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Still, they managed to channel all the emotions of that tragedy in the songwriting for the follow-up to their breakthrough album ‚ÄúIX‚Äù, which incidentally would be their last full-length after their dissolution on good terms in 1990.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAs a result, ‚ÄúNeurodeliri‚Äù possesses a drearier atmosphere which pops up every now and then. Carria also replaces AC Wild on the captivating album cover, which gives the right idea of coldness and desperation, especially if coupled with the title, referring the name of the band he created, but also being a synonym for a certain department of mental hospitals in Italian language. Regarding the music, the addition of keyboards, be it for atmospheric purposes like ‚ÄúOverture‚Äù‚Äôs somber, beautiful melody or the support at the riffs of the subsequent title-track, or again as a nice something extra like the amazing, power-infused duel with the guitar in the second half of ‚ÄúArt of Deception‚Äù, is mostly responsible for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e‚ÄúNeurodeliri‚Äù was Bulldozers last studio-album until they reformed in 2008, and given the undoubted high quality of it and of all their previous albums, one might ask himself why they never really achieved more than just a certain cult status. The reason is probably that Bulldozer were never keen on success and popularity, as they never compromised about their sound when most other Thrash Metal bands wimped out or changed their style at the end of the 80s when Thrash Metal became less popular. 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