| Citizen Brain | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Gama Bomb |
| Cover: | CitizenBrain Cover.jpg |
| Released: | 9 June 2008 |
| Recorded: | January–February 2008 |
| Genre: | Thrash metal |
| Length: | 38:21 |
| Label: | Earache |
| Producer: | Scott Atkins |
| Prev Title: | Survival of the Fastest |
| Prev Year: | 2006 |
| Next Title: | Tales from the Grave in Space |
| Next Year: | 2009 |
Citizen Brain is the second album by the Irish thrash metal band Gama Bomb. It was released on 9 June 2008 in Europe and 24 June 2008 in the United States and rest of the world by Earache Records.[1] A Bonus DVD featuring tour and studio footage was included in early pressings of the album.[2]
All tracks written by Gama Bomb, except "Bullet Belt" and "Space Invaders" (music by Kevy Canavan, lyrics by Gama Bomb), "Evil Voices" and "Thrashoholic" (music by Gama Bomb/Kevy Canavan, lyrics by Gama Bomb).
Citizen Brain contains many subtle pop-culture references, with musical allusions to cult favourites The A-Team ("Final Fight"), This Is Your Life ("Sentenced to Thrash"), Mario Brothers, Tetris ("Final Fight"), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ("Return of the Technodrome"), RoboCop ("OCP") and Superman ("In the Court of General Zod"). There are also lyrical references to Commando, EC Comics, Ren and Stimpy, The Twilight Zone, Final Fight, Streets of Rage and to other thrash bands.