Brainstorm announce new album ‘Plague Of Rats’
BRAINSTORM have announced a new album!
Titled Plague Of Rats, the upcoming album from the German power metal band is the follow-up to 2021’s Wall Of Skulls, and is scheduled to be released in February next year, via Reigning Phoenix Music.
The upcoming album intends to transport fans to the captivating world of India and beyond. Speaking about the upcoming album, vocalist Andy B. Franck explains, “the history of India dates back to 5,000 years and the Indus civilization is one of the oldest in the entire world. With ‘Maharaja Palace’ (Ambiguity) but especially our breakthrough with the album Soul Temptation, it was important to me to bring my penchant for this history and culture into our music. I think it just fits well with the sound of BRAINSTORM. I love the sound and harmonies in the Indian music and I think it was about time to delve into history again and to bring this very special shine into our music. Plague Of Rats is more ‘in your face’ and very direct. I think it fits perfectly into our times and reflects the mood of the band: it’s very aggressive and energetic – attack!”
The release of the new album will mark the band’s label debut with new home Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM). Speaking about the signing, the band shares, “it’s more than just a band for us: the personal connections and chemistry between us make this group something special that you rarely find these days. Putting our music in the hands of a new label is one of the most important and trusting decisions of all. From the first meeting and conversation, we had a sensational, confident foundation with RPM that left no doubt about who we wanted to work with in the future.
Landing on a Southern German label as a Southern German band is the best thing that could have happened to us in our career. We’re really looking forward to many successful years! We’re incredibly proud to now belong to the RPM family, and thank them for their trust. Plague Of Rats is the perfect beginning of this special connection. We speak one language and the same dialect. In this sense: ‘Wir freiat ons saumäußig uff a goila Zeit! Kracha lassa!’ We couldn’t be any prouder.”
RPM managing director Jochen Richert adds, “if Porsche would have decided to collaborate with Daimler instead of Volkswagen, they could have caused an enormous load of Swabian power which could only be compared to the energy of this new union of BRAINSTORM and us. Their new album unleashes so much horse power and catapults the quintet straight into the Formula One of metal. During the accompanying release tour, BRAINSTORM will be spraying even more fuel and lift the roofs of each and every venue.”
Alongside the announcement of the new album, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new album below:
Track List:
1. Beyond Enemy Lines
2. Garuda (Eater Of Snakes)
3. Fale Memories
4. The Shepherd Girl (Gitavoginda)
5. Your Soul That Lingers In Me [feat. Elina Siirala]
6. Masquerade Conspiracy
7. From Hell [feat. Alex Krull]
8. The Dark Of Night
9. Crawling
10. Celebrate Youth [RICK SPRINGFIELD Cover; excl. digipak/earbook bonus track]
11. Curtains Fall
Plague Of Rats is set for release on February 28th via Reigning Phoenix Music. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.
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