Ambiguity [Import]

Brainstorm | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 11, 2000)
• Original Release Date: July 11, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Metal Blade Import
• ASIN: B00004T75A
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #234,461 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More powerful than ever, July 13, 2000

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Edson (Brasil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ambiguity (Audio CD)

They are back. And now with Andy B. Franck (Ex-Ivanhoe, -Symphorce, the new shouter who lends the new material a certain splendour. Heavy guitars, a lot of double-bass-attacks, impetuous way of playing make of this record one of best CDs of the year.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Brainstorm : "Ambiguity", January 12, 2005

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Masked Jackal (Ft. Lauderdale, FL United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Ambiguity (Audio CD)

Incredible. This is Heavy Metal at it's finest. Old school Metal done the way it's meant to be done. If you're a fan of any old school Metal, you'll love Brainstorm. I have to say that "Ambiguity" takes me back to the 80's style of Metal. It's a mixture of Iron Maiden / Priest / and some Nevermore....

The production is great, and the songs here really pull you in with their lyrics, and overall power. Great CD. I also recommend Brainstorm's "Soul Temptation", another neck breaker!!!!

BUY IT NOW!!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars In this case, a Brainstorm is a great idea!, August 2, 2000

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"maddman7820" (Indianapolis, Indiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ambiguity (Audio CD)

Given the recent resurgence of heavy metal, many record labels have gone on signing frenzies, grabbing up any kind of band with a gimmick or a hook, resulting in the overaturation of such goofs that are mirror images of already established, talented acts. Just as a few years ago when grunge came calling, signalling the end of many a fine metal ensemble, these trendy bounce bands will find an unpleasant demise with little long term commercial viability. It is within this realm, as Obi Wan Kenobi once said, "you will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villiany: we must be cautious! "

Well, fear not, and throw caution into the wind and take a voyage with Brainstorm, a promising European outfit that display all the required elements of power crunching audio delight. "Crush Depth" opens the affair with driving guitars and bottom heavy ryhthmic pulsating, chock full of vocal might and a shouting chorus leading the listener to instant recognition of a new contender in the metal circle. The quality continues with the galloping riffs of "Tear Down the Walls" and the headbanging "Arena", both making use of mid paced thrash style beats and harmonized guitars that provide melody without sacrificing abrasiveness. "Beyond my Destiny" switches gears and is a magnificent power ballad that Queensryche would have been proud to have recorded when they were still metal, and provides the vehicle for which singer Andy Franck bellows to the world that he has the pipes to contend for the heir apparent of vocal supremacy...what an upper range he displays throughout the album, with a near perfect combination of powerful roars and quiet emotion.

Another powerful moment is the middle eastern themed "Maharaja Palace" which riffs along like a snake creeping to the commands of it's charmer, waiting to strike out from the speakers with it's dual guitar venom. Admittedly, not quite the same effect as Kamelot's "Nights of Arabia", but mesmerising nonetheless. And speaking of Kamelot, Sasha Paeth, the producer of their magnificent new album "the Fourth Legacy," and Miro, who contributed keyboards, lends a hand to Brainstorm as well, so it is no surprise that Brainstorm reminds me a little of a Kamelot with more pre-thrash oriented guitar textures and rhythms.

Brainstorm has given fans of late 80's power metal something to be hungry for, and hopefully, this release will benefit from enough hype in the underground to sustain more long term interest. Personally, I don't want this new wave of melodic mid tempo thrashing to go away like it did some years ago, and newer bands like Brainstorm and Eidolon, along with familiar mainstays Iced Earth, In Flames, Nevermore, and Lefay (definitely check them out! ) will carry on the tradition of Metal Church, Overkill, "good" Metallica, and the like. For fans of that type of metal, Brainstorm is worth checking out.