Technical Tuesday – The Third Terror!

Posted by Witness to the Void on Apr 4, 2012 in Now Playing | 2 comments

Third Time’s a Charm

I would like to begin this Tuesday with an apology. I let you down, metalheads, and I am very sorry for this grievous error on my part. It is with the greatest of shame that I admit… I did not listen to the new Meshuggah today. “NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, but why?! How could you not listen to such a great album on Technical Tuesday?!” someone  yells.

And so I respond, “It was Goshuggist’s fault! He got me on a big Dying Fetus kick!”

Video: Brain Drill – Beyond Bludgeoned

Posted by Rimmon on Mar 3, 2012 in Video | 0 comments

Review: Brain Drill – Apocalyptic Feasting

Posted by InexorableRotting on Feb 14, 2012 in CD Reviews | 6 comments

BRAIN DRILL

Apocalyptic Feasting (2008)

U.S.A, Metal Blade Records, Technical Death Metal

Most people will pass off Brain Drill as “technical wankery”, i.e. they have technicality and flaunt it tremendously. I will admit that they are somewhat right, but I would put it more in the sense that they took the term “technical death metal” literally, like 4 death metal musicians with Asperger’s. And I don’t necessarily think that’s a bad thing; It’s never been attempted to the extent that they’ve attempted it, nor pulled off as flawlessly.

Review: Brain Drill – Quantum Catastrophe

Posted by Goshuggist on Nov 11, 2011 in CD Reviews | 5 comments

BRAIN DRILL
Quantum Catastrophe (2010)

USA, Metal Blade Records, Technical Death/Grind

Brain Drill is quite possibly the most divisive band in modern death metal. Bringing them up in a casual discussion with other metalheads can prompt several different but always passionate responses. Even among tech-death lovers, there’s a divide. For every one person who loves the band, there are at least five people that hate it beyond all sense. Admittedly, they haven’t made it easy on themselves; any band as mind numbingly technical and gloriously dissonant as Brain Drill is bound to run into strong opposition. There will always be accusations of ‘having no substance’ or being ‘nothing but wankery’ regardless of how merited such accusations actually are.