Brainstorm

RPM welcomes Southern German metal band Brainstorm, whose new album Plague of Rats releases on February 28, 2025. Produced by Sebastian Seeb Levermann with artwork by Gyula Havancsák, Plague of Rats features 11 tracks, including guest appearances by Elina Siirala and Alexander Krull, and a bonus cover of Rick Springfield’s “Celebrate Youth.” Brainstorm will embark on a release tour with co-headliners Arion and special guests Stranger Vision from February 27 to March 6, 2025, across Germany and Switzerland, with additional shows scheduled in Spain, the Netherlands, and festivals throughout 2025.

Four Shores (released March 2006) is an album from the Latvian band Brainstorm. It is the fourth album by the band in English and follows the Latvian version of this album Četri krasti, which was released in May 2005. The album contains 12 songs, from which 10 are in English and 2 in Russian. The lead single of this album "Thunder without Rain" became popular in Eastern Europe and video of this song had a heavy airplay on MTV Europe and European VH1. In late 2006, "Tin Drums" reached the #1 position in the MTV Baltic Charts. A video has also been shot for the song "Lonely Feeling". "Lonely Feeling" is dedicated to the Swedish actress Greta Garbo.

Metal Blade released Just Highs No Lows (12 Years of Persistence), a 2-CD compilation of Brainstorm hits and rarities. This is the band's final release on the Metal Blade label and this 32-track compilation pulls 4+ selections from each of the five albums that the band recorded for Metal Blade between 2000 - 2008 along with eight rarities.