Band:	Brain Drill
Album:	Quantum Catastrophe
Style:	Technical death metal, Grindcore
Release date:	May 2010

01. Obliteration Untold
02. Beyond Bludgeoned
03. Awaiting Imminent Destruction
04. Nemesis Of Neglect
05. Entity Of Extinction
06. Mercy To None
07. Monumental Failure
08. Quantum Catastrophe

Brain Drill's Quantum Catastrophe is just too much. They've gone too far. This album is the perfect example of something that is immensely impressive in theory but completely indigestible in practice. This, my friends, is hyper-wankery.

The more I listen to this band, the more it seems that their unique talent is to remain catchy for as short a time as humanly possible. This brand of grind-influenced technical death metal makes explosive diarrhea seem downright glacial - riffs, tempos and leads linger about as long as an addict in line for free crack. So yeah - all this shred guitar, acrobatic bass and non-stop blast mayhem is impressive. Very impressive. But - so what? Someone showing off their abilities is just a novelty. It amounts to being a distraction or a curiosity that intrigues for a short period of time. So, is there any reason why we should subject ourselves to Brain Drill's wank-a-thon more than once?

Sadly, the answer is no. Brain Drill's death metal lacks any kind of distinctive personality. It doesn't sound threatening or dark. Or even fun and jovial. Or anything at all - the production is clearly intended primarily to allow for every single instrumental wizardry to be fully on display. The result is sterile and lacks any kind of soul.

Technical bands like this need to re-evaluate a thing or two. There needs to be a reason for the listener to invest the considerable amount of time it takes to comprehend what is going on in a song. This could be as simple as some addictive evil-sounding atmosphere or something more complex such as an interesting, intelligent storyline conveyed by the lyrics. Either way, there needs to be something there, since if it's absent, the listener doesn't actually get anything out of the listening experience besides the information that yes, this musician is quite good.

But we already knew this after hearing the first song. Whats the point of listening to the entire album more than once? If there is a point, I don't see it.