Double Brutal


Double Brutal is the second full-length album by As I Lay Dying vocalist Tim Lambesis' parody project Austrian Death Machine. Unlike the previous album, Total Brutal, Double Brutal is a two-disc effort; the first disc composed of original songs inspired by Arnold Schwarzenegger movies, and the second disc being covers of songs that can relate to Schwarzenegger movies. Upon release, the album debuted at No. 105 on the Billboard 200.
As with Total Brutal, Double Brutal follows a similar format with a guitar solo in every song, various skits featuring Lambesis and Ahhnold, and cover art created by Ed Repka.
A music video for "I Need Your Clothes, Your Boots and Your Motorcycle" was made to promote the album.
A contest winner of who could impersonate Schwarzenegger well enough was presented to be featured on the album. The winner was Timothy Benham where he was dubbed as "Ahhnold's clone" in the album's notes.

Track listing

Disc 1

  1. "Double Ahhnold" – 1:22
  2. "I Need Your Clothes, Your Boots, and Your Motorcycle" – 3:54
  3. "Let Off Some Steam Bennett" – 3:15
  4. "Who Writes the Songs? " – 1:06
  5. "It's Simple, If it Jiggles it's Fat" – 1:44
  6. "See You at the Party Richter" – 3:33
  7. "Hey Cookie Monster, Nothing is as Brutal as Neaahhh" 0:34
  8. "Who Told You You Could Eat My Cookies?" – 3:12
  9. "Come on Cohaagen, Give Deez People Ehyar" – 3:18
  10. "Who is Your Daddy, and What Does He 2?" – 0:24
  11. "Come on, Do it, Do it, Come on, Come on, Kill me, Do It Now" – 2:58
  12. "Allow Me To Break The Ice" – 2:09
  13. "Conan, What is Best in Life?" – 2:29

Disc 2

  1. "Intro to the Intro" – 0:51
  2. "T2 Theme" – 1:13
  3. "Hell Bent for Leather" – 2:33
  4. "Time Travel: The Metallica Conspiracy" – 0:35
  5. "Trapped Under Ice" – 3:59
  6. "Iron Fist" – 2:38
  7. "Recalling Mars" – 0:36
  8. "I Turned into a Martian" – 1:28
  9. "Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!" – 3:04
  10. "Tactically Dangerous – Cannibal Commando" – 2:34
  11. "Gotta Go" – 3:12

Personnel

Primary musicians

  • Tim Lambesis – guitar, bass, drums, vocals, trumpet, keyboards, oboe
  • Josh Robert Thompson – Schwarzenegger impersonation vocals
  • Timothy Benham - Schwarzenegger impersonation vocals

Guest musicians

Guitar Solos on Disc 1
Guitar Solos on Disc 2
  • Mark MacDonald of Mercury Switch – All cover tracks
Additional musicians
  • James "JP" Gericke of Skyline Collapse and Death by Stereo - additional rhythm guitar and bass
  • Jeff Gretz of Zao - all drums on Disc 2 except T2 Theme & Tactically Dangerous
  • Josh James of Evergreen Terrace - Guest vocals on Track 5 of Disc 1
  • Kelly "Carnage" Cairns - Backing Vocals on Tracks 6, 8, and 11 of Disc 2
  • Dan Gregory - Backing Vocals on Track 3 of Disc 2
  • Daniel Castleman - Harp on Track 6 of Disc 1
  • Josh James, James Gericke, Justin Olszewski, Henry C. Hampton III, Lance Miles,
  • Dan Gregory, Josh Gilbert, Kelly Cairns - Gang Vocals
Other credits
  • Mixed by Daniel Castleman
  • Tracked and Mixed at Lambesis Studios in San Marcos, CA
  • Engineered by Kelly "Carnage" Cairns & Daniel Castleman
  • Additional drum tracking on some of the cover songs done at Big Fish in Encinitas, CA
  • All cover song guitar solos and the "Who Told You..." solo engineered by John Helmig at Verse Media Studios

Films referenced