BRAINSTORM – Firesoul

Brainstorm is a German Traditional/Power Metal band and Firesoul is their latest offering. To get it out of the way first, the production quality of Firesoul basically sucks — think Judas Priest Stained Class. But, like that classic album, Firesoul flat out rocks from beginning to end, meshing in a blend of fast-tempo Traditional Metal (a la Priest’s “Exciter” or “Painkiller”) with Power Metal (especially American varieties like Iced Earth who mesh in occasional Progressive elements). Andy Franck at the microphone hinges on being over the top, but demonstrates a high degree of “True Metal” talent. Give Firesoul a chance.