Brainstorm (German band) explained

Brainstorm
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Origin:	Heidenheim, Germany
Genre:	Power metal, heavy metal
Years Active:	1989–present
Label:	AFM Records
Associated Acts:	Symphorce

Brainstorm is a German power metal band formed in 1989 by guitarists Torsten Ihlenfeld and Milan Loncaric, and drummer Dieter Bernert.^[1] The band features lead singer Andy B. Franck, who is also noted for his other band, Symphorce. They are known to play a somewhat darker style of music than most power metal groups.

Band members

Current

• Torsten Ihlenfeld – guitars, backing vocals (1989–present)
• Milan Loncaric – guitars, backing vocals (1989–present)
• Dieter Bernert – drums (1989–present)
• Andy B. Franck – vocals (1999–present)
• Jim Ramses – bass (2024–present)

Former

• Stefan Fronk – vocals (1990–1991)
• Marcus Jürgens – vocals (1991–1999)
• Henning Basse – vocals (live only)
• Peter Waldstätter – bass (1990)
• Andreas Mailänder – bass (1990–2007)
• Antonio Ieva – bass (2007–2022)
• Andreas Armbruster – bass (2022–2024)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

• Hungry (1997)
• Unholy (1998)
• Ambiguity (2000)
• Metus Mortis (2001)
• Soul Temptation (2003)
• Liquid Monster (2005)
• Downburst (2008)
• Memorial Roots (2009)
• On the Spur of the Moment (2011)
• Firesoul (2014)
• Scary Creatures (2016)
• Memorial Roots (Re-Rooted) (2016)
• Midnight Ghost (2018)
• Wall of Skulls (2021)

Compilation albums

• Just Highs No Lows (12 Years of Persistence) (2009)

Singles

• "All Those Words" (2005)
• "Fire Walk with Me" (2007)

DVD

• Honey from the B's (Beasting Around the Bush) (2007)

See also

• Symphorce

External links

• Official website
  • Brainstorm on Encyclopedia Metallum

Notes and References

1. Web site: Brainstorm | Biography & History. AllMusic. 24 March 2020.