BRAINSTORM ha sido para mĂ una de las bandas insignia del power metal alemĂĄn, sobre todo porque han mantenido a lo largo de su carrera una serie de notas distintivas del resto de bandas del gĂ©nero, como son las voces alejadas de los agudos y su galope rĂtmico en los riffs de guitarra que por ocasiones hacĂa pensar mĂĄ en una banda de speed metal que de power.
Su Ășltimo trabajo âPlague of ratsâ es fiel a dichos patrones, sin que el hecho de incluir elementos exĂłticos en varios de sus temas para encuadrarlo dentro del ambiente hindĂș hagan perder la identidad de la marca BRAINSTORM. De hecho, los arreglos de este tipo son casi anecdĂłticos para dar paso a los BRAINSTORM mĂĄs autĂ©nticos con sus excelentes y Ă©picos estribillos.
El disco cuenta con colaboraciones de dos miembros de LEAVESâ EYES (Alex Krull y Elina Siirala).
âPlague of ratsâ mantiene el altĂsimo nivel y tendencia de la banda alemana, con un material que puede dar unos excelentes resultados en directo.
[ENGLISH VERSION]
BRAINSTORM has been for me one of the flagship bands of German power metal, mainly because they have maintained throughout their career a series of distinctive notes from the rest of the bands of the genre, such as the vocals far away from the treble and their rhythmic gallop in the guitar riffs that sometimes made us think more of a speed metal band than of power.
Their latest work «Plague of rats» is faithful to these patterns, without the fact of including exotic elements in several of their songs to frame it within the Hindu environment make them lose the identity of the BRAINSTORM brand. In fact, the arrangements of this type are almost anecdotal to give way to the most authentic BRAINSTORM with their excellent and epic choruses.
The album features collaborations with two members of LEAVES’ EYES (Alex Krull and Elina Siirala).
«Plague of rats» maintains the very high level and trend of the German band, with a material that can give excellent live results.
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