how good this song is.
Eminem is back on form, he's just as good as ever, if not better, and when you listen to 'Berzerk',
you can't help but feel like the master is back and he's steering the hip hop/ rap genre into its next era.
Just like he did back in the late 90's, Eminem is exploring new territory again,
going where no man has ever gone before, and it is surely only a matter of time before everyone else follows suit.
This change, ladies and gentleman, is the introduction of rock, or at least some pretty
mean electric guitar riffs and that crazy, free spirit element of rock.
And it truly sounds phenomenal.
This is an artist who knows exactly what he is doing, who knows his chosen genre inside and out,
and is brave enough to push the boundaries time and time again and never seems to
get it wrong.
Sure in this day and age that are thousands of rappers,
perhaps to the point where it's slightly overwhelming, but the return of Slim Shady
quite literally blows them all out of the water.
And as the title of the song suggests, you will most definitely go bezerk for 'Berzerk'.
'The Marshall Mathers LP 2' is out NOVEMBER 5TH 2013.
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