{"id":27297,"date":"2025-10-28T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=27297"},"modified":"2025-10-23T13:28:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T12:28:33","slug":"brainmaze-when-your-demons-come-self-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=27297","title":{"rendered":"Brainmaze – ‘When Your Demons Come’ (Self Release)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Brainmaze is a groove\/thrash metal project from Bulgarian musician Ivan Shishkov. Apparently, it has taken him a decade to put this album together. It\u2019s pretty darn good! If you love a bit of technical thrash and power groove \u2013 think Annihilator meets Prong and you will get an idea of the huge sound of Brainmaze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have no idea who the other musicians are or if there are any. The album still sounds very cohesive, as if there has been some genuine collaboration. I could be completely wrong though! It could be AI\u2026who knows these days? Let\u2019s hope not\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regardless of that, Shishkov has put something special together here. Crunchy staccato riffs, answering double kick drums, atmospheric solos, odd time signatures and some gnarly vocals make for some great heavy metal. The opening track <\/em>‘Fear’ kicks off the album with style. ‘Spite’ could be something unreleased by Jeff Waters, it screams \u201890s Annihilator \u2013 absolute quality. The entire album continues in this vein, it\u2019s very well done. The production is huge. It sounds fantastic through my headphones with a perfect mix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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