Destruction - Cracked Brain (1990) (Japan TECP-25301)

Posted By: apocalipsys2014

Date: Aug. 15, 2013

Destruction's Cracked Brain is a thrash release that has seemed to slip through the cracks in terms of relative notability. Its a great release too with a lot going for it and little not going for it. Being released in 1990 though, there is a good possibility that this was overshadowed by other major thrash releases such as Slayer's Seasons In The Abyss, Metallica's upcoming Self-titled sell-out, Megadeth's godly Rust In Peace and others from bands like Testament, Exodus and Anthrax. Cracked Brain is good enough to stand beside most of these releases and even bears an uncanny resemblance in some ways to Testament's Souls of Black.

The production on this album is pretty good. I would have liked a slightly heavier tone however there is a nice raw edge to what is presented here. Mike Sifringer and Harry Wilkens guitar playing is on par with Oliver Kaiser's drumming. Apparently bass was played by everyone except Oliver and Andre Grieder - the singer. The leads sound really good, I cant help but think of Pestilence's spheres when regarding the guitar tone in certain parts of this as a way to describe it. The drum production is also really good but it could be raised slightly. Bass is present but hard to hear at times. Andre's vocals are pretty good and what you would expect from a thrash band.

The musicianship is top notch. Some of the solos are similar sounding which irked me a little bit. There is also one riff in Time Must End in the very beginning which is an awesome riff until it turns into a new riff unexpectedley for some unknown reason. Like walking a dog then looking down the leash and seeing your actually walking a small old lady with five ears. Unexpected. The riff starts at about 23 seconds into the song. Though they come back to this riff later on it still feels out of place and could have been shortened leaving out the stop-start part that ends the riff and goes into the next session. Overall however this is one of the best songs on the album with some killer riffs and a really sweet classically influenced solo.

Compositionally the songs are pretty straightfoward and work well in a package. My Sharona kinda cuts the album in half and although I always enjoy a gimmicky track this album could have done without this. Possibly added as a bonus track or something instead of sticking it in the middle of the album.

Overall though I have no qualms about this album. Its a solid release and should get more attention for having some really cool songs on it including Time Must End, No Need To Justify and When Your Mind Was Free.

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Musicians:

Vocals : André Grieder
Guitars, Bass : Mike Sifringer
Guitars, Bass : Harry
Drums : Olly Kaiser

Produced by Guy Bidmead & Sifringer, Wilkens, Kaiser
Assistant engineers: Gerhard, Oliver, Sven, Gerdy & Olly
Studios: Union Studios, München & Sky Track, Berlin
Directed by Mike Sifringer, Harry Wilkens & Oliver Kaiser

Track List:

01. Cracked Brain [3:37]
02. Frustrated [3:32]
03. S.E.D. [3:31]
04. Time Must End [5:56]
05. My Sharona [3:10]
06. Rippin' You Off Blind [5:28]
07. Die A Day Before You're Born [4:19]
08. No Need To Justify [4:50]
09. When Your Mind Was Free [4:39]

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