{"id":95376,"date":"2022-08-19T00:00:51","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T23:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=95376"},"modified":"2022-09-13T11:19:51","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T10:19:51","slug":"album-review-braindown-a-world-to-forget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-braindown-a-world-to-forget\/","title":{"rendered":"BRAINDOWN – A World To Forget (2022) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

BRAINDOWN
A World To Forget<\/strong><\/span>
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\nSelf-released (2022)<\/span>
Rating: 5.5\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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After a seemingly never-ending stream of single releases, Qu\u00e9bec death thrashers Braindown finally throws out its debut full-length album which, rather oddly, acts as a compilation more so as it features all of the singles. Even so, this remains a consistent opus that incorporates elements of groove metal, although my main issue here is the rather irritating vocals; macho, rasping barks that tend to be rather generic in their approach, but aren\u2019t afraid to come down into lower death metal territories.<\/p>\n

For me, A World To Forget<\/em> is slightly let down by its modern dynamics, and in a sense it struggles to feel organic or even menacing giving one the feel of a contemporary \u201chardcore\u201d act attempting to dabble in deathlier realms while nodding towards Pantera and the likes.<\/p>\n

I enjoy the band more at a mid-paced vibe, so tracks such as opener \u2018Day Of Torment\u2019 work well, although the drums do sound a tad mechanical. Meanwhile, the thrashier aspects (\u2018Imperium Noctis\u2019) work okay musically but again the vocals just grate and by the time I\u2019m just beyond the halfway point my attention starts to drift.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m cherry-picking here, but my favourite tracks are the chugging \u2018Reflection Of A Misery\u2019, the title track with its sensual introduction and the more belligerent, primal rage of \u2019Dysthymia\u2019. However, all too often this record, particularly the vocals, sounds like an angry kid rebelling against his parents but to no avail, and you can hear this sort of mid-to-late 90s bludgeoning everywhere. I\u2019m trying not to be too critical here but I\u2019m merely commenting on what I hear, and this is adolescent raging and intensity for youthful congregations.<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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