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Rating: Germany does not joke at all in occupying the Power Metal scene, and Avantasia, Blind Guardian, Demons & Wizards, Gamma Ray, Helloween, Rage are just some German bands that have made history in the genre.
In their own small way, even Brain Storm, although less known, have greatly contributed to perfecting this melodic current that, like a great trend, has particularly developed in the German state. It was 1990 when the band was formed for the first time, but it was only seven years later that their debut album "Hungry" was released, at first glance Acerbo and not very expressive. Years and various albums pass, until in 2005 they conceive "Liquid Monster", and then they begin to deserve a bit of success and proper attention.
Indeed, this "Liquid Monster" is a charged and powerful album, we do not have the typical and predictable medieval fantasy and epic melodic power, but a powerful concentration of Heavy Metal where the guitar riffs and engaging melodic bases form songs that are easily absorbed by the listener. It is essentially Powerful Heavy.
I saw Andy B. Franck live in Milan at RollingStones while singing with 'Symphorce' and supporting the 'Sonata Arctica'. Brain Storm is just like 'Symphorce', they do a Power that is not the same as all its peers, but it is hard and dark as it takes the classic rhythm of heavy metal and arranges it with noteworthy solos, remarkable guitar riffs, and a very well-done chorus. The keyboards are present but do nothing more than draw a light background. There are those who classify this album between Power and Thrash. Franck's voice is powerful, not shrill and castrated, but high, warm, and swaying.
The Pivot of the band is still Torsten Ihlenfeld for his great style of shooting sharp and straight riffs. The song "Inside the monster" is beautiful, melodic yet at the same time mean and aggressive, with complicated guitar solos and a rather pissed-off voice, the one that shouts "Inside the Monster". But also noteworthy is "Lifeline", which represents the fastest and thrash song of the German combo. "Despair To Drown" is also worth listening to, a song that recalls bands like 'Testament' and 'Megadeth'.
In short, if you want to abandon the choirboy Power for a moment to listen to hard and mean Power, try "Liquid Monster" by Brainstorm.
Tracklist and Lyrics
03 All Those Words (04:05)
All those words you hide inside
Won't last forever but they'll come true
I'm lost in the cold where rain turns to snow
I'm losing my mind there's no highs only lows
And you see my tears freeze on my skin
Confused by the dreams and illusions inside
The memories you fear are the shades of your pride
Whatever remains, it won't be the same
You're screaming out my name
When the snow melts around me
But I can't take back those words I said
Much to my regret
All those words you hide inside
Won't last forever but they'll come true
I'm on the edge of dark and light
And something more than what I knew
Time drifted away but your day came true
One second to leave's like nothing for you
You're nowhere to be found as I've looked around
I'm here to bleed, my world's standing still
The haze inside my brain, I can't get my fill
Whether sorrow or pain, all looks the same
Am I supposed to be the one
To set the snow on fire?
It will begin to burn within
That's for your desire
All those words you hide inside
Won't last forever but they'll come true
I'm on the edge of dark and light
And something more than what I knew
All those words you hide inside
Won't last forever but they'll come true
I'm on the edge of dark and light
Reflections in my mind of something I once knew
By blackhearted_ang3l
05 Invisible Enemy (04:20)
5. Invisible Enemy
In the absence of light all my voice I've been giving
It turned me around and got me believing
You're watching my world but I don't mind
My soul begins to scream, it's a matter of pride
Soon my dreams will disappear
Caught somewhere between my fears
A poisoned mind conspiracy
It calls my name, the invisible enemy
I came across all those things I'd never have seen
Long after dark I still try to fall asleep
My tongue betrays my fears and mind
Who I once was has slowly died
Soon my dreams will disappear
Caught somewhere between my fears
A poisoned mind conspiracy
It calls my name, the invisible enemy
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