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March 3rd, 2008, 05:44 PM
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anti fender/gibson/esp
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: colorado springs, CO
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Brain Drill – Apocalyptic Feasting
Brain Drill – Apocalyptic Feasting
Metal Blade – 5 Feb 2008
by Ryan Starr
WOW! I must admit that I don’t listen to a lot of tech death anymore, it just got kind of stale, but Brain Drill has rekindled my interest. Apocalyptic Feasting is totally over the top, featuring some mind boggling technicality and crushing riffs. Basically, Brain Drill is Dying Fetus on Steroids. Every song features remarkable sweeping and tapping licks, and they make it sound easy. But don’t think for a second that it’s only the guitars that do this. Bassist Jeff Hughell plays these absurd two hand tapping parts that I can’t even begin to dissect. The best example of this can be found on the track ‘Bury the Living’ where he is given a few seconds to show off.
But fear not, just because Brain Drill loves to shred, it doesn’t mean they don’t know when to simplify things and just rock out. There is just the right amount of groove to keep it from sounding like white noise. Brain Drill has raised the bar for technical death metal with this genre defining debut album.
Official Brain Drill Myspace
Official Metal Blade Website
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March 4th, 2008, 11:36 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
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I listened to this album myself... And I have to say I was very impressed and if they can keep that up, they'll be around for years.
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March 4th, 2008, 11:48 AM
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BOOM
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: INDIANA
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Very accurate review! These guys are pissed off and i love it!!!
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March 4th, 2008, 11:58 AM
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The Fighting Man
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Montreal
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kinda had my share of techdeath, but I'll give these guys a listen
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March 5th, 2008, 01:21 AM
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Inhuman nihilist
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: NH, a cultural wasteland
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absolutely accurate, this is one of the heaviest releases in years don't let the tech death thing scare you...
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March 5th, 2008, 01:47 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
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pretty f***ing brutal. nice Basslines. must..get..copy
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March 5th, 2008, 08:13 AM
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Self marinating
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: UK
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Yah it's good, great musicianship and a shed load of brutality, but it can get boring at times.
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March 10th, 2008, 08:38 PM
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Waffle Hut
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 463
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awesome...very technical
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March 11th, 2008, 11:44 PM
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I liked this album at first but it got boring after a few hundred years.
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March 22nd, 2008, 12:30 AM
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anti fender/gibson/esp
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: colorado springs, CO
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looks like they broke up
~gR~
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March 23rd, 2008, 03:48 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: DC
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They broke up? Well, that was quick.
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I have to agree; that was an amazing review GR! Upon listening to the first track my mouth dropped: I didn't know blast beats could sound like that. By the second track I realized this band was something very special. However as the album progressed, I got pretty bored and listened to the rest of the album just for the sake of finishing it. Now I am a huge fan of tech death, i.e. anata, gorod, necrophagist; however I think this meanders over to the category of brutal death a little too much for me to REALLY enjoy this album. Amazing for what they do though.
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