Downburst (album)

Downburst
Studio album by Brainstorm
Released	25 January 2008
Recorded	Gate Studios, Wolfsburg, Germany, June–July 2007
Genre	Heavy metal, power metal
Length	43:22 (Original release) 49:15 (European limited edition)
Label	Metal Blade
Producer	Sascha Paeth, Miro, Brainstorm
Brainstorm chronology
Liquid Monster (2005) Downburst (2008) Memorial Roots (2009)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Cosmos Gaming	(mixed)[2]
Lords of Metal	(85/100)[3]
Metal Forces	(6.5/10)[4]

Downburst is the seventh studio album by the German metal band Brainstorm, released on 25 January 2008. Former bassist Andreas Mailänder left the band before recordings started, so bass was handled by Torsten and Milan on this album.^[5]

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Brainstorm.

1. "Falling Spiral Down" – 4:34
2. "Fire Walk with Me" – 4:24
3. "Stained with Sin" – 3:38
4. "Redemption in Your Eyes" – 4:26
5. "End in Sorrow" – 4:48
6. "How Do You Feel" – 3:49
7. "Protect Me from Myself" – 4:42
8. "Surrounding Walls" – 4:10
9. "Frozen" – 4:37
10. "All Alone" – 4:14

The European limited edition of the album also includes

1. "Crawling in Chains" - 3:47
2. "Hold Tight" - 4:06

The Japanese edition has three bonus tracks

1. "Crawling in Chains" - 3:44
2. "Drowning" - 4:32
3. "Fire Walk with Me (Firestarter Mix)" - 4:46

Personnel

Band members

• Andy B. Franck - lead and backing vocals
• Torsten Ihlenfeld - guitars, bass, backing vocals
• Milan Loncaric - guitars, bass, backing vocals
• Dieter Bernert - drums

Additional musicians

• Michael 'Miro' Rodenberg - keyboards, producer, engineer, mastering

Production

• Sascha Paeth - producer, engineer, mixing
• Simon Oberender, Olaf Reitmeier - engineers

References

1. Henderson, Alex. "Brainstorm Downburst review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
2. Dahlberg, Chris (12 February 2008). "Music: Brainstorm: Downburst". Cosmos Gaming.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
3. "Brainstorm - Downburst". Lords of Metal.nl. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
4. Fisher, Mark. "Album / EP Reviews: Brainstorm - Downburst". Metal Forces. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
5. "Brainstorm - Downburst". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2012-09-25.