Brain Drill

This Santa Cruz quartet seemed to come out of nowhere, signed by Metal Blade after just one demo/EP (The Parasites, a six-track effort, with all six songs appearing on their Metal Blade debut, Apocalyptic Feasting), and hotly tipped by many to be a Next Big Thing. This is supremely brutal, no-frills, technical death metal, executed flawlessly and without mercy. Musicianship-wise, these guys are pretty much on another plane -- the rhythm section alone has to be the most musically talented of any death metal band -- drummer Marco Pitruzella (a veteran of many other bands) is an absolute blast-beating machine, and Jeff Hughell's innovative finger-tapping technique is beyond impressive (not only that, you can actually hear him, seemingly a rarity in death metal). And their prowess should take nothing away from guitarist Dylan Ruskin or vocalist Steve Rathjen, both also masters at their craft. With Apocalyptic Feasting, Brain Drill manage to combine technicality with brutality to perfection, and thus is one of the most intense, yet controlled, brutal death metal bands in quite some time. A dizzying listen, absolutely stunning and without question a first-rate recommendation to death fans.

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