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Rating: Despite certain carnival phenomena, think of Pino Scotto or Lacuna Coil, Italian metal has almost always produced excellent and highly regarded bands. Paul Chain, Necrodeath, Mortuary Drape, In.si.dia, Node, Spite Extreme Wing, and who knows how many others!
Today I want to talk to you about Braindamage, a tricolor band that has produced some truly delightful albums.
Their style is clearly thrash-derived, but it doesn't lack more hardcore parts and semi-prog textures. A group that has made ingenuity and originality its distinctive traits.
The album I'll be reviewing was released back in 1996 and, unfortunately, did not achieve great success in terms of sales and attention.
"The Turning Point" is a powerful concept dedicated to war, specifically the Great War.
No apologetic or nationalist tone. Andrea Signorelli's band wanted to remember one of the most tragic events of the twentieth century. If you have read books like "Niente Di Nuovo Sul Fronte Occidentale", you will agree with me.
The dancing opens with "La Grande Guerre", a gigantic track that brings to mind some things from the early Machine Head.
It is followed by "Hospital For The Sick Children". A heavy bass and granite riffs. Dark as the worst night of your life.
"No Place To Fall" is fast and aggressive. You can tell our guys have learned the lesson of certain American hardcore.
Doing a track-by-track isn't my passion but before concluding this overview, I'll highlight the monumental "Aurora", "Disertori", and the Sabbath-like "The Turning Point".
An album that represents the evolution of Thrash towards something else. An album that catapults the Italian underground to international quality levels.
Seek it out, you won't regret it!
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