Brainscabs Diagnosis=Seven Thorns: Return to the Past

Nightmare Records

 Seven Thorns, Return to the Past Should be considered the Power Metal Anthem of the year. With all the components from Guitars, drums and epic keys, these seven players plus guests has raised the bar on catchy and powerful metal that all can sink their teeth into.  So, raise your mugs up high and spread your arms wide to the sky for this is Seven Thorns. “Liberty”, “End of the Road”, “Through the Mirror”, “Freedom Call”, “Countdown”, “Forest majesty”, “Spread Your Wings”, “Fires and Storms”, “Return to the Past”, is the guidon of Power Metal for bands and fans to rally to and fight for what they believe in.

http://www.myspace.com/seventhorns

Brainscab Diagnosis=Annihilationmancer: The Involution Philosophy

Pure Steel Records

Metal as a challenge is what I say. Annihilationmancer has challenged the threshold of modern metal as we know it. Thrashing to a sound not unfamiliar of days past (Megadeth, Metal Church eg: 80’s era.) but with a freshness of originals in “The Involution Philosophy”.  “Antimateria”, “Etereo”, “The Involution Philosophy”, “Apolide”, “ Impoverishment God Existence” , “ Corner of the Answers”, “ Reflected in her Life”, “ Mind Surrounds the Cavities of Fear”, fills the mind, the soul and the blood with pure METAL that is familiar enough to catch your attention, but original enough to keep searching for more.

http://www.myspace.com/annihilationmancer

Brainscab Diagnosis=Virgin Steele: The Black Light Bacchanalia

Steamhammer/SPV Music

Here is a band that has been around for a while and has not lost their passion for doing up a great slice of metal for the fans. Virgin Steele has lead the way in epic, sword and sorcery metal for over a decade. Brining the message of pagan gods and the wars fought for the salvation of man. “By The Hammer Of Zeus”, “Pagan Heart”, “The Bread Of Wickedness”, “In A Dream Of Fire”, “Nepenthe”, “The Orpheus Taboo”, “To Crown Them With Halos”, “The Black Light Bacchanalia”, “ The Torture’s Of The Damned”, “Necropolis”, “Eternal Regret”, all weave a masterful tale blended with classic sound of a “True Metal” band. Iron Maiden, Manowar and Manilla Road are already in your collection! Now is the time to add Virgin Steele!!!

Oh! There is a bonus disc also with “ When I’m Silent”, “Silent Sorrow”, “From A Whisper To A Scream”, that will just keep you listening to “The Black Light Bacchanalia “ for a long time to come in the future.

www.myspace.com/virginsteele

Brainscab Diagnosis=Sanctus Infernum: Sanctus Infernum

BadMoodMan Music

I have known some of the boys from Sanctus Infernum for some time now in some other local bands in the Wichita, Kansas area. I do believe they have gotten it right with this recording. Slamming out eight creations of dark, heavy, suffering, metal tunes fit just right in my riff leaden hart that craves for more. “Flesh Without Sin”, “God Unto Myself”, “The Journey Back”, “Facing The Black”, “Suffer”, “Waking The Dead”, “What Calm is Without Storm”,  “Let It Be So” will bring you into a world of melodic extremes of raw classical metal. Mark Anderson - Guitar (Grand Facade, Manilla Road), Ricky Vannatta - Vocals (Grand Facade, Chapel of the Eye), Chris Johnson – Drums,  Jason Banks – bass have created a monster sound that needs to be experienced by all fans of heavy.

http://www.myspace.com/sanctusinfernum

Brainscab Diagnosis=Blackened Symphony: Eyes Of Eternity

Noisehead Records

With so many extreme metal bands out there when is it time to stop and listen to the ones that really make some noise. Well, this is one of those times. Blackened Symphony’s “Eyes Of Eternity”, catches the imagination of all that is metal. Throwing the listener sounds of progressive epic dark muze that makes for a uniquely spine thumping experience of extreme. “Apocalypse Of Human Creation”, “Eyes Of Eternity”, “Mother Fuckers’, “Initation Of The Depths”, “Flash Of Death”, “Morbid Evolution”, “Dead Line”, “Kingdom Of Ice”, “Falling Down”, “Agony”, all swaying of death, darkness and hate. Experience the symphonic force of Blackened Symhony’s “Eyes Of Eternity.

http://www.myspace.com/blackenedsymphony

Brainscab Diagnosis=Rhapsody of Fire: The Cold Embrace Of Fear

Nuclear Blast Records

“The Pass of Nair-Kaan”, “Dark Mystic Visions”, “The Ancient Fires of Har-Kuun”,  “The Betrayal”, “Neve Rosso Snague”, “Erian’s Lost Secrets”, “The Angels’ Dark Revelation”, all done in VII acts presented to you by Rhapsody of Fire. “The Cold Embrace Of Fear”, is a masterwork of classic, opera and metal spinning a tail as the title implies. If you have always been a fan of this band or are just a fan of story telling then again Rhapsody Of Fire has set the bar again.

www.rhapsodyoffire.com http://www.myspace.com/rhapsodyoffire

Brainscab Diagnosis=Acid Drinkers: Are You Rebel?

I can see this band in a smoke filled bar with a one toothed bar made serving the drinks and a fat bar tender who is retired form the military. Up on the stage (or the corner of the bar) just off the dance floor with a stripper pole and a mirror ball is Acid Drinkers. Flirting with the drunk chick regulars and getting into fights with the red-necks. “Del Rocca”, “Barmy Army”, “I mean Acid (do you like it)”, “Waitin’ For The Hair”, “L.O.V.E. Machine”, “Fuck The Violence (I’m Sure I’m Right)”, “I Am The Mystic”, “Woman With The Dirty Feet”, “Megalopolis”, “Nagasaki Baby”, “Moshin’ In The Night”, “Mike Cwel”, being the tunes of the evening. Are You Rebel? is a good time rock and roll, beer drinking bar fighting, bad one liners just to get laid kind of LP to have around.

http://www.myspace.com/aciddrinkers