Brain Drill - Quantum Catastrophe - review
Brain Drill - Quantum Catastrophe - review
Tracklist
01. Obliteration Untold02. Beyond Bludgeoned
03. Awaiting Imminent Destruction
04. Nemesis Of Neglect
05. Entity Of Extinction
06. Mercy To None
07. Monumental Failure
08. Quantum Catastrophe
A review by
jupitreas June 10, 2010
The more I listen to this band, the more it seems that their unique talent is to remain catchy for as short a time as humanly possible. This brand of grind-influenced technical death metal makes explosive diarrhea seem downright glacial - riffs, tempos and leads linger about as long as an addict in line for free crack. So yeah - all this shred guitar, acrobatic bass and non-stop blast mayhem is impressive. Very impressive. But - so what? Someone showing off their abilities is just a novelty. It amounts to being a distraction or a curiosity that intrigues for a short period of time. So, is there any reason why we should subject ourselves to Brain Drill's wank-a-thon more than once?
Sadly, the answer is no. Brain Drill's death metal lacks any kind of distinctive personality. It doesn't sound threatening or dark. Or even fun and jovial. Or anything at all - the production is clearly intended primarily to allow for every single instrumental wizardry to be fully on display. The result is sterile and lacks any kind of soul.
Technical bands like this need to re-evaluate a thing or two. There needs to be a reason for the listener to invest the considerable amount of time it takes to comprehend what is going on in a song. This could be as simple as some addictive evil-sounding atmosphere or something more complex such as an interesting, intelligent storyline conveyed by the lyrics. Either way, there needs to be something there, since if it's absent, the listener doesn't actually get anything out of the listening experience besides the information that yes, this musician is quite good.
But we already knew this after hearing the first song. Whats the point of listening to the entire album more than once? If there is a point, I don't see it.
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I've never been into this band, so it's no surprise that I wasn't even aware this album was being released. I won't be checking it out any time soon, that's for sure.
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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I agree it is not the brightest piece in tech-DM genre but I wouldn't be that much negative with it - there are some really bright moments, technically the band members show tons of skill - but definitely some more cohesion on a song level (not to say album level) would help a lot....personally I rate it at 7 out of 10 - which means solid by my standards 
---- “And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche
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This band is perhaps the most frustrating band in existence. They have skill and talent beyond ordinary skill and talent. From a technical point of view and as a guitarist myself, these guys are utterly disgusting (in a good way). Yet for some reason these musicians have decided to create 'albums' that are nothing more than a fret-urbation fest on speed. Nothing is memorable about their music, ever. sweep sweep sweep chug sweep arpeggio sweep sweep sweep chug chug. Over and over and over and over again. Write songs. Please, for your own good Brain Drill, write a proper song. Take classes if you need to. Attend night school. Go to a lake and look introspectively at yourselves for hours at a time. Just please...write songs.
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Agreed.. I love the technicality of this album, the talent presented here is amazing.. but it feel so hollow, I detest hearing another second of it.. so strange! I hate it that the talent here is going to waste by not making itself alluring to listeners in any way!
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Not the biggest fan of Brain Drill, but some of their stuff is okay. I have their previous album Apocalyptic Feasting and overall i liked it. I agree with Perseverence though, it seems this review is biased by someone who doesnt like Tech-Death generally and maybe even an unfair review becuase of that. and just so i know, what is a "wank-a-thon" lol. hope soon i can aquire this album and check it out ^^
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Fucking great album !!
---- Urartu is a NeoHittite and ProtoArmenian kingdom !!
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Agreed Too much technicality or wankery ruined the taste for this album. Seriously these guys could be a lot better if they included some nice song structures, some cool riffs and some catchy rhythm.
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Posts: 9570 Written by Richard 32 on 08.05.2011 at 20:25 called it its my new synth core black ambient grind power band
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And i find this amazing, they must have to cahnge strings/skins/vocal chords every song
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