Brainstorm--Ambiguity (2000/Metal Blade)
Rating--8.1
Arena--RealAudio
European speed-like power metal. There are shades of a number of strong bands present here: the chunkiness of units such
as Jag Panzer, Angel Dust, and Sinner, mixed with some of the speed of mainstays
Iron Maiden and Iced Earth. Brainstorm may not be quite as good as any of those bands listed, but the blend of
styles is strong in its own right!
Vocally, lead singer Andy Franck sounds very much like Metalium's head belter.
Opening track
"Crush Depth" has plenty of gallop, and a crunchy rhythm moves "Arena". There is some nasty, winding note-riffing in "Maharaja Palace," and both "Demonsion"
and "Perception of Life" are good.
The slower-paced "Beyond My Destiny" has a good, soaring chorus, and keyboards add to the song's effect. The chugging
"Lost Unseen" is yet another strong cut from this disc.
TRACK LIST: Crush Depth/Tear Down the Walls/Beyond My Destiny/Arena/Coming Closer/Darkest Silence/Maharaja Palace/Far Away/Demonsion/Lost
Unseen/Perception of Life
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